Sammy

Some thoughts.....

Whenever you get a new job there's a learning curve when you find out how the organisation ticks both as a whole and at different locations.

Sometimes, you might have lots of experience of the sorts of processes that organisation does, sometimes not, which means a need to recognise that you don't know everything. So that should help you consider how you would interact to work to optimal solutions.

MOD - security considerations, at different levels depending on where you are and what is being done. 

But remember that the interviewers are not looking for THEIR solution to the question they have asked you to present on. They are looking for YOU to answer the question.

Which means that WE should not be trying to over influence you!

The MOD is a pretty broad Church, so I won't attempt specifics. My key advice to you is to accentuate the fact that challenges can be positive, anticipated and embraced.

Without background info. I've no idea where the part of the MoD you're applying to actually is in terms of compliance and culture, or where they strive to be - their Policy Statement might be available to give you a clue, and there might be some other stats. and indication of major hazard issues.

In short, find out what you can (phone them and ask if they say you can in the advert - show initiative!) and accentuate the positive nature of those challenges and how they might be addressed via a modern health and safety agenda (and don't forget relevant ill-health issues)  - which you are of course ideally placed and qualified to take on!

HSE and IOSH publish long term plans and objectives (IOSH 2022 just out) - you should get some pointers there.