Army - Safety Adviser

The Ministry of Defence, Civil Service workforce is diverse, with many different functions and professions ranging from cyber and digital transformation, police officers, security guards, trainers, human resources, teachers, psychologists, storekeepers, and policy secretariat staff to support the British Army.

This role sits within the Force Protection Safety, Health, Environment and Fire team and plays a key role in helping 1st (UK) Division meet its health and safety obligations and comply with Ministry of Defence policies and legislation.

The successful candidate will provide specialist safety advice and support, helping to promote a safe working environment across the organisation. The role also involves analysing accident and incident data to identify trends, provide assurance, and recommend preventative actions and improvements to reduce risk.

There will be opportunities to engage with a wide range of stakeholders across Defence. The role also requires occasional travel within the UK and, at times, overseas to support audits, meetings, training and Safety, Health, Environment, and Fire (SHEF) activities. Travel requirements, frequency and locations are subject to change in line with business and operational needs.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with UK health, safety and environmental legislation, as well as Ministry of Defence policies and procedures, both within the UK and overseas.
• Conduct audits across Brigades and senior military units to assess compliance with safety and environmental management requirements, identifying areas for improvement and supporting the implementation of corrective actions.
• Monitor and analyse accident, incident and safety reporting data to identify trends, highlight emerging risks and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Provide training, advice and guidance on safety reporting systems and processes, helping colleagues to meet their health and safety responsibilities.
• Support senior leaders by providing professional advice on health, safety, environmental and fire-related matters, including the identification and management of emerging risks.
• Work closely with internal teams and external organisations to ensure appropriate safety arrangements are in place to support operational activities and organisational objectives.
• Build effective relationships with safety representatives and stakeholders across the organisation, providing expert advice and promoting best practice.
• Lead the coordination and delivery of the Division's Health and Safety Committee, ensuring actions are tracked and governance requirements are met.
• Contribute to the review and development of health, safety and environmental policies, procedures and assurance frameworks.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure assurance activities, audit frameworks and compliance measures remain effective, proportionate and aligned to organisational requirements.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At the application stage, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• Behaviour - Communicating & Influencing
• Personal Statement - 750 words demonstrating your relevant skills and experience as listed in the essential criteria on this advert.

Where a large number of applications are received, an initial sift may be conducted against the Communicating & Influencing only. The remaining evidence submitted at the application stage will be assessed only if you are successful at this initial sift.

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• Behaviours Communicating & Influencing
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed and will be held in person. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

Further information:

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment. Pre-employment checks will be carried out.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.