Deputy Business Manager

Are you looking for a varied business management role where you can make a difference in a unique operational environment? An opportunity has arisen to join the Business Management team at RAF Marham, providing corporate, financial and business support to Civil Service and military personnel across the Station.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Business Management team at RAF Marham, providing corporate, financial and business support to Civil Service and military personnel across the Station.

Reporting to the Business Manager, the Deputy Business Manager will support the effective delivery of a range of business management and financial activities across RAF Marham Air Base and Air Wing. We are looking for a proactive and motivated individual who can work collaboratively as part of a busy team, helping to ensure that our business processes are efficient, effective and compliant with Government policies and standards.

This is a varied role that provides an excellent opportunity to develop experience across business management, finance and corporate governance within a unique and diverse working environment.

The role is based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. The site offers free car parking, access to fully equipped gyms at reduced membership rates, and a range of catering and retail facilities.

AIR Business Management is currently undergoing a modernisation programme as such Terms of Reference (ToRs) may change for the role in the future.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

As one of two Deputy Business Managers, you will support the Business Manager by providing high-quality business and resource management advice to inform decision-making across RAF Marham.

You will play a key role in reviewing, implementing and developing business management policies, processes and controls, helping to ensure the Station maintains effective governance, assurance and financial management arrangements and complies with relevant Government and Ministry of Defence requirements.

You will maintain awareness of changes to business management and financial policy, working collaboratively with stakeholders across Air Command to understand requirements and support their effective implementation at RAF Marham.

You may be required to brief and advise senior leaders on behalf of the Business Manager on a range of corporate matters, including Governance and Assurance, Employee Reward and Recognition, and the Annual Budgetary Cycle.

The role also involves preparing and providing accurate management information and working closely with key stakeholders, including HQ No 2 Group, Air Finance Business Partners, Finance Operations and the Corporate Governance Team at HQ Air.

This is a varied and fast-paced role requiring sound judgement, effective organisation and the ability to manage competing priorities. You will work both independently and collaboratively as part of the Business Management team to support the effective delivery of business across RAF Marham.

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.

Application:

• A name-blind CV including your details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
• A 500-word Personal Statement. Please detail how your personal skills, qualities and experience meet the essential criteria.

Sift:

Candidates will be assessed against their CV, Personal Statement and the following Behaviours:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions

Interview:

Candidates will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions

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.