Army Assistant Head Chief of the General Staff Action Group
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £59,690 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | SP11 8HJ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 410648 |
Summary
This is an exciting time to join the Army Headquarters (AHQ) Chief of the General Staff Action Group (CAG) as we seek to establish a strategically aligned, agile team, able to rapidly understand challenges and deliver at pace in support of the Army Command Plan. Working directly in support of the Army’s Chief of Staff (ACGS) and the Executive Committee (ExCo), the CAG will be employed to deliver high priority projects and outputs, and to respond to emergent issues as required.
Over the next 12 months the focus will be on designing and implementing the changes needed to the operating model of the Army, in response to the Defence Reform change programme, and the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review, to deliver a more agile AHQ which better delivers fighting power to the Army.
This post is the Assistant Head (AH) responsible for the CAG.
Responsibilities will include:
Lead the CAG, coordinating task allocation and managing delivery of multiple outputs across the Army Operating Model
Re-prioritise CAG activity to respond to emergent high-priority TLB issues / tasks as directed by ACGS
Establish and develop productive relationships, rapidly bringing people together to deliver outputs and solve problems
Proactively identify and manage risks and issues facing priority outputs across all CAG lines of effort
Apply new ideas and ways of working, encouraging and supporting innovation from others and following ideas through to implementation
Clearly communicate messages to colleagues and senior stakeholders, providing stakeholder management support to sub-teams as required
Interpret and analyse data to inform decision making and delivery of prioritised outputs for the AHQ
Identify and solve problems, adapting the best solutions and presenting findings convincingly
Contribute to the development, review and amendment of doctrine, concepts and policy as required
Provide support to business case generation and staffing for AHQ Bottom Level Budgets (BLB's) as required
Line Manage and oversee the professional development of military and civilian staff
Support delivery of other Agile WF measures as required
Over the next 12 months the focus will be on designing and implementing the changes needed to the operating model of the Army, in response to the Defence Reform change programme, and the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review, to deliver a more agile AHQ which better delivers fighting power to the Army.
This post is the Assistant Head (AH) responsible for the CAG.
Responsibilities will include:
Lead the CAG, coordinating task allocation and managing delivery of multiple outputs across the Army Operating Model
Re-prioritise CAG activity to respond to emergent high-priority TLB issues / tasks as directed by ACGS
Establish and develop productive relationships, rapidly bringing people together to deliver outputs and solve problems
Proactively identify and manage risks and issues facing priority outputs across all CAG lines of effort
Apply new ideas and ways of working, encouraging and supporting innovation from others and following ideas through to implementation
Clearly communicate messages to colleagues and senior stakeholders, providing stakeholder management support to sub-teams as required
Interpret and analyse data to inform decision making and delivery of prioritised outputs for the AHQ
Identify and solve problems, adapting the best solutions and presenting findings convincingly
Contribute to the development, review and amendment of doctrine, concepts and policy as required
Provide support to business case generation and staffing for AHQ Bottom Level Budgets (BLB's) as required
Line Manage and oversee the professional development of military and civilian staff
Support delivery of other Agile WF measures as required