Army - Training Delivery Officers

The Northern Ireland Garrison Support Unit (NIGSU) is responsible for the sustainment and support of the military garrison in Northern Ireland across personnel, infrastructure, training and logistical functions.

The NIGSU Training Department is a small team of 20 staff who look after the infrastructure and training on behalf of HQ 38 (Irish) Bde, with a central focus on delivery of security & guarding training to around the 500 military and Civil Service staff of the Northern Ireland Security Guard Service (NISGS) and Northern Ireland Guard Force (NIGF).

We are looking for an experienced instructor and trainer who will join a team of 4 NISGS trainers delivering foundation (recruit), continuation and supervisor training across a range of disciplines to the NISGS. You will work closely with a range of interlocuters including NISGS planners, Unit managers and the military training team.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

You will deliver and evaluate the NISGS Foundation, Continuation and Supervisor courses in accordance with the Training Requirements Authority & Training Delivery Authority and HQ NIGSU policy.

Main responsibilities include:

• Delivery and content of NISGS training courses, as directed by the NIGSU Training Officer.
• Delivery and design of continuation training as directed by the NIGSU Training Officer.
• Preparation, updating and evaluation of lesson plans.
• Initial and refresher Firearms training for recruits and trained personnel to MOD standards and legal framework.
• Implementation of orders, instructions and directives.
• Organisation of, and liaison with, visiting instructors.
• Risk assessments for all training activities.
• Undertake validation of NISGS unit training given, as directed.
• Maintain currency of all training qualifications.
• To undertake other duties as required by NIGSU Training Officer within remit and scope of role and grade.

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 sift, you will be assessed against the following criteria, listed in priority order:

• Behaviour - Working Together
• Personal Statement - of no more than 500 words detailing how you meet the essential skills criteria.

Where a large number of applications are received, an initial sift may be conducted against Working Together 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:

• Behaviour - Working Together
• Behaviour - Communicating and Influencing
• Behaviour - Developing Self and Other

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.