VACANCIES FOR FULL TIME RESERVE SERVICE POSITIONS – FEBRUARY 2014 A VACANCY FOR AN OF3 OF ANY SPECIALISATION SERVING AS THE CNPS LATERAL ENTRY SO2 WITHIN WEST BATTERY, WHALE ISLAND, PORTSMOUTH – REF No 1763069 A vacancy has arisen for an OF3 of any specialisation to serve as the CNPS Lateral Entry SO2 within West Battery, Whale Island, Portsmouth on FTRS(HC) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCOS). The Royal Navy People Strategy (RNPS) is the Navy Board’s (NavB’s) strategy for delivering, sustaining and developing the people component of OC out to 2025. There are a number of key work strands that, collectively, will deliver this strategy. One of these is the Lateral Entry work strand which is to maximise the recruiting of personnel into the Royal Navy from a variety of sources, including industry, ex-regulars, other services and other navies from our allied partners. In addition to the RNPS, Project Faraday is seeking to restructure the Engineering (General Service) branch and within this a key strand of work is the need to recruit through lateral entry means. Accountable to DACOS BM through BM Coherence SO1 for the delivery of the Lateral Entry work strand and to Faraday SO1 for the Project Faraday elements, the Lateral Entry SO2 is to lead the delivery of the Lateral Entry work strand of the RNPS. Although the key focus will be on lateral entry across all branches, the main effort will be to support the lateral entry requirements of Project FARADAY. The post holder will specialise in lateral entry but will be expected to remain current and deliver other work streams as directed by BM Coherence SO1. This could include other tasking within Project Faraday. Lateral entry is a work stream that will involve liaising within the Naval Service and externally. An understanding of other services, other navies, reserves and industry, including the mapping of qualifications will be beneficial to the post holder. Pay will be between £42,314.16 and £50,676.84 per annum depending on increment level. VACANCY FOR AN OF3 OF ANY SPECIALISATION SERVING AS THE SO2 STRATEGIC MANPOWER DELEGATION PROJECT OFFICER (PPLAN SMD SO2) WITHIN PPLAN NCHQ, WEST BATTERY, WHALE ISLAND - REF No 1755811 A vacancy has arisen for an OF3 of any specialisation to serve as the PPLAN SMD SO2 within NCHQ, West Battery, Whale Island, Portsmouth on FTRS(LC) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCOS). The PPLAN SMD SO2 works within the Personnel Planning Section of CNPS and is accountable to the Strategic Workforce Planner (Ratings) SO1 (PPLAN SWPR SO1) for the development and implementation of new processes and documentation to support Manpower Delegation. His/her purposes are: Primary Purpose: Development and implementation of new CNPS-related processes, policy and tools for the introduction of Strategic Manpower Delegation. Secondary Purposes: To coordinate the detailed development and implementation of PPO-related processes and policy for Strategic Manpower Delegation, specifically: To develop effective means to process Manpower Trading proposals and other manpower change requests. To validate in detail iterations of the Naval Service Personnel Liability Baseline (SPLB) against Options, Change Proposals and inter-TLB Budget Transfers. To develop a Strategic Manpower Delegation-compliant manning priorities regime and to coordinate the completion of the RN People Strategy Manning Priorities task. To provide quality and coherent manpower data and advice to authorised recipients and delegated manpower managers, in order that manpower initiatives and associated Annual Business Cycle 3rd 1 Order Assumptions and Options are developed in consonance with corporate Naval Manpower and Programming objectives. To provide broader support to PPLAN SWPR SO1 in the continuous improvement of workforce planning. Pay will be between £44,429.88 and £53,210.64 per annum depending on increment level. VACANCY FOR AN OR7 OF ANY SPECIALISATION SERVING AS THE OFFICER OF THE WATCH WITHIN HMS NELSON IN PORTSMOUTH - REF No 1130028 A vacancy has arisen for an OR7 of any specialisation to serve as the Officer of the Watch (OOW) within HMS NELSON in Portsmouth on FTRS(HC) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCOS). Accountable to the Base Warrant Officer the purpose of the Officer of the Watch is to provide a 24 hour Naval Presence within HMNB Portsmouth. Acting as the initial point of contact for