Account Manager

Account Manager - Inside IR35
Contract Term:

21 months (until 28/03/2026)
Contracting Authority:

Ministry of Defence
Location:

Hybrid - Corsham 3 days per week

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.
Crypto Services for Defence (CSD) is a dynamic, fast paced, secure environment, responsible for the whole life accounting, generation, manipulation, distribution and disposal of Crypt Key and equipment for Defence in order to provide secure and assured protection to MOD information and data.
This role is for an Account Manager position within the Accounts team of CSD based in MOD Corsham and is responsible for the oversight and management of BOWMAN Key distribution and will be responsible to account, despatch and manage BOWMAN cryptographic material and assets across the Defence cryptographic community.

Essential:
An active SC or DV Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.
Experience of utilising Office 365 applications along with bespoke MOD Information Technology systems and applications (BOWMAN, CODES & SKKD) while ensuring compliance with JSP 440, 490 and 491.
Knowledge of Bowman Radio Codification and BKVMS Equipment PECON, KFD and CIFID. through whole life use and maintenance.
Knowledge of BKMVS, KEY VAIRIABLE, PURGE RECOVERY, IMPORT KEYS, CI PLANS, FILL GENERATION, WHOLE LIFE ACCOUNTING, ERASING and DESTROYING KEYS, HOUSEKEEPING, YEARLY KEYS and GPS ROLL OVER procedures.
Experience of generation and maintenance of BOWMAN management, ordering and accounting of BOWMAN Crypt Key insuring distribution and support to all BOWMAN units present and future for whole life.
Familiarity of JSP 440, 490 & 491 and ensuring all BOWMAN accounts are compliant with JSP 490 and JSP 491.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
MOD / Defence experience.

If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or email

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Disability confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, MOD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify for the above, please notify us on

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We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following, this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.