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442286

£30,485

This role comes with an allowance of up to: £3,000:
£1,000 – Weekend/Public Holiday
£2,000 – Enhanced Weekend/Public Holiday

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Fixed term

12 months with possibility of extension or permanency

MCA - His Majesty's Coastguard

Administration / Corporate Support
Logistics

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

8

Aberdeen, Aberystwyth, Amble, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Colchester, Dorchester, Dundee, Hartlepool, Liverpool

Can you support the logistic and administrative activities of the HM Coastguard?

Do you have experience in leading operational response in the Coastguard or another emergency service?

Have you got the skills to work independently and as part of a team?

Please note the locations Bournemouth will be based at Southbourne, and Dorchester at Winfrith.

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We are looking for you to join as a Coastal Operations Officer (COO) within HM Coastguard (HMCG) which is the operational arm of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) with responsibility for 6 Coastguard functions - Search and Rescue, Pollution Response, Vessel Traffic Management, Maritime Safety, Maritime Security and Emergency and Disaster management. There are three delivery disciplines within HM Coastguard, Maritime Operations, which coordinates activities from an operations room environment, Aviation who operate the Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (ARCC) and Coastal Operations which manages resources and service provision on the coast. The Coastguard Rescue Service (CRS) is a declared facility operated by HM Coastguard. This post is part of Coastal Operations.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at: Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Department for Transport Careers

As a COO you will be part of the Area Management team, responsible for managing and supporting Coastguard Rescue Teams under the supervision of the Coastal Operations Area Commander to ensure that the Operational Area is at a state of constant readiness. You will be responsible for the support of governance, inspection, supervision, management and logistics of vehicles, equipment and estate within the Area.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Support delivery of agreed Area objectives and inform the Coastal Operations Area Commander of developments and opportunities.
• The role includes ensuring adequate levels of supervision and governance, maintaining compliance with HMCG requirements and ISO 9001:2015, and supporting all associated checks and inspections.
• Supporting teams maintain a high level of operational readiness. This includes: complying with Equipment Management processes and ensuring that HMCG properties are kept in good order and requirements of Health and Safety policy are followed.
• Support logistics within area to ensure teams are equipped and supported.
• Support in ensuring that the MCA safety culture and HMCG safe systems of work are implemented within teams.
• Provide on-scene response to incidents, acting as HMCG Operational Commander (Bronze) or being part of the Operational Command team for multi-agency responses.
• Support a trainer / instructor with logistics, safety or provide an assistant role during training deliveries and be familiar with associated policy, procedures and operations.
• Regular and effective engagement with Coastguard Rescue Officers within the teams

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Essential qualifications/licenses:

Must be a qualified and experienced in the following Coastguard competencies:

• Coastguard Operator Level in their teams technical discipline(s)
• Officer in Charge qualification preferential at application stage but additional training can be provided
• Must hold a full UK driving licence

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications/licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Experience in Coastal Search and Rescue and meeting minimum criteria to be Operational
• Demonstrable experience of being able to communicate effectively and with sensitivity.
• Demonstrable experience of team management/leadership
• Demonstrable experience of effective independent or remote working
• Candidates must not have been dismissed by the MCA within the past 24 months for failure to pass the required training for operational posts within HM COASTGUARD.

Additional Information

Please note that this is a uniformed role and uniform will be required to be worn at all times when on duty.

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake a mental health questionnaire and physical medical. This will be in line with that required for a Senior Coastal Operations Officer, detailed within the attached document.

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis to complete a finite piece of work, however this may be extended or made permanent.

Permanent Civil Servants will be appointed on an inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan. You must have your home departments approval to return to them at the end of the loan before you apply. Internal candidates will return to their previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance. If your home department cannot agree to release you on loan, there is the opportunity for you to move across to the department on a fixed term appointment. In this instance the Department for Transport would become your home department and if there is no role available for you at the end of this appointment, you would be subject to the redeployment and redundancy process.

If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules on continuity of employment.

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake a physical medical health questionnaire for this role. Please see the attached document for further information.

Operational Delivery Profession

Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service. Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP applies to all public facing roles / or a role that is primarily aligned to supporting the work of those with public facing roles. All critical to the delivery of UK public services.

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

Occasional travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. Therefore, this role is not open to applications from those who require sponsorship – candidates must ensure they have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Must hold a full UK driving licence

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Changing and Improving

Alongside your salary of £30,485, Maritime and Coastguard Agency contributes £8,831 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Find out more about the benefits of working at MCA .

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

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Job contact :

• Name : Rachel Millican
• Email : rachel.millican@mcga.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk