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Head of Engagement & Comms

Lowland Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association

Lowland Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) is an enabling organisation supporting the Reserve Forces and Cadet Organisations across the Lowlands of Scotland. This is a rare opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join a small and friendly team, based at our Headquarters in Maryhill, Glasgow.

The Head of Engagement is a Crown Servant and full-time employee of the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association for Lowland RFCA. A member of the Senior Leadership Team, reporting to the Chief Executive, they lead the Engagement and Comms team with responsibility for the operational direction, management and delivery of the engagement and communication strategy in order to influence internal

and external audiences in line with national objectives and Service Level Agreements.

The required skills/experience are as follows:

a. Experience of senior management and leadership of teams and working with a wide spectrum of stakeholders, including an ability to network and engage comfortably with senior leaders across business and the military.

b. Self-motivated with a proven ability to work with minimum supervision, possessing excellent organisational skills and demonstrable experience of organising and planning events.

c. Excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal and presentational skills and experience of influencing and networking. For example must be capable of articulating clearly to individuals or groups the benefits of engaging with Reserves & Cadets.

d. Experience of producing strategy and planning documents and ensuring the team deliver on them.

e. Computer literate - possessing a good working knowledge of current MS-Office applications.

Applicants must have a clean driving licence and should live within reasonable commuting distance of Glasgow. The successful applicant will also be required to undertake identity and security checks prior to employment.

The post is full-time based on a 37 hour working week and the salary is £50,510pa which equates to pay band SEO (C1) in the MOD Civil Service. Annual leave, excluding public holidays, is 25 days rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service. Previous service in the public sector will count towards qualifying years’ service.

The successful applicant will be eligible to join the Council of RFCA Pension Scheme subject to the rules of the scheme. The scheme is a Career Average Revalued Earnings Scheme (CARE), which has a personal contribution of 5% of pensionable earnings for Members.

Applicants should forward a covering letter together with a CV comprising of no more than 2 pages to the Office Manager, Lowland RFCA, Lowland House, 60 Avenuepark Street, Glasgow, G20 8LW via lo-offman@rfca.mod.uk, setting out their suitability, interest and motivation for this post. Applicants should also nominate two referees.

Full details of the vacancy can be found at Vacancies - Lowland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association

The closing date for applications is 1200 on Wednesday 7 October 2026. Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 19 October 2026.

Should prospective candidates wish to obtain further information about this post prior to submitting their application they are encouraged to do so by emailing our Deputy Chief Executive, David Pettigrew, lo-cedep@rfca.mod.uk.

For further information on Lowland Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association, see www.lowlandrfca.org.uk

Pay: £50,510.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person