Business Manager, Ministry of Defence, up to £430/day

The Ministry of Defence are seeking a Business Manager to join them at MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol.

Team: Ministry of Defence|MOD Core|DES|Director General Resources

Initial contracts will run until February 2020 and offer a rate up to £430/day.

IR35 STATUS: Inside IR35. This engagement has been assessed by the public body as Inside IR35 legislation. Candidates would be required to operate through an umbrella company on this engagement.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 18/07/2019 at 14:00

This role requires Active SC (Security Check) clearance. Applicants require active SC clearance or the willingness to go through clearance before starting on site. Candidates with current clearance will be preferred.

Main Responsibilities

• Managing x 2 staff business support
• Setting deadlines and ensuring action chased, provide preliminary advice on submissions, e-mails; ensure that decisions, requests for action are communicated correctly and in timely fashion.
• Ensure that action notes/minutes are taken of all meeting within your portfolio, whether by your or by others, quality assuring papers/submissions for action or approval before onward transmission, ensuring that those not up to standard are amended.
• Support and lead, as required, or support relevant members on areas of work within your portfolio, commissioning input, analysing and preparing submissions as necessary.
• Development of operational policies following staff survey results, any structural changes to the directorate in the light of the baseline review), ensure that key stakeholders are for meetings
• Engagement with Stakeholders and other functions
• Oversight of Flexible-Working hours
• Focal point for management of accommodation issues
• Managing new starters inductions
• Support for Business Change activities
• Development and management of Business cases
• Recruitment for the programme, engaging with functions to ensure suitable candidates
• Production of reports for Senior Management
• Responsible for the management of classified documents
• Management of Business Continuity activities

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience in office management and handling classified documents
• Administration & Office Services experience
• Proficient with IT systems & Business support tools
• Good communication skills
• Protection of information experience
• Experience with health safety and security
• Understands MoD/ DE&S rules and regulations/Governance

Candidate Eligibility

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK, this role will not offer Visa sponsorship. Tier 2 – General visas are cannot be accepted. This role requires that candidates be willing to undergo BPSS (DS) Baseline Personnel Security Standard (with a Disclosure Scotland).

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