Joint Force Development
Information Pack Contents
Section
The Director General (DG) JFD 2
About Ministry of Defence 3
Defence in a Changing World 4
Benefits of working in the Civil Service 6
About Strategic Command (UKStratCom) 8
UKStratCom Command Charter 9
About Joint Force Development 10
- Working in Shrivenham 13
- Northwood - London 14
- Nuclear Faculty – Gosport 14
- Seaford House – London 15
- RAF Halton - DCTS 15
- Diversity & Inclusion 15
- The Civil Service is committed to becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK 16
Joint Force Development Information Pack 1 "Thank you for your interest in this exciting opportunity" About the Ministry of Defence
Our vision We have four strategic objectives:
The first duty of Government is to defend our 1. Protect our People: We will defend and country and to keep our people safe. Our national contribute to the security and resilience of the security and our economic security go hand-in- UK and Overseas Territories, protect our people hand. Our strong economy provides the foundation abroad, maintain the Continuous At Sea Deterrent Air Marshal Edward Stringer CB CBE MA BEng RAF to invest in our security and global influence, which and conduct operations as required. Director General Joint Force Development and Defence Academy provides more opportunities at home and overseas to increase our prosperity. In a more dangerous 2. Project our Global Influence: We will contribute Air Marshal Edward Stringer is the Director General of Joint Force Development, and DG Defence Academy, world, we have chosen to use our hard-earned to improved understanding of the world and within the Strategic Command. For those familiar with military terminology he is the de facto `J7’ for the economic strength to support our Armed Forces increase our influence in the regions that matter UK’s Military Strategic Headquarters. For those not so steeped, he owns the conceptual element of UK and give them what they need to help keep Britain to us, through strategic intelligence and the global fighting power: concepts & doctrine, training & education, exercise & experimentation, lessons learned & safe. We will increase defence spending every year defence network. We will reinforce international innovation. Before that he was Assistant CDS (Operations) in the MOD in Whitehall, essentially the MOD’s and continue to meet NATO’s target to spend 2% security and the capability of our allies, partners operations director - from UK flood-relief to the Deterrent. Previously he had been ACAS, the RAF’s of GDP on defence for the rest of the decade. and multilateral institutions. Assistant Chief, responsible for all policy interaction with MOD and for the RAF Board’s business. He arrived there from seeing the inside of the Pentagon as CDS’ Liaison Officer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Our Defence Purpose is to: Protect the people 3. Promote our Prosperity: We will contribute to the A previous Commandant Air Warfare Centre and head of RAF Intelligence he has had operational of the United Kingdom, prevent conflict, and be UK’s economic. security, support our industry commands in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Balkans. A one time Jaguar pilot and weapons instructor ready to fight our enemies. including through innovation and exports, (QWI) he first saw action in the Gulf War in ‘91 and in the no-fly zone (NFZ) operations that followed. continue to invest in science and technology Our Aims are to: and contribute to the wider skills and citizenship DG JFD’s vision, which has been updated to reflect JFD’s core purpose of delivering the benefits of our development that support British society. workforce Defined by DG JFD’s mission to: • Mobilise: to make the most of existing capabilities; 4. Maintain a strategic base and integrated global “For UK Defence, provide an educated workforce able to envisage multiple futures, conceptualise • Modernise: to embrace new technologies support network, and manage the Department and test Defence’s approach to them, and provide evidenced advice to Head Office so it can better to assure our competitive position; and of State: We will maintain an agile strategic base direct Defence to maintain its strategic edge today and tomorrow.” and global support network that enable the • Transform: to radically improve the way command, generation, preparation, projection, we do business. sustainment, maintenance, operation and redeployment of military capability in support of the This is to ensure we are prepared for the present and Defence objectives. This reflects the nature of the fit for the future. In the 2015 Strategic Defence and Department as a Strategic Military Headquarters Security Review (SDSR) we set out plans for stronger as well as being a Department of State. We will defence with more ships, more planes, more troops command UK military operations worldwide, at readiness, better equipment for special forces, and while providing the necessary enablers such as more for cyber. We will protect our people, territories, infrastructure, equipment, logistics and medical. value and interests, at home and overseas, through strong armed forces and in partnership with allies, to ensure our security and safeguard our prosperity.
