MDP - Roster Management Cell

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian police force that protects the UK's Defence community, capabilities and assets. Our Force consists of armed officers, specialist policing roles and professional civilian staff who work seamlessly with the Ministry of Defence, US Visiting Forces, and other policing and security partners. With stations across the United Kingdom, our presence extends from nuclear facilities to military sites and government buildings. Unlike territorial police forces, our jurisdiction and expertise are focused on protecting the critical infrastructure that underpins national security. Our officers and civil servants bring diverse experience and skills to the unique challenges of Defence policing.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

• Record and maintain sickness records as per direction received from station.
• Enter and maintain officers’ contractual hours with adjustments such as overtime and toil. Direct queries back to location in relation to excessive hours, incorrect rostering practices. Ensure overtime reasons are completed correctly.
• Monitor and maintain courses/training in conjunction with chronicle taking shortfalls/minimum staffing into account.
• Produce shortfall log/spreadsheet and provide to station taking into consideration each different location requirements.
• Monitor and maintain annual leave records.
• Provide direct support and guidance to stations relating to GRS.
• The ability to load and maintain complete roster periods onto GRS. Observe and track to ensure they follow PRG’s and include accurate contractual hours, to the best possible outcome for business requirements, reflecting the goal directed needs of the customer.
• Make amendments to roster to cover short notice sickness, leave and detached duties. Taking into consideration qualification/ability to perform duties and work/life balance following policy, Rules and Guidance and Working Time Regulations.
• Develop and maintain a knowledge of PRG’s (Policy, Rules and Guidance) and WTR’s (Working Time Regulations) and apply to daily rostering practices.
• Deliver training to stations for our Rostering System either face to face or using other communication resources. Adjust permissions and access rights in accordance with level of education and tasking required by role.
• Becoming the key point of contact and developing professional relationships with personnel on station including a range of ranking officers and maintaining with regular communication.
• 5 protected learning days for personal development.

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.

Candidates will be required to provide a statement of suitability in no more than 500 words.

At sift, you will be assessed against your Statement of suitability and the following Behaviours:

• Commuincating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Delivering at Pace

At interview, you will be assessed against the following Behaviours:

• Commuincating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Sifting will commence W.C. 28/09/2026

Interviews will commence W.C. 19/10/2026

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.