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The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.

To do this we have an annual budget of almost £40 billion and a workforce comprising 193,000 people, almost 59,000 of whom are civilians. We currently manage more than £11 billion of spend every year.

Our work really matters; we offer engaging roles which have a direct impact on the quality of services we provide. We employ people in many different roles and in many locations across the UK and abroad. We have jobs in policy, finance, HR, IS/IT, commercial and project management and all the types of jobs you would expect to find in a government department, or indeed in the private sector. We also employ doctors, dentists, teachers, police, fire service, quantity surveyors, and engineers to name a few. There are many opportunities to develop and progress both within MOD and across the wider Civil Service, whether you’re a permanent appointee or an interim. 

As a Business Case Manager, your main responsibilities would be: 

• Developing Infrastructure Requirements for capital projects in conjunction with Capability Owners, including challenging the requirements.
• Working within the organisation and their supply chain in the identification of options, analysing and down-selecting of options, developing the preferred option(s), developing all required approvals documentation, including Business Cases, Review Notes and Information Notes, in accordance with the Department (and where necessary wider Defence) processes, procedures and templates, in order to deliver major capital projects.
• Developing Business Cases often to tight deadlines, engaging with relevant stakeholders  to provide project objectives, benefits, cost analysis, projected time scales and associated risks.
• Ensuring all business case documentation is fully compliant with internal policy and procedures. Collaboratively and pro-actively manage business cases through the department's internal governance process and/or external governance if necessary.
• Monitoring and reporting on the progress of projects against agreed timelines/milestones, working with Major Projects Portfolio team to address/mitigate any delays, adjusting forecasts where necessary and updating the IPMO and Customers.

You’ll have relevant experience in:

• Developing business cases within a defence environment
• Articulating a requirement succinctly and coherently 
• Raising approvals, challenging user requirements where required and developing options
• Strong Stakeholder engagement skills

You will also have these Qualifications/Skills:

• SC level clearance or higher
• Experience within a Defence environment

If this Business Case Manager role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply and speak to one of our PSR team now.

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