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Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor - Strategic Command
- Public sector
- 15/07/2024
- £35290.00 /yearly
- Full Time & Permanent
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The Strategic Command Safety Centre is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join us and work as an integral part of the team to fill the role of Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA).
Strategic Command (UKStratCom) is one of the four Military Commands operating in the UK and overseas, including locations in Cyprus, Gibraltar and the South Atlantic.
The Strategic Command Safety Centre enables UKStratCom to deliver its core outputs whilst protecting Health, Safety and the Environment.
The DGSA is responsible for supporting the Head of the Safety Centre by providing Strategic Command Business Units, Heads of Establishment and other stakeholders with professional advice on the transport, movement and handling of Dangerous Goods, in order for them to meet the Health and Safety, Environmental Protection (HS&EP) objectives in the UKStratCom Command Plan and Executive Committee/ HS&EP Committee priorities as well as applicable legal requirements.
The DGSA will also act as Movements and Transport Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing competent advice and support across the command.
The Safety Centre is primarily based at MOD Abbey Wood North in Bristol. The duty station for this post will be MOD Abbey Wood North.
Flexible working arrangements have been established within UKStratCom, which support alternative working arrangements; however, the post is integral to the Safety Centre and the successful candidate will be required to attend the Bristol office on a regular basis.
The post is advertised at 37 hours per week and is intended to be full-time and therefore part-time or job share can only be considered if full-time cover can be achieved.
The DGSA will be the UKStratCom lead for Dangerous Goods as well as for Movement and Transport Safety and will be responsible for acting as the SME focal point for the movement, transport and handling of Dangerous Goods across the command.
UKStratCom DGSA will:
The DGSA post is integral to the Safety Centre Functional Safety team based in Abbey Wood North (ABWN) in Bristol and the successful candidate will be required to work from the ABWN office on a regular basis.
Frequent travel within the UK as well as travel outside of the UK, including where necessary to operational environments, will be required to fulfil the requirements of the post.
You will be expected to have previous experience and good knowledge of the rules and regulations for transport, movement and handling of Dangerous Goods.
Suitable applicants will possess good communication skills and be able to work independently whilst delivering results within their area of responsibility.
The post holder will be supporting the UKStratCom audit and assurance programme and is required to complete regular travel in the UK and overseas including, where necessary, to operational environments.
Essential Qualification(s):
Desirable Qualification(s):
Desirable Professional Membership(s):
Member of a relevant professional body
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
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.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey we may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
This vacancy is advertised using the Civil Service Success Profiles. This vacancy will assess your Behaviours, Technical Skills and Experience. Applicants should submit their application via the Civil Service Jobs portal, which will be sifted within 10 working days of the closing date. Interviews will be held in person at the MOD Abbey Wood North site, Bristol.
CV - The application stage will require you to give details of your employment history, previous experience and skills and qualifications. Please note that CVs cannot be uploaded to the advert as an attached file and must be submitted using the CV template provided on the CS Jobs application dashboard. Please do not include personal information that identifies you in the CV.
Statement of Suitability - 750 words max. Please use the statement to highlight how your employment history, knowledge, skills, experience and qualifications make you suitable for this role. Please do not include personal information that identifies you in the statement.
Interview stage
At interview stage, candidates will be asked skills and experienced based questions surrounding your CV and statement of suitability.
Applicants will also be required to demonstrate behaviours (i.e. the actions and activities that people do which result in effective performance in a job) and experience against the following Success Profile Behaviours:
For the Success Profiles Behaviours part of the interview, it is strongly suggested that you familiarise yourself with the Civil Service Success Profiles Behaviours document which is available online and at the base of this advert.
Please familiarise yourself with the Behaviour requirements expected at Level 3 (HEO). You will be asked to provide a single example scenario for each Behaviour, delivered verbally using a structured format such as the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result), ensuring you provide full details of your own actions and how you have fully demonstrated the Behaviour at this level.
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: [email protected] .
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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
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