Location

RAF Wyton

About the job

Summary

Join 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 DIO

The 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 work

Job description

The Challenge

The Finance Business Partner (BP) Assistant Head (AH) is responsible for the strategic financial management of $1.8Bn+ of a varied and complex construction programme in support of United States forces based in the UK. If you have a challenging mind and are keen to be a valuable part of a Senior Management Team providing an expert financial management service and tackling all aspects of financial support to a unique customer, then this role will provide all that and more.

The UIP manages the United States Visiting Forces Infrastructure Programme (UIP) on behalf of DIO Budget Holder (DIO CFO). The role supports the management of key finance processes, including In-Year Management, the Annual Budgeting Cycle and Approvals. The role also provides UIP business partnering services and financial data to 1* Hd UIP and will form part of the UIP Senior Management Team. They will be accountable for ensuring their team adhere and conform with all agreed processes and operating procedures.

Desirable Experience and Skills


• Working in high functioning teams

• Managing programme finance

ResponsibilitiesMain Responsibilities

The Finance Business Partner (BP) Assistant Head (AH) is responsible for the provision of a financial management service in respect of the United States Visiting Forces Infrastructure Programme (UIP) to DIO retained funding Budget Holder (DIO CFO) for both RDEL and CDEL. The role supports the management of key finance processes, including In-Year Management, the Annual Budgeting Cycle and Approvals. The role also provides UIP business partnering services and financial data to 1* Hd UIP and will form part of the UIP Senior Management Team. They will be accountable for ensuring their team adhere and conform with all agreed processes and operating procedures. The UIP role is the single point of contact for all strategic financial management of the approximate $1.8Bn RDEL Programme expenditure managed by UIP.

Qualifications

CCAB Qualified

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Working Together

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

• Leadership
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Finance Competence Framework

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 Progra