Job Description

Your role as a People Specialist in the RAF will be diverse, exciting, and highly rewarding. Wherever the RAF is operational, there is a team of People Specialists ready to provide a professional service to personnel of all specialisations.

In the People Specialisation you will be undertaking roles such as:

• Advising on and administering pay and allowances, movements, travel and accommodation
• Processing performance appraisals
• Preparing RAF personnel for deployment to operations and military exercises and supporting them throughout, often deploying with and working alongside them
• Providing Welfare support to all personnel in the UK and overseas
• Administering Service Discipline procedures
• Managing career assignments in the UK and overseas, enhancing personnel employment pathways
• Analytics & Business Intelligence
• Executive Support
• Business Support
• Employment Policy
• Accounting & Finance
• Other roles may include Recruitment, Instructing/Training and many more.

Benefits:

• 6 weeks paid annual leave and public holidays
• Subsidised food and accommodation
• Travel expenses and free parking
• Free Medical, Dental and Prescriptions
• Free, 24 hour access to Gym
• Remote working opportunities
• Non-contributary pension
• 52 weeks maternity leave
• Forces Help to Buy Scheme
• Armed Forces discounts
• 2 weeks annual Adventure Training opportunities
• Free or subsidised Education and Further Training
• Career development and progression

Qualifications you need;

None. However, GCSE or equivalent at Grade C/4 (Scottish National 5 at Grade C) or above in English Language and Mathematics are desired.

If you do not hold the desirable qualifications, you will be given the opportunity to complete Functional Skills Level 2 at no cost. Completion of FS is mandatory to proceed to Phase 2 Training.

Joining age - 16-47 (5 can be made from 15 years and 9 months)

Other entry requirements;

You must be a UK, Republic of Ireland, a commonwealth citizen since birth (with right to work immigration status) or holder of dual UK/other nationality.

Whether or not you were born in the UK, you should have resided there for 3 years immediately preceding your application.

Apprenticeship/Training;

Training is 8 weeks at MOD Worthy Down (following Basic Training) and personnel will gain a Foundation Certificate in People Practice by undertaking a CIPD Level 3 qualification.

A Modern Force:

The RAF recognises the value of a person s ability no matter their ethnicity, social background, religion or belief, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status/civil partnership.

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