2 Joint Force Development Information Pack 3 Defence in a Changing World
The National Security Strategy and SDSR15 We require: We strive to be an employer of choice, through highlighted the changing and increasingly uncertain recognising, encouraging and celebrating international security context in which Defence must • Leadership at every level of Defence that is diversity. We aim to be an organisation that not operate. The associated National Security Risk Inspiring, Confident and Empowering: only encourages everyone to be themselves in Assessment concluded that the risks and threats making the right decisions at the right time the workplace but makes a clear link between faced by the UK have increased in scale, diversity for the right reasons – and learning from the embracing individual diversity and the successful and complexity; the increasing threat posed by things that go wrong; delivery of Defence outputs. terrorism, the resurgence of state based threats, the impact of technology, and the erosion of the • Strong Armed Services with a war-fighting ethos What we aim to achieve: rules-based international order are now particular and a willingness to adapt, and an effective challenges for the UK. We have made major reforms Ministry of Defence, working together to make • Ensuring MOD has a good quality evidence to how the MOD and Armed Forces are organised Defence as a whole stronger; base to make decisions and direct resources. and operate to ensure that we can maximise our investment in Defence capabilities. • Modern, innovative ways of doing business, • Each person who works in defence feels and where individuals accept responsibility for believes they are treated fairly and that the work We must adapt to stay ahead, configure our decisions and we weed out duplication, practices and environments correctly support capability to address tomorrow’s threats, not red-tape, waste and delay. their individual needs to enable them to do their yesterday’s, build more versatile and agile forces job effectively. for the future, and ensure our people have what We employ all kinds of people across a wide range they need to do what we ask of them. We cannot of interesting and rewarding jobs and if you join us • Business leaders and managers, both individually do everything on our own, so we must work you will be doing work that makes a difference and and collectively in Top Level Budgets (TLBs), effectively with our Allies and partners. And we really matter. intuitively factor diversity and equality into their must spend our budget wisely. decision making. Employer of Choice Our People • Individual members of staff understand their The vision for Defence People is that our outputs are role and take responsibility for making the MOD Every hour of every day, our people are supporting delivered by the right mix of capable and motivated diversity and inclusion philosophy a reality, such operations around the globe, protecting Britain’s people that appropriately represent the breadth of that policies are implemented and the gap shores, developing world-class weaponry, and the society we exist to defend, now and in the future. between the rhetoric and experience is closed. partnering with our international allies. People in Defence must bring diversity of talent, • Assuring that MOD is legally compliant across the However, our success depends on our people – experience, personal characteristics, perspective equality spectrum. our Whole Force – Regulars and Reservists, Civil and background; this is not only morally right, Servants and contractors, all working as one. but is fundamental to the operational effectiveness of Defence.
4 Joint Force Development Information Pack 5 Benefits of working in the Civil Service
Whatever your role, we take your career and continue to provide valuable benefits for you and • Apprenticeships are an excellent way to continue • JFD is fully committed to developing our people development seriously, and want to enable you to your family if you are too ill to continue to work your professional development and progress and promoting opportunities to explore the build a really successful career with the Department or die before you retire. your career. They offer a unique opportunity to wider business of both the Command and MOD. and wider Civil Service. It is crucial that our combine learning and development with on-the- This includes access to a number of learning employees have the right skills to develop their • For more information, visit job experience. Apprenticeship opportunities are and development courses, including support careers and meet the challenges ahead, and you’ll www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk. available for all our staff, of all grades, ages and and funding for professional qualifications as benefit from regular performance and development backgrounds who want to develop their skills and appropriate. We also offer the opportunity to reviews to ensure this development is ongoing. As Leave Allowance gain a qualification that will be recognised within conduct offsite visits and the chance to participate a Civil Service employee, you’ll be entitled to a large and outside of Defence. in a range of staff networks. range of benefits. • Full time new entrants to the Civil Service and those Civil Servants on modernised terms and • We have over 30 apprenticeship schemes, This includes: conditions will be entitled to 25 days annual leave across 13 professions, available to MOD increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after employees. These range from level 2 (equivalent • Generous paid maternity and paternity leave 5 years’ service. to 5 GCSEs) to level 7 (equivalent to a master’s which is notably more than the statutory minimum degree) qualifications and the length of the offered by many other employers; • In addition to this you are entitled to 8 public/bank apprenticeships range from one to five years. We holidays, plus an additional day for the Queen’s have schemes available to those in leadership and • Interest-free loans allowing you to spread Birthday. The allowance is pro-rated for part-time staff. management, project management, operational the cost of an annual travel season ticket delivery, human resources, finance, digital, cyber, or a new bicycle; • With competitive maternity, paternity and parental customer service, commercial, property, policy leave we also recognise the importance of a good and business and administration. • The opportunity to use onsite facilities work-life balance and offer flexible working and a including fitness centres and staff canteens family friendly approach to work. • If you join us, a member of our Strategic (where applicable); Command Leadership, Learning and Talent Professional Development team will be in touch with you and your line • Occupational sick pay. manager in your first few weeks to discuss which • The Department offers engaging jobs in work that professional development opportunities might be Pension really matters; jobs which have a direct impact suitable for you. on the quality of public services. Roles can • Your pension is a valuable part of your total offer great job satisfaction and there are many Additional Benefits reward package where the employer makes opportunities to develop and progress both within a significant contribution to the cost of the Department and across the wider Civil Service. • As part of the MOD’s commitment to smarter your pension. working, the successful candidates may have the • We are committed to investing in our staff opportunity to remote working facilities including • Your contributions come out of your salary before and offer a range of work-based training and home working (via a laptop) if this is agreed with any tax is taken. This means, if you pay tax, your qualifications including apprenticeships, coaching the vacancy holder. Please discuss this with the take-home pay will not be reduced by the full and mentoring opportunities and a guaranteed vacancy holder during the application process. amount of your contribution; and your pension will five days of learning a year.
