Operational Analyst Space

£46,040

You may be entitled to up to £6,000pa Market Skills Allowance subject to status

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Ministry of Defence contributes towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window),

Holiday Entitlement - 25-day annual leave allowance per year increasing by 1 day per year (maximum 30 days per year). In addition, 8 statutory Bank Holidays plus 1 privilege day per year. MOD recognises the diverse religious organisations within its workforce and seeks to accommodate individual leave requirements.

Special Paid Leave to volunteer up to 6 days per year.

Flexible Working - Full-time staff will work 37 hours a week but have some flexibility of when they complete these hours.

Learning & Development - MoD aims to provide its civilian staff with 5 days a year of Learning & Development (L&D) tailored to your role, delivered through a combination of high-quality training courses and informal opportunities.

A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.

Access to retail and service discounts. Health and Wellbeing - we offer staff the use of the onsite gymnasium facilities with annual membership on par with commercial monthly ones.

We also offer an excellent range of family-friendly benefits, for example, improved parental and adoption leave.

Support accreditation with professional institutions.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

Post is reserved for UK Sole Nationals only.

Open to UK nationals only.

Do you want to support the Royal Air Force (RAF) - the air and space force of the Ministry of Defence?

The RAF's success depends on their people - the Whole Force - regular and reservist military, civil servants, and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly. Civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, undertaking essential work and contributing to the RAF's mission and values. The role of civil servants in Defence is more vital than ever - now and for the future.

The Air and Space Warfare Centre (ASWC) Operational Research Branch (ORB) provides high quality, impartial and operationally focussed scientific, analytical and technical advice to enhance the warfighting capability of all elements of UK air space power. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled individual, with proven technical knowledge and analytical skills, to play a key role in supporting the RAF's front-line capability in current and future operations.

6 Space Warfare Development Squadron (SWDS) is based within the Air and Space Warfare Centre at RAF Waddington and supports current and future operations by developing, testing and integrating space warfighting capability, tactics and readiness for the joint warfighter.

As the 6SWDS Senior Operational Analyst you will work alongside several military counterparts providing support to the squadron. Typical duties include:

• Lead the delivery of analytical support to No 6 SWDS and the wider ASWC, providing evidence-based advice to inform operational employment, capability development, tactics, techniques, procedures, concepts, and doctrine.
• Design, conduct, and assure analytical studies, operational assessments, and test and evaluation activities including methodology development, development of appropriate measures and metrics, data capture, analysis, reporting, and assurance.
• Develop, maintain, apply and assure modelling, simulation and analytical tools to support space operations, capability development, and decision making.
• Lead analytical support to exercises, wargames, and experimentation activities, identifying and communicating insights, lessons, and recommendations to improve operational effectiveness.
• Develop and sustain ASWC Space analytical capability through mentoring, training, knowledge management, lessons capture, and the development and maintenance of analytical tools, models, and methods.
• Engage and collaborate with Defence, industry, academia and international partners to access expertise, share analytical methods and evidence, and promote and advance ASWC Space analytical interests.

Flexible working, Full-time, Compressed hours

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 15th November 2026

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• Name : Simon Clewett
• Email : simon.clewett459@mod.gov.uk

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: info@csc.gov.uk.

486206

Senior Executive Officer

Permanent

Analytical
Operational Research
Science

1

Air and Space Warfare Centre, RAF Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9WA

A key role within 6 SWDS, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate consistent use of good scientific practice and appropriate analytical and statistical techniques to analyse problems and provide robust solutions to support decision making. They will have experience of technical evaluation and analysis, with the ability to clearly communicate analytical findings and results to both technical and non-technical audiences through a range of presentation methods.

The successful candidate will be self-motivated and show initiative in engaging with customers to understand their challenges, identify opportunities where analysis can add value, and develop analytical work to meet emerging needs.

As well as the provided training specific to the post, the successful candidate will have the opportunity via research, studies, and SME engagement, to further their understanding of key current and emerging Space related capabilities.

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering, or other numerical subject.

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 (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

A GORS badge is not required for this post. However, arrangements can be made for continued membership while in post.

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).

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