ISR College: GEOINT Burnham Lecturer

As part of the Defence Intelligence Academy (DefIntAc), the Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance College (ISR College) delivers world-class professional defence training and education to representatives of the British armed forces, wider UK government and international partners. We offer a range of short, long and face-to-face courses.

The ISR College is actively seeking specialists with an ability to contribute effectively within a high performing team to deliver Military Geo-spatial Intelligence (GEOINT). GEOINT encompasses the disciplines of Geo-spatial Science, Geographic Information Systems, and Remote Sensing.

The Burnham Lecturer (BL) GEOINT is responsible for planning, preparing and delivering modules on the ME Geo Tech course, and the GEOINT Officers’ Course in

Geo-spatial Intelligence respectively accredited as a BSc (Hons) and a MSc by civilian academic partners. The post holder will also be responsible for the planning,

preparation and delivery of specialised short courses for Defence, as required by the business and Defence need.

The output of training is focused on delivering Defence personnel with the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to operate effectively within the Defence GEOINT enterprise, advising Command at Strategic, Operational and Tactical levels, including on operational deployments in remote areas with little support via reach back.

The post holder will work collaboratively with their military and civilian instructor colleagues to design and deliver engaging, practical course material grounded in

military context against the defined training requirements.

The post holder is expected to engage with academia and industry to maintain their professional competence thus ensuring their training delivery remains current and relevant as the associated disciplines develop at pace.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Flexibility to travel to ISR College faculties and other UK wide MOD locations to support training delivery at minimal notice is required.

Note: This is a Military Training Establishment and operates throughout the year and unlike Academic partners, does not have long stand down periods.

The Burnham Lecturer is to provide the academic leadership in GEOINT for the GEOINT Geo Officers’ and ME Geo Tech allocated modules and Defence courses.

This is to include (but not limited to):

• The design, delivery, and assessing of modules, pre and post-delivery.
• The review, development, management and assurance of assessments, adhering to defence and academic partner policies.
• Act as Module Leader and/or Module Manager as directed by line manager.
• Mentoring and supervision of trainees completing dissertations at Level 6 and 7.
• Conduct personal CPD to remain at the forefront of academic and industry thinking.
• Represent the ISR College at appropriate events as a Subject Matter Expert

Organise and deliver CPD for the faculty as part of continuous development of the staff and trainees.

Assist in the day-to-day management of the GEOINT faculty.

Collaborate with the Training Management Group (TMG) to ensure the academic integrity of courses is maintained to the required Defence and academic standards.

Influence and contribute to internal and external decision-making.

As a Burnham Lecturer, in accordance with Defence policy and the Burnham Lecturer Management Practices Document - Defence Policy documents, you will be specifically responsible for:

Formal teaching duties - these will include teaching, tutorials, student assessment and all associated administration.

Management of learning programmes and curriculum development, student admissions, counselling, participation in, and management of accreditation, validation, course design, maintenance and development, academic lead into college/university and other partners.

Preparing and producing lesson plans and supporting course materials to support student centric learning, including integration of Literacy and Numeracy into

lessons in accordance with Instructional Specification (I Spec) and Learning Specification (L Spec).

Marking of students’ work and examinations, associated administration and feedback.

Management and supervision of student visit programmes, research and other forms of scholarly activity.

Continued business output, bolster resilience and ensure specialism currency.

Delivering technical training, ensuring conformity to authorised specifications.

Providing an exciting, safe, and inclusive learning environment.

Ensuring compliance with personal responsibilities to students with Specific Learning Differences (SpLD)/Specialist Educational Needs.

Acting as a role model, ensuring that the highest standards of behaviour are maintained in accordance with the Defence Trainer Code of Conduct & Civil Service Code of Conduct.

Monitoring student welfare and process any concerns through the chain of command in accordance with the Supervisory Care Directive.

Contributing to continuous improvement; maintaining own specialist subject matter expertise (knowledge and skills) and specialist subject content; undertaking a minimum of 5 hours Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per annum to address developmental goals.

Participating in internal and external evaluation audits as required.

Flexibility to travel ISR College faculties and other UK wide MOD locations at minimal notice to support training delivery.

Full UK driving licence required.

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A minimum of Level 6 Degree (Bachelors) in either Remote Sensing, Information systems and web mapping services, GIS, Geodesy, Geo-Science, Surveying, or relevant subject.

All qualifications/licences/memberships declared must be held at point of application and if applicable be in date. Equivalent Qualifications will not be accepted.

Open to UK nationals only.

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

At sift you will be assessed against the following:

• CV with full job history
• Personal Statement of at least 500 words illustrating how your experience is relevant for this role and how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the advert.

Three behaviours:

• Developing Self and Others
• Working Together
• Communicating and Influencing

Applications will be sifted using the CV, Personal Statement and three behaviours listed above for this campaign, but in the event of a high number of applicants, an initial sift will be conducted on the strength of CV in relevant GEOINT disciplines and the lead behaviour Developing Self and Others.

At interview you will be assessed on the following:

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills:

We will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

Delivery of a 20-minute lesson (with additional 10 minutes of questions) on a relevant topic to be provided if called to interview. Candidates will be emailed a

selection of subject topics from which they must select one to deliver during their teaching practice presentation.

The sift is scheduled to take place during the week following the vacancy closing date.

Interviews are provisionally planned for the week commencing 23 November.

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.

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. The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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 mitigation’s can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.

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