6 Joint Force Development Information Pack 7 About Strategic Command (UKStratCom) UKStratCom Command Charter
Formerly known as Joint Forces Command (JFC) UKStratCom is made up of Introducing.... our Command Charter: following organisations: The Strategic Command supports the Ministry of “Our Strategic Command Charter is supported by Defence (MOD) by making sure that joint capabilities • Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) a set of values and behaviours which all personnel such as medical services, training and education, are expected to incorporate into their daily lives and intelligence and information systems are developed • Defence Intelligence ways of working. The Charter sets out the ambition and managed across all 5 of the land, sea, air, of a more inclusive environment, that is both space and cyber domains. It is currently led by • Defence Medical Services including progressive and innovative in the ways we look to the Commander Strategic Command General Joint Medical Group achieve our wider goals.” Patrick Sanders and the headquarter is based in Northwood and the command is represented at site • Directorate of Overseas Bases across the UK. UKStratCom also manage overseas joint operations. • Joint Forces Development (JFD) including Defence Academy Responsible for: • Defence Digital • Providing leadership in the cyber domain for the Ministry of Defence (MOD) • Assistant chief of the Defence Staff (Log Ops). • Generating and developing capabilities across the land, sea, air, cyber and space domains
• Preparing for and managing joint force operations
• Educating and training the joint forces
• Leading in the information environment for defence and providing the MOD’s information and communication technology systems.
8 Joint Force Development Information Pack 9 About Joint Force Development JFD Org Structure
The JFD Higher Level Budget (HLB) is part of the UKStratCom (former JFC) Top Level Budget (TLB) and Joint Force Development (JFD) provides More about us comprises the Defence Academy (including the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS)), and the 3 Force the research, analysis, force development, Development Directorates: the Development, Doctrine and Concepts Centre (DCDC), the Directorate of Joint training, education, doctrine, and Operational capability is about much Joint Warfare (DJW) and the Standing Joint Force Headquarters Group(SJFHQ Gp) as illustrated below: deployable Joint Command and control more than simply marrying people with that underpins Defence. equipment. It is a dynamic process that Strategic Command TLB **** constantly evolves to meet changing (Comd UKStratCom) (Northwood) We combine the think-tank capabilities of the threats, policy and advances in technology.
Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre Joint Force Development HLB *** (DCDC), the command and postgraduate That is why JFD has been established. In DG JFD & Def Ac training and education and the international conjunction with the single Services, and (Northwood) reach of the Defence Academy, the practical the rest of UKStratCom, JFD provides HQ JFD force development, military exercises and delivery Defence with the tools to meet these * Hd JFD Res & Pol of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) facilitated challenges by bringing together thinking (Shrivenham) by the Directorate of Joint Warfare (DJW), and the (concepts, doctrine, experimentation, deployable joint command and control capability lessons) with joint command and control of the Standing Joint Force HQ (SJFHQ) Group. and collective and individual education and training. JFD is about providing UK
In isolation, these organisations are well-known Defence with an educated workforce able “THINK” “EDUCATE” “EDUCATE” “TRAIN” “COMMAND” Development Doctrine and Defence Academy (DA) Royal Colllege of Directorate Joint Warfare Standing Joint Force and trusted Defence assets. By working together to envisage multiple futures, conceptualise Concepts Centre ** Defence Studies (DJW) Headquarters Group (DCDC) CE Def Ac & Comdt JSCSC (RCDS) ** (SJFHQ Gp) and sharing information they are a force multiplier and test Defence’s approach to them, and ** (Shrivenham) ** DJW ** Dir DCDC Comdt RCDS (Northwood) SJFC in maximising the potential they collectively provide evidenced advice to Head Office (Shrivenham) (London) (Northwood) give Defence. so it can better direct Defence to maintain Contracted Support its strategic edge today and tomorrow. (Academic & Support Services) JFD Locations
RAF Halton
Northwood Northwood JFD & DA
Abbey Wood RCDS
10 11 Who we are Working in Shrivenham Other benefits include:
Development Concepts & Doctrine Centre MOD Shrivenham is a well established location • Modern office accomodation with individual desks, (DCDC) – Security strategy, concepts and doctrine with outstanding facilities and easy access computers & phones. to: underpin capability development and operational along the M4 corridor. It offers a broad range of activity, provide the foundation for joint education leadership, command, business skills, technical and • Free onsite parking. and support command level force development in international engagement education, welcoming each of the Front Line Commands. Talk to us about: students from the Ministry of Defence, wider • Childcare vouchers. global strategic trends and the future operating government, UK industry and overseas. environment; future concepts for Defence and the • Flexible working options. front-line commands; higher level national and Shrivenham site has a wealth of activities and clubs NATO doctrine; the Chief of Defence Staffs’ open to staff, students and the Academy Players lay on • Development opportunities: advancement, on-site Strategy Forum, weapons reviews and the Law a number of productions each year. The Athletics Union training, Defence Apprenticeship Scheme. of Armed Conflict. (AU) is the governing body for all sporting activities that fall under the umbrella of the Defence Academy: • Employee discount (e.g. Defence discount card), Defence Academy (DA) & Royal College of provides those in the Armed Forces, Veterans Defence Studies (RCDS) – is responsible for • A fantastic Golf course facility that provides a and the Defence Community with discounts post-graduate education and the majority of challenge to golfers of all abilities at a fraction both online and in store. This card is the official command, staff, leadership, business and of the cost of local public courses. The Defence recognition card that can be used on the high technology training for UK Armed Forces and Academy Golf Club, established in 1956, is an street in order to obtain a discount. MOD Civil Servants, and for international partners attractive 18-hole course within the confines of the under the UK’s Defence Engagement agenda. campus. The 18 different holes are achieved by • The nearby villages of Shrivenham and Watchfield Talk to us about: Military command and staff a combination of 14 greens and 18 tees, making provide small shops, informal restaurants, pubs courses; academic training and education in each hole unique. and a post office. A local bus service connects leadership, business skills, technology, stress and Shrivenham to the town of Swindon (7 miles) and resilience, equality and diversity, languages and • Shrivenham campus has it’s own fitness centres city of Oxford (24 miles) where the usual mix of culture, pastoral care, undergraduate schemes, with weekly fitness classes, outdoor sports pitches metropolitan facilities can be found, as well as and nuclear propulsion and radiation protection. cricket, tennis, badminton, squash courts, running swift rail links to London. tracks and many other fitness activities. Director Joint Warfare (DJW) – Ensures the • Local bus from outside the base to destinations Joint Force is ready for operations through • The Shrivenham station swimming pool is a 25m X around Swindon. operational level force development, military 11m, heated, outdoor pool. Competetive rates for exercises, contingency reporting, and lessons seasonal membership, day passes are available • Civil Servants based on site are eligible to join the learnt. Talk to us about: Joint Force Development, for those employed at the Defence Academy and military messes and attend the social events. collective exercises, research and development, guests of members. experimentation, force testing; assessment, • Onsite shop, canteen, hairdressers,church, reporting and management of contingent capability • The Saddle Club offers equestrian opportunities for dry cleaning and nursery. All charging very and risk; operations and exercise lessons learnt; all military, students, civilian staff, and their families, competitive rates. and the Joint Expeditionary Force. working in the Defence Academy. A wide range of livery services are available for members with their own horses/ponies.
