HMS Excellent - Portsmouth
Job Summary
A hugely exciting opportunity to work in a fast moving and empowered team at the heart of Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ). As the Scrum Master of the Agile Centre of Excellence you will be part of a cross functional team comprising civil servants, military and contractors. You will be leading and contributing to the delivery of agile ways of working across the Royal Navy and Scrum @ Scale within NCHQ, with a particular expertise in impediment resolution at team and organisational levels.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
- Your primary role will be the Team Scrum Master, and in doing so will support the Chief Product Owner, Product Owner and Subject Matter Experts to deliver the vision and aspirations of the organisation. You will facilitate progress towards the sprint goals and wider Agile transformation backlog. You will foster an environment that enables learning and continuous improvement in support of the team, the community of Scrum Masters and Agile practitioners across the RN.
- Working with Scrum of Scrum Masters , understand the strategic vision and be able to facilitate and Agile training within the organisation. You will identify and support cross-team impediment resolution with a lens to drive continuous improvement, promoting the impediment pathway in line with business change working in collaboration with Senior Leaders, delivery teams and stakeholders.
- Move established and traditional organisation to a higher level of agility effectiveness through coaching aligned to strategic needs.
- Help facilitate the development of an enduring Agile Centre of Excellence that leads the transformation of the Royal Navy to agile ways of working in accordance with its continuously improving operating model.
- Ensure the up-skilling and training occurs for all Agile CofE staff and is supported and recorded across their employment. Keep up to date with all MOD and RN training.
- Support new staff through the on-boarding process and mentor them through their induction period by acting as Civil Servant Coordinator.
- Deliver the expansion of the RN Agility programme by working within a cross-functional team, liaising and communicating with transparency with other civil servants, military personnel and contractors acting in Scrum roles.
- Ensure Agile tools (including JIRA) are used effectively to support prioritised workloads across multiple RN Directorates.
- Your primary role will be the Team Scrum Master, and in doing so will support the Chief Product Owner, Product Owner and Subject Matter Experts to deliver the vision and aspirations of the organisation. You will facilitate progress towards the sprint goals and wider Agile transformation backlog. You will foster an environment that enables learning and continuous improvement in support of the team, the community of Scrum Masters and Agile practitioners across the RN.
- Working with Scrum of Scrum Masters , understand the strategic vision and be able to facilitate and Agile training within the organisation. You will identify and support cross-team impediment resolution with a lens to drive continuous improvement, promoting the impediment pathway in line with business change working in collaboration with Senior Leaders, delivery teams and stakeholders.
- Move established and traditional organisation to a higher level of agility effectiveness through coaching aligned to strategic needs.
- Help facilitate the development of an enduring Agile Centre of Excellence that leads the transformation of the Royal Navy to agile ways of working in accordance with its continuously improving operating model.
- Ensure the up-skilling and training occurs for all Agile CofE staff and is supported and recorded across their employment. Keep up to date with all MOD and RN training.
- Support new staff through the on-boarding process and mentor them through their induction period by acting as Civil Servant Coordinator.
- Deliver the expansion of the RN Agility programme by working within a cross-functional team, liaising and communicating with transparency with other civil servants, military personnel and contractors acting in Scrum roles.
- Ensure Agile tools (including JIRA) are used effectively to support prioritised workloads across multiple RN Directorates.
Person specification
Who are we looking for?
A demonstrated track record of Agile or Lean experience within an organisation that aspires to be agile is essential. Training will be provided.
- Effective written and spoken Communication.
- Strong teamwork and teambuilding skills.
- Ability and confidence to work, brief and present ideas and strategy independently where required.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Alongside your salary of £44,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £12,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- 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 employer contribution of 28.97%
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/.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Selection process details
During the Application Stage, candidate will be assessed against the following behaviours;
- Leadership
- Seeing the Bigger Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
During the Application Stage, candidate will be assessed against the following behaviours;
- Leadership
- Seeing the Bigger Picture
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
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: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to 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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
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)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : Head of Royal Navy Centre of Excellence
- Email : NAVYDNS-COSNavy-AgileCOE@mod.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
Further information
Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.
