Training Delivery Advocate and Design Officer

Are you experienced in training delivery or training design? If so, we are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as a Trainer and Advocate Designer within Quality Management. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our training delivery while enhancing the learning experience for our customers.

As part of a military organisation, you will collaborate closely with service personnel and other Defence stakeholders. This partnership is key to driving continual improvement and fostering innovative approaches to Defence training.

If you are looking for an exciting new challenge where you can contribute to shaping the future of Defence training, we would love to hear from you!

This exciting opportunity is ideal for someone with a passion for delivering and designing high-quality training. However, if you are still developing the required skills and knowledge, we would still love to hear from you. Tell us what makes you a strong candidate for this role or why you deserve the opportunity to be supported in gaining the relevant qualifications.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

The Training Delivery Advocate and Design role is an integral part of the team. This team is responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and assurance of training, ensuring it meets the highest standards and operational requirements.

The TDCI team comprises a Training Design and Continuous Improvement Manager, a Training Design Officer, a Continuous Improvement Lead, and Training Delivery/Design Officers. As part of this collaborative team, you will play a key role in delivering a suite of courses and contributing to the design of training across various specialisations.

In this role, you will be supported by the wider team to ensure the effective delivery and design of training that aligns with organisational goals and meets the needs of learners. This is a dynamic position that offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the quality and effectiveness of training within the organisation.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments.

Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

Delivering a suite of courses to RAF and MoD personnel in support of RAF Functional Safety.

Delivering Training in STS’s other subject areas, as discussed with your line manager.

Delivering training in accordance with Learning Specifications at MoD establishments, across the UK and abroad.

Staying current in their specialism’s legislation, RAF policy and relevant subject matter as appropriate. Ensuring courses are still current with regards to legislation, informing the Training Design Officer of key changes. Ensuring the use of up-to-date delivery material.

Liaison with key stake holders at Units in relation to offsite activities and training.

Set up of classrooms, preparation of training materials needed and ensuring equipment is functional.

Set-up, moderation and marking of examination papers.

Arranging own travel and accommodation for offsite working (expenses will be paid).

Liaise with the Training Design Officer and Training Delivery Team acting as the specialisation advocate and advising where appropriate to the development of the training requirements from Training delivery to Design and vice versa.

Design and development of course materials and support resources.

Participation in evaluation activities and validation of STS outputs.

Opportunities for project work involving Technology Enhanced Learning.

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.

Selection process details

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

Application for the position is online only. As part of the application process, you will be required to submit a CV. A sift will be carried out and the successful candidates will be invited for an interview. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and must meet the security requirements before they are appointed.

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 statement of suitability. (250 Words)

At sift, Candidates will be assessed against their CV, Personal Statement and the following

• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

At interview, Candidates will be assessed against the following:

• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Prepare a ten-minute presentation in the subject of Quality Management, Environmental Protection or Health and Safety.

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.

There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.

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.