Army - Discipline and Service Complaints Advisor

Job summary The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 12,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.

As the UK’s Light and Airborne Division, the 1st (UK) Division acts on an operational level to provide agile, lethal and versatile response options globally, being ready to fight when necessary. Put succinctly 1 UK Division is: “the UK’s light and airborne warfighting division. We make up the majority of the Army’s high readiness Reaction Forces and will be first to the fight. Our purpose is to fight and win battles on and from the land”.

There are 29,000 Regular and Reserve military personnel and 670 Civil Service and permanent contractor personnel in the Division spread over more than 180 UK sites based in the Division’s headquarters, nine subordinate brigade/command headquarters or its 80+ units. Working within the Division Headquarters (HQ), our civilian staff deliver crucial outputs and play a meaningful part of the team. When you see our service personnel being reported on in the media whilst out on operations around the world, providing support and help to others overseas and at home, or out training so they can be the best at what they do, you will have immense pride knowing you played some part in making it happen.

1 (UK) Div HQ is looking for an outgoing and motivated individual, with strong inter-personal skills and an eye for detail, to be part of an innovative and high-performing team with a focus on providing outstanding customer service. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week Job description This role is the focal point within the Division for advice to Service Personnel, line managers and the chain of command on military personnel discipline and Service complaints with specific responsibility for the oversight, monitoring and staffing of cases to the senior leadership.

Key responsibilities: Providing technical direction, training and advice to the formation command staff, subordinate headquarters and commanding officers on all discipline matters. Representing the General Officer Commanding’s (GOC) intent and the views of formations under command in the development of army discipline policy and ensure timely promulgation of policy direction Ensuring the correct compilation of discipline statistics required by Deputy Chief of Staff (DCOS)/GOC Monitor and supervise the progression of discipline case work, acting to reduce delay and provide timely notification of potentially high-profile cases to Command Staff and Superior Headquarters in accordance with the Divisional Plan Preparing Service Law (SL) and Warning and Sanctions (WS) casework for determination by the GOC including Unacceptable Sexual Behaviour (USB) cases where the Chain of Command (CoC) are seeking a sanction less than termination of Service Acting as line manager for the Discipline Executive Officer, 1st Reporting Officer (RO) for the Division Discipline Warrant Officer (WO) and 2nd RO for the Administrative Officer - Discipline Appointing bespoke Commanding Officers (CO) for disciplinary purposes within the Division Exercising GOC’s authorising powers with respect to Army General Administrative Instruction (AGAI) 67 Action, extended powers and authorising casework delays Monitor and supervise the progression of USB cases acting to ensure cases are allocated to bespoke CO's in a timely manner and that cases are progressed according to policy and recognised process To establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in the Discipline chain of command Person specification The ideal candidate will be well organised and will possess strong communic