The Wessex Reserve Forces’ & Cadets’ Association (RFCA) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting the 4,500 tri-service Reservists and 14,600 Cadets across the seven counties of the South West (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire Wiltshire, the City & County of Bristol) plus the Channel Islands, as well as providing support and assistance to the employers of Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
As an organisation we engage with the community in order to improve understanding of the roles and needs of the Armed Forces in general and the Reserve and Cadet Forces in particular. We are dedicated to raising awareness of the contribution they make to the nation and our region. Most importantly, we ensure that the outstanding contribution made to the local community by members of the Reserve and Cadet Forces is recognised and celebrated by the local community.
The salary for the appointment is £30,556 (not negotiable) which includes an addition for working unsocial, and in excess of standard hours. CAAs are employed on an All Hours Worked contract which is based on an average of 42.5 hours worked per week, over a rolling 17 week period. This is subject to any annual MoD pay rise. The successful applicant will be eligible to join the CRFCA Pension scheme. This is a Career Average Revalued Earnings scheme (CARE) in which the employer contribution is 13% and the employee contribution 5%. The successful candidate will be entitled to 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays. Annual leave entitlement increases by 1 day per year up to 30 days; those with 5 years’ prior service with HM Forces/OGD will start with 30 days’ entitlement.
Applicants should preferably have served as a Warrant Officer or Senior Non Commissioned Officer in the Armed Forces and will be responsible for administration and equipment matters relating to Detachments across the county of Bristol and the Channel Islands.
The post holder will be subject to a Security Clearance check and DBS Enhanced check; two suitable references will also be required. For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the 5 years for SC clearance. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and skills.
As part of the application process, we ask you to submit:
• A CV detailing job history/qualifications/skills
• A statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 1000 words) – How you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job description.
Your CV should consist of your career history, qualification including any key achievements in each role.
The sift will be held on your CV and Personal Statement (Statement of Suitability) (How you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job description).
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be behaviour-based questions and technical skills based questions. Success Profiles (opens in a new window)
Success Profile
Skills and qualifications.
The skills and training identified below represent those required on appointment or within a short time scale (up to 6 months) from appointment to this position. Complete in-house:
• IT literate and the ability to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel with the ability to learn and use bespoke Management information Systems (MIS)
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and orally to the chain of command/management to include voluntary personnel and other stakeholders
• Ability to build good working relationships
• Ability to manage a significant workload and prioritise commitments without close supervision
• Driving Licence
Experience
Essential
• Supply Chain Management experience, ideally within a public sector setting.
• Driving Licence
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to deal with a wide variety of circumstances within a youth voluntary organisation
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and orally to the chain of command/management to include voluntary personnel and other stakeholders
Desirable.
• Facilities Management experience, ideally within a public sector setting
• Prior military experience, ideally having held a minimum of OR7 rank (Staff Sergeant or equivalent) within the Regular or Reserve Armed Forces
• Prior employment in a “first line” Defence logistics management role e.g. RQMS, MTWO, CQMS (or tri-service / MOD Civil Service equivalent)
• Experience in a Safety, Health, Environment & Sustainable Development (SHE&SD) role
• Driving Licence in Categories B+E, D1, D1+E
• Familiar with MOD policies and standards pertaining to security, especially concerning the management of Ordnance, Munitions & Explosives (OME)
• Familiar with MOD policies and standards pertaining to Transport Management.
• Familiar with MOD policies and standards pertaining to Range Safety Management.
• Familiar with MOD policies and standards pertaining to Assurance & Inspection across the support functions.
• Understand the volunteer ethos and Cadet Force(s) in general
Behaviours (Success Profiles – Civil Service Behaviours).
• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
Applications should comprise of:
• Application Form (Separate Document)
• CV detailing job history/qualifications/ skills (Separate Document)
• A statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 1000 words)- demonstrating how you meet the essential requirements of this job and why you consider yourself suitable for the position, indicating your interest and motivation to assume this role. (Separate Document)
Applications required by Monday 6 January 2025.
Applications will only be Valid Applications if all 3 documents are provided.
