Navy Command - Business Case Advisor

Manage and provide leadership support for project team members in order to support delivery of outputs.

Promote strong working relationships both within the integrated team and with other teams across the HMNB Clyde establishment community, Navy Command, Defence Infrastructure Organisation and MoD.

Ensure performance is managed consistently and fairly, including Diversity and Inclusion principles and provide feedback.

Identify and develop capability needs, ensuring robust Development Plans are in place for yourself and your team
Provide support to Line Manager and Business Case Assurance Manager to deliver departmental outputs with minimal supervision.

Responsible for Lead on Business Case activity ensuring its delivery and alignment to organisation's standards, processes and objectives

Responsible for projects Business Case planning and ensuring submissions are maintained in a forward programme of cases. Maintain the Business Case Tracker, monitor and report on all forecast business case submissions for internal and external senior stakeholders.

Maintain Navy specific information to enable required Reporting.

Delivery of support and training to staff to build knowledge, capability and skills in business case writing. support to Business Case Advisors, Requirements Managers, and project/programme teams on investment case development and approvals.

Provide advice and guidance on business case management and approval process including timings, submission content, structure, scrutiny requirements, evidence, supporting documentation and any other necessary detail.

Drafting of business cases, managing their development and release for endorsement or approval.

Support the Project Manager to develop the Scrutiny Report and coordinate internal scrutiny of draft internal business cases through planned progressive assurance reviews, such as the Clyde infrastructure assurance review (CIAR) and project assurance groups (PAG), using Subject Matter Experts ahead of formal sign off.

Ensure the quality of all business cases submitted for internal and external scrutiny and approval, liaising with the Approvals Authority and monitoring progress through scrutiny. Coordinate and provide regular liaison with desk level, the wider scrutiny and stakeholder community and Project/Programme teams to improve the quality and standard of business cases and achieve a high success rate for business case approvals.

Maintain and develop Business Case guidance documentation.

Plan and conduct quarterly Learning from Experience report and monthly fact sheet on business cases. Ensure that business case learning from experience is incorporated back into business cases development.

Share learning, knowledge and experience with the stakeholder community and delivery teams, uphold learning from experience and communicate through planned assurance forums.

Stakeholder Engagement

Work as the point of contact for all Business Case and Approvals in the Clyde Integrated Programme Management Office delivering major projects within HMNB Clyde, actively working with delivery teams and stakeholders to align changes with strategic developments to ensure consistence across business cases.

Ensure the Business Case and Approval policy and guidance is current, regularly reviewed and updated and business compliant. Provide strategic advice and guidance to the customer, project and programme teams developing business case submissions, ensuring quality assurance throughout the process.