Navy Command Logistics Information Systems Requirements Manager

The FGen Business Unit (BU) provides the Royal Navy’s Scheduling Authority, its In-Service Capability Management, an Intelligent Customer function and, discharges legislative Duty Holding Responsibilities/Risk to Life management.  Dir FGen’s Portfolio includes DD Ships, DD SM, DD Avn, DD Logs, DD LS. Naval Bases Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth; Air stations Yeovilton and Culdrose and AFSUP.  The FGen BU contributes to achieving the Defence Tasks set out each year in the Defence Plan and key activity & deliverables set out in the annual Royal Navy Command Plan.

This post will act as the Royal Navy’s Intelligent Customer for Logistics Information Systems (LogIS). It will involve LogIS business, looking at future capabilities and support to In-Service which involves, base inventories, warehousing, asset tracking and consignment visibility systems. This includes acting as the Navy Command advocate for all pan-MoD programmes with LogIS dependencies. 

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Responsible for ensuring Navy Command’s LogIS requirements are clearly represented across In-Service activity and those future capabilities under development, with specific near-term focus on extant programmes such as Business Modernisation for Support and Navy Command’s Support Transformation. Provide business intelligence (BI) analysis through exploitation of Log IS data ensuring that Logistics Support is fully aware of the risks, issues and opportunities presented through the wide range of ongoing and new initiatives.

The postholder can be based at HMNB Portsmouth or MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, but they will be required to attend HMNB Portsmouth at least one day per week or more often, depending on organisational requirements.

Experience:

• Experience of maritime Log IS/IX within the Joint Support Chain is essential.

Technical:

• Although no professional qualifications are required for this post, a good understanding of IS analysis and design is recommended.

Strengths:

• Analytical
• Motivational
• Confident
• Negotiation Skills
• Strategic Focus
• Strong Leadership

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Seeing the Big Picture

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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.  

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Job contact :

• Name : Joann Robertson
• Email : Joann.Robertson156@mod.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk