People Specialist
BONUS: Currently offering Golden Hello Bonus of £5,250 on completion of Phase 2 Training
Role: People Specialist. Full Time, Regular, In Person
Location: Assigned every 3-5 years at an RAF Unit in the UK (preferences taken into
consideration)*
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.
Salary:
Pay: Starting salary £27,200 including benefits (pay increments yearly, on promotion and Government pay review increases in line with cost of living)
Desirable Qualifications;
No education qualifications required.
GCSE or equivalent at Grade C/4 (Scottish National 5 at Grade C) or above in English Language and Mathematics/Application of Mathematics are desirable.
During Phase 1 training, Recruits must complete Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths at no cost to the Recruit unless they can prove the qualification is already held. This is a mandated requirement to be able to proceed to Phase 2 training.
Joining age - 16-47 (applications 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 5 years immediately preceding your application but candidates with a minimum of 3 years will be considered,
Apprenticeship/Training;
Training is 7 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.
Work Location: In person
*Career progression allows for remote working opportunities and overseas assignment locations.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £27,200.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Relocation assistance
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
