NAVY Command Travel and Transport 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.

You'll be based at HMS Excellent, home to the Naval Headquarters and front-line training units. From here, the Royal Navy directs operations, develops strategy, and delivers training that keeps the Fleet ready for any challenge. It is a hub of leadership, coordination, and expertise at the heart of naval command.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Are you seeking a new opportunity to advance your career while making a real difference? At Navy Command, we recognise and value your abilities and potential. Join us in a role where you’ll lead, inspire, and contribute to the delivery of the UK’s most diverse and advanced maritime assets. Together, we’ll ensure the Royal Navy continues to protect our nation and shape the future of global defence.

The role of the Travel and Transport Manager is to ensure the cost-effective provision of business travel services, delivering Best Value for Money (BVFM) and meeting the customer’s expectations and requirements. To deliver all outputs, ensuring that all support is delivered efficiently and in line with the policy.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment, with strong emphasis on professional development. You’ll have access to learning opportunities and support to enhance your expertise, with clear routes for career progression within the operational profession.

• Oversee the delivery of all outputs within the Travel Cell and Motor Transport (MT), ensuring that all support is delivered efficiently, with cost effective provision of BS Travel and Transport. Working iaw JSP 800 - Defence Movements and Transport Policy, JSP 752, NCHQ Driver and MT Standing Orders, the Babcock Phoenix White Fleet (WF) contract and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Line Management of the Deputy Travel Manager (EO) and Deputy Transport Manager (EO), both manage their own teams acting as the Counter Signing Officer to of all T&T Personnel within the D band Chain of Command (CoC).
• To assist the Deputy Travel Manager in the development and improvement of Defence Travel Modernisation (DTM) in consultation with the Defence Travel Management Organisation (DTMO), liaising with Global Business Travel (GBT). Communicating DTM across the TLB, arranging any training requirements in conjunction with the DTMO and reporting any system issues.
• Act as Motor Transport Officer (MTO) for the NCHQ Transport Section of all MOD WF vehicles including Coach/Bus services.
• To be fully conversant with the NCHQ MT Standing Orders, JSP 800, the Babcock Phoenix WF contract and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) keeping up to date with amendments.
• To act as the Area Demanding Officer (ADO) for Navy Command HQ Units in Southern, South West and Northern regions for all MOD Vehicles and Hire vehicles IAW the Navy Command ADO (& ADMIN 1) TOR's - Manging Lease and Hire Vehicles.

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.

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, qualification details and previous skills and experience.
• Candidates will be required to provide a personal statement. This should be a maximum of 750 words that sets out your motivation for applying and shows how your skills and experience meet the essential requirements for the role.
• Candidates will be required to provide a 250 word statement based on the Civil Service Behaviour Leadership.

In the event of a high volume of applications, only the lead Success Profile will be assessed at sift. The Lead success profile for this campaign is the Behaviour - Leadership.

At interview, you will be assessed against the following;

Behaviours:

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• 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.