Senior Training Officer
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £44,500 to £48,243 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 350079/1 |
Summary
The NSS keeps the UK safe, secure and prosperous by bringing together the UK’s national security community, providing high-quality support to the Prime Minister and the National Security Council and maintaining centre-to-centre relationships internationally. Working within the wider Cabinet Secretariat and led by the Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser (NSA), we assist the Prime Minister and the Cabinet in the development, coordination and implementation of its highest priority objectives.
In 2023 the Crisis Management Excellence Programme team (referred to as CMEP) was launched in the COBR Unit and focuses specifically on professionalising and building crisis management capability across Government. Operating across government your work as part of this team will be key in driving readiness at both the national and local level for the biggest risks that threaten the UK. You will be part of a small and highly dedicated team, working to enhance the UK’s crisis management capabilities.
Here at CMEP, our work is varied, interesting and impactful across government. Our vision is Enabling Excellence in Crisis and our objective is to deliver constantly high standards and professional expertise in central government crisis management. As a department we are committed to building and working in an inclusive and supportive working environment and will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.
Responding to emergencies
COBR Unit on call rota: you will be asked if you wish to join a formal COBR Unit on-call rota for civil emergencies, to monitor emerging risks and form the backbone of initial responses where necessary, for which an allowance is payable.
Whether you join the COBR Unit on call rota or not, as a member of the COBR Unit, in addition to your normal day-to-day role, you may be called on to fulfil roles to assist the Government’s response during crises. On these challenging occasions, you may help lead the response to an evolving situation, often contributing outside your normal area of responsibility.
You will be an active member of the team. This will be a stretching and varied role and the post holder will need to be dynamic with the ability to pivot and work at pace. Please note, that all training delivered as part of this role will be delivered in-person from Cabinet Office premises in London. A minimum 60% (3 days) of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace.
Key areas of responsibility include:
- Deliver and facilitate engaging in-person training, adapting content and style for diverse audiences
- Progress all logistical aspects of delivering our successful training programme
- Support the Learning and Development Team in providing an excellent customer experience
- Work with the Head of Training to effectively manage the training budget
- Manage any contractual relationships for training delivery, including payments, financial management and forecasting etc.
- Collate and analyse feedback from internal and external training programmes for quality assurance, identifying good practice, areas to develop and disseminate reports appropriately
- Provide regular reports on progress against objectives and contribution to strategic goals
- Engage with COBR Unit to ensure a seamless surge capacity system, including oversight of systems for tracking CoP/Profession members and (with the training team) building a pipeline of future capability