Combined Accommodation Assessment System CAAS Overseas Programme Manager

Job Description

LocationRAF Wyton, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE28 2EAAbout the jobSummaryJoin the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and have a future that matters: Be proud; Be challenged; Be unique.DIO is passionate about ensuring that we are a top performing organisation and a great place to work. We host a diverse range of talent where everyone feels valued and supported enabling our people to flourish, bring greater creativity and innovation to achieve higher organisational performance. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and creating a culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work and individuality is truly appreciated. We promote and support a range of flexible working patterns enabling staff to balance home and work responsibilities. This culture of inclusion is underpinned by our 6 staff networks covering Disability, Faith and Belief, Gender Equality, LGBTQI+, Race, Social Mobility and 3 networks dealing with employee wellbeing and support: Speak Safe Volunteers, Mental Health First Aiders and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisers. Our staff, future and current will be guided by the 4 Cs and we encourage you to be curious and continuously strive for improvement, collaborative in an inclusive culture, bold and resilient and committed to Defence, empowered and able to challenge so you can play a key part in shaping the direction of our organisation. DIO commits to offer its employees the following experience: • Meaningful, purposeful work • The ability to learn and grow • The right opportunities and resources • To care about your wellbeing • To feel valued and included About DIOThe Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is the estate expert for Defence, supporting the armed forces to enable military capability by planning, building, maintaining, and servicing infrastructure. Our responsibilities include: • Plan and deliver major capital projects and lifecycle refurbishment • Provide utilities services • Manage soft facilities management (i.e. cleaning and catering) • Provide a safe place to train • Allocate Service Families Accommodation • Procure and manage routine maintenance and reactive repair • Provide a central register of asset information to advise infrastructure planning • Act as steward of the Defence estate • Provide the unarmed guarding service We employ approximately 4,900 staff from a very diverse range of professions, and we work across the world; in Germany, Cyprus and the Falkland Islands, Norway, Poland, Kenya, Belize, Nepal and Oman. You can view our YouTube video to see more about our workJob descriptionThe ChallengeA key element of this role is communication, to provide the focal point for overseas CAAS quires. These can come from any departments in the MOD or DIO. SFA is a tri service asset and you will be required to deal with enquiries from all the services. A good understanding of accommodation policy and the ability to relay this information in response to RFIs and parliamentary questions will be central to your duties. To develop a full understanding the oversees SFA estate, update and maintain the current data base to reflect the changes in the MODs presence across the world and to assist in the introduction of the new system that will be compatible with the UK SFA data base. You will also be required to assist in drafting updated policy for overseas accommodation, this will be done as part of a review of the Tri-Service Accommodation Regulations. This is an opportunity to shape the UK MOD accommodation policy for the worldwide SFA estate.ResponsibilitiesMain Responsibilities• Lead on creating and the maintenance of the SFA and SLA data base for overseas accommodation • Provide quality assured data to underpin requests for management Information (MI) and to meet requestors time lines. • Lead on dealing with CAAS queries from in country teams on the MOD Overseas SFA. • Manage assurance of CAAS and 4-Tier Grading (4TG) as applicable, overseas Challenge and Appeals iaw JSP 464 policy. Essential Experience & SkillsExperience - with MOD Information Management Systems (IMS) would be a distinct advantage in this post and is highly desirable. Experience - A working knowledge of the MOD accommodation both SFA and SLA or having work in this or a similar field. Skill - The ability to assimilate and communicate complex policy information clearly.LicencesDriving Licence and the ability to drive overseas.BehavioursWell assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Leadership

Changing and Improving

Making Effective Decisions

Communicating and Influencing

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Leadership

Changing and Improving

Benefits We enable our people to work at the right place, with the right people, at the right time. We believe that if we look after our people they will be passionate about delivering great things for our customers. We understand the importance of life outside of work and our industry leading flexible working practices, digital technology and modern workspaces will give you the opportunity to enjoy a healthy work-life balance. Some of the many benefits you will receive: • Highly competitive Pension Scheme• Flexi-time scheme • Alternative working practices such as working from home • 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service • Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year • In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The Queen’s birthday • Minimum of 15 Days Special Leave in a rolling 12-month period to for volunteer military or emergency service reserve commitments • Special Paid Leave for volunteering up to 6 days a year • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave • Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing • Most sites have good travel links with free car parking; many also have other facilities such as a Sports & Social Club, Gym and / or site shops Learning & Development• Professional and Personal Development of skills • Access to thousands of training courses through Civil Service Learning, some free or paid by DIO • Ability