Specialist Instructional Officer in Bowman System Management (BSM)

Have you ever considered delivering cutting-edge technical training and education in the field of Communications and Information Technology.

Do you have the desire and ability to train and educate highly motivated Defences (Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force) future IT and CIS engineers and technicians.

If so, there is a brilliant opportunity for you to join a highly professional team in a modern, inclusive and supportive training environment, were opportunities for developing your technical and teaching skills are encouraged and supported.

The 11th Signal Regiment (11th (RSS) SR) based at Blandford Forum in Dorset deliver world class technical IT and CIS training to Sailors, Soldiers and Aviators across a variety of engineering disciplines. We specialise in training Information Technology (IT) and Communications Information Systems (CIS) to prepare Defence personnel for their current and future role of Defence IT and CIS engineers.

11th (RSS) SR at Blandford Camp is actively seeking technical specialists, with an ability to contribute effectively within a high performing team. You will be involved in developing Defence personnel by delivering technical training programmes that will develop them as engineers and technicians.

We have a vacancy for a Bowman Systems Management trainer in the BSM Department.

The successful candidate will attend a defence trainer course to enable them to carry out their role as a trainer in accordance with the Defence Systems Approach to Training and the Defence Trainer Capability Frameworks.

The successful candidate will work 37 hours per week.

As an SIO, in accordance with JSP 822 and SIO MPD- Defence Policy documents you will be specifically responsible for:

• Delivering Bowman Systems technical training ensuring conformity to authorised specifications.
• Providing an exciting, safe, and inclusive learning environment.
• Ensure 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 Supervisory Care Directive.
• Undertaking role of an examination invigilator, ensuring any concessions or specialist requirements are carried out.
• Contributing to continuous improvement; maintaining own specialist subject matter expertise (knowledge and skills) and specialist subject content; undertake a minimum of 5 hours Continuous Professional Development (CPD) per annum to address developmental goals.
• Contributing to own continuous improvement; personally arrange for Instructional Techniques/Teaching Practice and Lesson Content Monitoring observations to be undertaken.
• Participating in internal and external evaluation audits as required.

Joint Service Publication 822 provides defence direction and guidance for training and education.

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Candidates must have 5 years of recognised Bowman experience, served a relevant apprenticeship or a relevant period of training and have obtained a Level 3, or equivalent.

Candidates must have either practical experience in the Bowman environment or have military experience in Bowman radio systems, and particularly the BSM system.

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

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

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history, qualification details and previous skills and experience.

At sift, you will be assessed against your CV and the following:

Behaviours

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others

Technical Skills

• SI-2 Delivery of Specialist Instruction

If you are unable to access the Technical Skills Framework attachment, please refer to: Specialist Instructional Officers Professional Competence Framework

At interview, you will be assessed against the following:

Assessment

• Bowman Systems technical knowledge test

Behaviours

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Developing Self and Others

Presentation

• Candidates will be required to deliver a 20-minute theory lesson on a Bowman related topic

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Further information:

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.