Army - Principal Operational Analyst
| Posting date: | 23 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £59,690 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | A pension contribution of 28.97% based on the listed salary |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | Waterloo Lines, Warminster, BA12 0DJ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Defence |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 426621 |
Summary
As the Principal Operational Analyst your role will be to lead the ORBs Operational Analysis Team and manage the delivery of the Land OA programme, which will require working collaboratively with industry partners and colleagues from across government. The OA programme currently includes the delivery of deployed Operational Analysis support and will continue to broaden its remit to include other areas of deployed analytical support to meet the needs of the Field Army. You will lead and manage deployed OA to the Field Army, using the Land OA toolset.
You are likely to be required to deploy at readiness to operational theatres in support of any required operational surge. The role can be embedded in field conditions, which can be austere at times, so a robust character and good sense of humour are essential.
You will be required to meet and maintain pre-deployment training standards, which includes a requirement to pass a medical and maintain a basic level of fitness. You will need to have or attain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. There will be a regular requirement to travel, including overseas, to attend training exercises and courses, therefore there is an expectation that you will be able to facilitate this.
We will need you to:
You will lead the delivery of the Op Research OA Team. The role involves the line management responsibility of Senior Executive Officer (SEO) grade analysts
The OA programme is also supported by external suppliers, whose delivery contribution requires co-ordination and management throughout the project, including commercial oversight and project deliverables. You will be responsible for the programme management of contractual delivery in conjunction with industry
You will be responsible for the development, management and governance of deployable tools and models, with activities to maintain their continuous improvement. You will engage with 3* and 2* Army HQs to develop a programme to meet the Operational Analysis demands of the Field Army. You will also engage with the PJHQ Support to Operations Team to manage Field Army deployable analysts
You will establish and maintain suitable pre-deployment qualifications and will ensure the OA team also maintains this requirement, whilst advising on any training needs as needed. You will ensure the OA team is ready to deploy on exercises & operations
You will represent HQ LWC when liaising with the Field Army and working in support of OA tasks, delivered by external suppliers. This may include sharing Land OA knowledge or supervising outputs
You will operate both qualitative and quantitative analytical methods, to cover areas such as statistical modelling, data mining, analytics, and visualisation. Setting the best practices for use of methods and tools among the direct team and wider pool of deployable analysts. This includes the production of guidance documentation, training, information, and communications
You will engage in the wider programme of Op Research studies and experimentation, where appropriate, apply technical skills in these objectives. This also includes activity to develop the Land Operational Research capability
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.
You are likely to be required to deploy at readiness to operational theatres in support of any required operational surge. The role can be embedded in field conditions, which can be austere at times, so a robust character and good sense of humour are essential.
You will be required to meet and maintain pre-deployment training standards, which includes a requirement to pass a medical and maintain a basic level of fitness. You will need to have or attain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. There will be a regular requirement to travel, including overseas, to attend training exercises and courses, therefore there is an expectation that you will be able to facilitate this.
We will need you to:
You will lead the delivery of the Op Research OA Team. The role involves the line management responsibility of Senior Executive Officer (SEO) grade analysts
The OA programme is also supported by external suppliers, whose delivery contribution requires co-ordination and management throughout the project, including commercial oversight and project deliverables. You will be responsible for the programme management of contractual delivery in conjunction with industry
You will be responsible for the development, management and governance of deployable tools and models, with activities to maintain their continuous improvement. You will engage with 3* and 2* Army HQs to develop a programme to meet the Operational Analysis demands of the Field Army. You will also engage with the PJHQ Support to Operations Team to manage Field Army deployable analysts
You will establish and maintain suitable pre-deployment qualifications and will ensure the OA team also maintains this requirement, whilst advising on any training needs as needed. You will ensure the OA team is ready to deploy on exercises & operations
You will represent HQ LWC when liaising with the Field Army and working in support of OA tasks, delivered by external suppliers. This may include sharing Land OA knowledge or supervising outputs
You will operate both qualitative and quantitative analytical methods, to cover areas such as statistical modelling, data mining, analytics, and visualisation. Setting the best practices for use of methods and tools among the direct team and wider pool of deployable analysts. This includes the production of guidance documentation, training, information, and communications
You will engage in the wider programme of Op Research studies and experimentation, where appropriate, apply technical skills in these objectives. This also includes activity to develop the Land Operational Research capability
Please note, candidates will be redirected to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will need to submit your application form. Please note the closing date above is incorrect and cannot be amended so please check the closing date on Civil Service Jobs and allow enough time to submit your application form.