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Defence Business Services (DBS) Departmental Representatives
| Posting date: | 13 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,580 per year |
| Additional salary information: | A pension contribution of 28.97% based on the listed salary |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2025 |
| Location: | Norcross - Tomlinson House, FY5 3WP |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 391438 |
Summary
This role is based near Blackpool, at Norcross within the Compensation Scheme Defence team, working within the Operational Procedures, Training and Courts (OPTaC) part of Defence Business Services (DBS).
The team works closely with the Operational areas responsible for administration of the War Pension Compensation Scheme (WPS) and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) as well as the Armed Forces Tribunal Services within HMCTS and MoJ.
Amongst a wide range of responsibilities, OPTaC provides representation at Tribunals throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland to defend decisions made on behalf of the Secretary of State by the Operational areas, on Compensation claims made by serving and ex-serving military personnel.
This post offers an exciting opportunity to have first hand involvement in appeal tribunals, representing DBS in First Tier Tribunal hearings.
Responsibilities
You will represent DBS in appeal hearings remotely via video link or telephone conference from Norcross (and occasionally in person which could require travel)
You will have (or gain) a comprehensive knowledge of the WPS and AFCS schemes administered by DBS to enable you to understand how decisions have been reached
You will be able to construct questions for the appellant and be able to put forward robust arguments to support the Secretary of States decision before a Judge and Tribunal panel
You will also be required to make notes of the proceedings throughout the hearing in order to produce a written report and provide information for monitoring purposes as part of continual business improvement
The team works closely with the Operational areas responsible for administration of the War Pension Compensation Scheme (WPS) and the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) as well as the Armed Forces Tribunal Services within HMCTS and MoJ.
Amongst a wide range of responsibilities, OPTaC provides representation at Tribunals throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland to defend decisions made on behalf of the Secretary of State by the Operational areas, on Compensation claims made by serving and ex-serving military personnel.
This post offers an exciting opportunity to have first hand involvement in appeal tribunals, representing DBS in First Tier Tribunal hearings.
Responsibilities
You will represent DBS in appeal hearings remotely via video link or telephone conference from Norcross (and occasionally in person which could require travel)
You will have (or gain) a comprehensive knowledge of the WPS and AFCS schemes administered by DBS to enable you to understand how decisions have been reached
You will be able to construct questions for the appellant and be able to put forward robust arguments to support the Secretary of States decision before a Judge and Tribunal panel
You will also be required to make notes of the proceedings throughout the hearing in order to produce a written report and provide information for monitoring purposes as part of continual business improvement