MDP People Team, Pay Compliance & Systems
On site
Wyton, United Kingdom
Full Time
28-02-2025
Job Specifications
Wyton, East of England, PE28 2EA
Job Summary
The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is the MOD’s national civilian police force, protecting sites critical to Defence and US Visiting Forces within the UK. The MDP is an armed police force and provides specialist capabilities including marine policing, detection dogs and criminal investigation. MDP deploy police officers and civilians at locations in England and Scotland, with the Force Headquarters located at RAF Wyton near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
The MDP Pay Compliance & Systems Role sits within MDP Headquarters in the People Team. The role supports governance and compliance of internal policies and the management of a variety of HR and Pay/Allowances policy activities including the implementation of police annual pay awards. The role would provide the opportunity to develop effective working relationships with representatives from the wider MOD, Government Legal Team, Pay Teams, Home Office and other National Police forces.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
Support for the timely implementation of the annual police pay award within the MDP.
Support the implementation and review of police allowances.
Provide support to the People team in undertaking regular reviews of MDP HR Polices.
Focal point for People Team Business Continuity Plan.
Update and maintenance of MDP People Hub digital presence, working alongside colleagues to ensure content and data is relevant and up to date.
Manage the compliance of the People Team to a variety of internal policies and practices.
Assist in the gathering of internal information in response to requests.
In response to Pay and Allowances Policy queries horizon scan policies to create comparison spreadsheet to provide clarity and assist in updating policies.
Support for the timely implementation of the annual police pay award within the MDP.
Support the implementation and review of police allowances.
Provide support to the People team in undertaking regular reviews of MDP HR Polices.
Focal point for People Team Business Continuity Plan.
Update and maintenance of MDP People Hub digital presence, working alongside colleagues to ensure content and data is relevant and up to date.
Manage the compliance of the People Team to a variety of internal policies and practices.
Assist in the gathering of internal information in response to requests.
In response to Pay and Allowances Policy queries horizon scan policies to create comparison spreadsheet to provide clarity and assist in updating policies.
Person specification
Good organisational skills
Has excellent communication skills, to articulate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Be proficient in handling, analysing and interpretating data.
Enjoys building and maintaining new relationships and can communicate confidently with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
An adaptable team player, with experience of working collaboratively but also able to work independently.
Demonstrate ability to prioritise workload, working on multiple tasks at any one time.
Good skills using Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Working Together
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Working Together
Communicating and Influencing
Alongside your salary of £29,580, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,569 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/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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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.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
During the Application stage, candidates wi...
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