Ministry of Defence
Location
Poole, Dorset | United Kingdom
Job description
About the job
Job Summary
The Unit Budget Manager is responsible to Command for the management and oversight of the Unit Budget and for providing advice on all associated budgetary matters. The role includes the management and supervision of the Budget Office staff and liaison, mentoring, support and guidance to Unit Cost Capture Managers.
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role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.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 is a full-time post. However, requests for flexible, part-time working and job share will be considered, taking into account at all times the operational needs of the Department. Job Share applicants should secure their job share partner prior to application, as both applicants will be expected to apply and pass the same stages of the selection process.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Strategic Command is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to improve the way the Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, all posts within Strategic Command Headquarters and in time the wider organisation, are/will be subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.
Job description
The main goals of the Budget Manager include:
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level as necessary.
Person specification
The successful applicant will require the following essential criteria:
It is expected that applicants will meet all the essential criteria to be considered eligible for the role; desirable criteria may be used to sift candidates when ‘essential’ is met.
For this role, knowledge and experience of working in MoD Finance are highly desirable.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £28,300, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,641 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 13th March 2024
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.
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Salary
£28.3k per annum