12 Joint Force Development Information Pack 13 Working In Northwood Gosport Seaford House - RCDS London Diversity and Inclusion
Northwood is a working military base offering great Nuclear Faculty – Based at HMS Sultan in Gosport, Seaford House is situated at the heart of London in The Civil Service is committed to becoming the facilities and an active social calendar. The site the Nuclear Department is a component of College Belgravia, at Seaford House. Seaford House is one most inclusive employer in the UK. is less than 30 mins from central London (Baker of Management and Technology in MOD Shrivenham of the finest town houses in London. The College street to Moor Park on the Metropolitan Line). A who provides education and training for service and moved into this site in 1946. The main lecture hall The Department is committed to being an equal free shuttle bus service operates between Moor civilian personnel working in support of the Naval can accommodate 110 and there are eight seminar opportunities employer. We value and welcome park and the HQ. Following are some of the benfits Nuclear propulsion programme (NNPP) and training in rooms plus a number of study areas around the diversity. We aim to develop all our staff to enable working in Northwood; radiation protection for all MOD service personnel. In building. The College has its own IT team to support them to make a full contribution to meeting the addition, they provide research, consultancy staff and Members. WiFi is available throughout the Department’s objectives, and to fulfil their own • Free onsite parking. and advice to the NNPP across a wide range of building. The College also has a comprehensive potential on merit. We will not tolerate harassment disciplines provides bespoke courses for the UK civil VTC capability, including in the lecture hall in order or other unfair discrimination on grounds of sex, • Easy access to London on the Metropolitan Line nuclear sector. to deliver lectures from around the world. In addition marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, from Moor Park/Northwood. to the College Programme the RCDS occasionally disability, age, religion or sexual orientation. We will Nuclear faculty has a range of training facilities hosts a number of events which are open to invited promote and support the use of a range of flexible • Local bus from outside the base to destinations including a Basic Principles Simulator used to audiences beyond the College Members. These working patterns to enable staff to balance home including Watford Junction Railway Station, illustrate the dynamic response of the plant and a events usually occur in the evenings after the main and work responsibilities; and we will treat people Bushey Railway Station West, South Oxhey suite of well-equipped laboratories used to provide College programme has ceased for the day. fairly irrespective of their working arrangements. Carpenders Park Railway Station. practical training in radiation science, chemistry, materials and thermal hydraulics. RAF Halton - DCTS Under the terms of the Equality Act 2010, we are • Close to M1/M25/M40. legally required to consider making reasonable Courses available cover the following disciplines: RAF Halton is one of the largest RAF stations and adjustments to ensure that disabled people are • On site gym at a very competitive price including home to approximately 2100 personnel from all not disadvantaged in the recruitment and selection regular fitness classes. • Nuclear reactor engineering three armed services, foreign military, contractors process. We are therefore committed to meeting, and civilians. The primary role of RAF Halton is to wherever possible, any needs you specify in your • Gym members can use a local swimming pool. • Radiation protection train military and civilian personnel to perform to application. We will also consider any reasonable the highest standard for military operations. It is adjustments under the terms of the Act to enable • Civil Servants based on site are eligible to • Nuclear safety management located near the village of Halton near Wendover, any applicant with a disability (as defined under the join the military messes and attend the Buckinghamshire. The site offers varieties of Act) to meet the requirements of the post. social events. • Safety case development facilities, activities & events for the service families and the staff. RAF Halton will be closing down soon • Onsite shop, canteen, hairdressers, church, • Radiation emergency planning and response. which has been confirmed by the MOD. and nursery. All charging very competitive rates. Civil Service Code • Travel and subsistence costs for work-related travel is reimbursed in line All civil servants are subject to the provisions of with departmental policy. the Civil Service Code that details the Civil Service values, standards of behaviour and rights and responsibilities. For further information, visit Gov.UK
14 Joint Force Development Information Pack 15 The Civil Service is committed to becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK
We are committed to understanding, respecting and representing as broad a range of views and backgrounds as we have in UK society. We know that diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to an effective, modern Civil Service.
Our vision is to ensure the Civil Service represents modern Britain and is a truly inclusive employer - an example to other employers. We will create an organisation where diversity is not only respected and valued - but celebrated.
What’s in it for me?
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us - regardless of background.
If you’re interested in becoming a world class leader, developing your career with us - starting with this interesting and challenging role - or doing things differently and inspiring colleagues, then the Civil Service is the place for you.
Our passion for diversity and equality means creating a work environment for all employees that is welcoming, respectful, engaging, and enriched with opportunities for personal and professional development.
Whats next?
You’ve taken the first step and looked through this pack to understand our Organisation and the Civil service. Now join us in achieving our ambitions and let us help you achieve yours. Apply now.
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