Joint Warfare, Strategic Command have contracted Warner McCall to provide consultant support to the Information Advantage Change Campaign. The campaign is structured around five delivery projects (known as accelerators) and two areas of wider development (known as primers).

• One accelerator covers 'Training & Education' (T&E), to deliver culture change and training for the operational command and staff (current and future, Individual and collective) and wider Defence, to address the cognitive challenge of operating in the Information age.
• One primer covers 'Skillsets', to establish the people management requirements (role recreation, recruitment, training, career management, employment) so that Defence has access to Information Advantage skillsets across the Whole Force.
  

Outputs

• Deliver the milestones listed above for both accelerator and primer.
• Weekly summary of progress, issues and risks to Information Advantage Change Campaign Team, both written and verbal updates.
• Monthly summary of work completed to WM.

The accelerator lead will be required to present all findings and recommendations clearly and compellingly to enable efficient and effective communication to the customer and the IACC team.

Essential skills and experience

• Knowledge or experience in the field of training and education, skills and personnel management (e.g. skills definition, training needs analysis, skills recruitment & retention, career pathway design).
• Experience in delivering novel capabilities and organisational change.
• Competence in engaging stakeholders across Defence, and, fostering a collaborative approach towards change. This includes chairing workshops, running virtual meetings, developing thought leadership content, and influencing stakeholders.
• Experience in engaging with 1* & 2* and working alongside the military.
• Experience managing project delivery.
• Consultancy skillset: capturing complex issues and solutions in simple language, development of visuals to explain concepts, excellent communication skills, ability to bring stakeholders along a change journey, skills transfer to MOD team.
• Skilled and experienced in the use of Microsoft products, specifically Word and PowerPoint.

Desirable skills and experience

• Awareness of the concept of ‘audience centric operations’ and Defence’s ambition as outlined in IOpC25.
• Understanding of Information Advantage.
• Experience of working with Defence training establishments and how training and education is developed (e.g. JSP 822).
• Experience of strategic workforce management.
• Experience of Human factors / Skills and training development.
  

The Accelerator Lead must:

• Be able to very quickly integrate into a small team within a dynamic and evolving environment.
• Be highly organised, totally dependable and prompt.
• Be capable of working alone, at distance, under pressure, to time constraints.
• Have excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Be able to maintain collaborative and positive relationships with stakeholders across Defence organisations, while being able to confidently represent Joint Warfare and the Change Campaign's objectives. 
• Have a rigorous, structured and logical approach to presenting information.
• Be a consummate team player.
• Be excited by the challenge of instilling a step-change approach in mindset in how Defence approaches operations, so that operations adopt an audience-centric approach, incorporate information and insight into decision making and therefore has the ability to outperform our adversaries within the information age. 

In addition to the role-specific attributes above, the candidate will be assessed against the following criteria, which will be weighted appropriately for the role:

• Project Management Skills
• Problem Solving
• Customer Skills
• Team Working
• Leadership
• Consultancy Skills