Navy Command - Drumfork Centre Manager

At Navy Command, we lead, support, and sustain the Royal Navy across every theatre of operations. We coordinate the people, platforms, and missions that keep the Fleet ready for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. Together, we uphold centuries of naval tradition while driving innovation that ensures the Royal Navy’s readiness to protect our nation and secure our future.

As the authority for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine capability, the Submarine Directorate oversees one of the most complex and critical elements of UK defence. Covering everything from in‑service management to long‑term fleet modernisation, the directorate ensures the Submarine Flotilla remains safe, reliable, and ready to meet national security requirements.

You'll be based at HMNB Clyde, home to the UK Submarine Service. It sustains the nation’s continuous at-sea deterrent and supports the Royal Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. As a centre of excellence for submarine operations, Clyde plays a critical role in national security and global stability.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Looking for a role where no two days are the same and community spirit is at the heart of everything you do? Join us at the Drumfork Centre, the vibrant hub supporting Service Families at HM Naval Base Clyde. As the Drumfork Centre Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind a safe, welcoming space where local groups from after-school clubs to fitness classes can come together and thrive. If you’re passionate about making a real difference and love bringing people together, this is the perfect role for you!

What you will do:

• Facilitate the use of the Community Centre meeting and event rooms by third party organisations.
• Manage allocated personnel and to ensure that the Centre is staffed as required throughout its opening hours: Monday to Thursday 0800 to 2100, Friday 0800 - 1200 and Saturday and Sunday by prior arrangement
• To control and co-ordinate all bookings for User Groups and Functions.
• To ensure that all organisations operating out of the Community Centre are conducting appropriate activities, in accordance with standing instructions, seeking direction and guidance from the Captain of the Base.
• To control the use of storage facilities by authorised groups.
• To invoice groups for any charges levied and to receive payments passing it on to the Central Amenities Fund Manager.
• To generate and maintain an information portal that informs interested parties of ongoing activities and provides information explaining how to access the Centre’s facilities.
• To provide a facility to receive deliveries on behalf of local stakeholders and to be responsible for receipt and correct distribution of all mail arriving at the centre.
• To discharge MOD Health and Safety responsibilities to all users. To be responsible for any safety and security aspects of Centre and ensure correct safety briefings and inductions are carried out as required for all user groups.
• Manage the centre weekly staff watchbill, ensuring appropriate cover for events etc.
• To be on call during late opening sessions to support staff, as necessary.
• Monitor and record in the Incident Log all incidents/accidents that happens in the course of the duty.
• Be responsible for the upkeep and records of all firefighting and other safety equipment located within the Centre.
• View certificates and ensure all User Groups have personal or Public Liability Insurances for their respective activities.
• To be the custodian of keys to all areas of the Centre and responsible for the safe keeping of keys to all areas including main access and egress doors. To ensure adequate provision is made for issue and return of keys to all user groups.
• Record and report all complaints appertaining to the Centre and its employees.
• Supervise all visitors/contractors whilst on the premises.
• Conduct the safe evacuation of the Centre in the case of all emergencies.
• Monitor the general condition of the building, reporting of any defects and maintenance requirements to the Prime Contract Help Desk and record in Defect Log.
• Ensure that defects and maintenance requirements are addressed in a timely manner.
• Facilitate access for maintenance and repair staff.
• Control the contents, fittings, and furniture within the building.
• Act as the Service Manager overseeing the cleaning contract.
• Manage the operations of The Cabin building as an annex to main Drumfork Community Centre, ensuring all building custodian duties are covered as per main Drumfork Community Centre.
• To manage the social media channels for the centre and promotion of community timetable on a regular basis.

Open to UK nationals only.

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

As part of Defence Reform, Navy Command continues to review and evolve its Target Operating Model to support more agile ways of working. In this context, the role and responsibilities of this role may develop over time to reflect changing business priorities and opportunities.

At Sift, you will be assessed against the following;

• Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history and qualification details.
• Candidates will be required to provide a personal statement. This should be a maximum of 500 words that sets out your motivation for applying and shows how your skills and experience meet the essential requirements for the role.

At Interview, you will be assessed against the following success profiles:

Behaviour

• Managing a Quality Service
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving

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.