emergencies and enquiries until passed to the Duty Naval Base Officer as required. He/she has the secondary purpose of ensuring all service personnel within the base adhere to Naval Base Standing Orders whilst onboard and to administrate disciplinary action at the appropriate level on advice from Royal Navy Police Head Quarters (Eastern) (RNPHQ(E)). Act as the out of hour’s point of contact for Naval Personnel and Family Services (NPFS). Pay will be between £29,434.44 and £38,319.60 per annum depending on increment level and pay spine. VACANCY FOR AN OR6 OF ANY SPECIALISATION SERVING AS A BOARD AND SEARCH INSTRUCTOR WITHIN THE NAVAL MILITARY TRAINING (NMT) ORGANISATION HMS RALEIGH - REF No 1753151 A vacancy has arisen for an OR6 of any specialisation to serve as a Board and Search Instructor (BSI) within the Naval Military Training Organisation HMS RALEIGH on FTRS(HC) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCOS). Accountable to the OC Board and Search (OCBS) The HMS RALEIGH NMT BSI has the following duties: To be SME for International Courses, and Xeres. To ensure all relevant documentation is produce for all IDT Courses. To instruct when required on all board and search courses for the Royal Navy. To Advise OCBS on matters regarding International training. To conduct establishment Duties at HMS Raleigh where required. To be the Board and Search School Workplace Risk Assessor, Environmental Protection Officer and Accident Reporting Manager. To be responsible for course conduct. To act as First Aider as required. To ensure all ladder equipment is kept in date. To ensure all defects are reported. To be the store and Radio manager. To liaise with CI and produce Scenario Documentation for BDX’s. To attend all PT sessions. Pay will be between £26,590.08 and £32,717.88 per annum depending on increment level and pay spine. VACANCIES FOR 3 X OR6/OR7 OF ANY SPECIALISATION SERVING AS NAVAL SERVICE PERSONAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT (NS PFCS) COMMUNITY WORKERS SOCIAL MEDIA IN PORTSMOUTH, PLYMOUTH AND YEOVILTON - REF No 1753428 2 Vacancies have arisen for 3 x OR6/OR7 of any specialisation to serve as Naval Service Personal, Family and Community Support (NS PFCS) Community Workers Social Media (CWSM) at Portsmouth Plymouth and Yeovilton on FTRS(HC) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCOS). Accountable to the local Hub Manager for tasking, working routines, professional standards, training and divisional matters and under functional authority of SO1 Information & Communication for the day to day operational management of PFCS Social Media related business the CWSM has the primary purpose to: Deliver and maintain the latest Social Media strategy and initiatives to enable the primary purpose of Naval Service Personal, Family and Community Support (NS PFCS) to be achieved in support of the Mission Statement: “Provide accessible support services that strengthen and enhance the resilience and resourcefulness of Naval Service personnel, their families and communities in order to contribute to the Moral Component and optimise Operational Capability.” He/She also has secondary purposes to: a. Promote the latest Social Media strategy in such a way as to complement existing PFCS service provision, and to realise the full potential of the internet to develop an online NS community. b. Act as the focal point for information provision and communication via PFCS Social Media channels that are generated within or are a requirement identified by the specific hub where they are employed. The role will be dynamic and will continue to evolve/develop in line with the business needs; it will demand innovation, initiative and attention to detail. The incumbent must possess an excellent ability to communicate across the spectrum of MOD employees and external agencies whilst displaying empathy and understanding with regard to the unique issues attributable to Service life that affect Service Personnel and their families. Pay will be between £26,590.08 and £38,319.60 per annum depending on increment level and pay spine. VACANCY FOR AN OF2 OF THE WEAPONS ENGINEERING SPECIALISATION SERVING AS THE VIRTUAL PLANNING TEAM STAFF OFFICER TO CAPTAIN (SOUTH) WITHIN THE FOST ORGANISATION IN HMNB DEVONPORT PLYMOUTH - REF No 1737462 A vacancy has arisen for an OF2 of the Weapons Engineering specialisation to serve as the Virtual Planning Team Staff Officer (VPTSO3) within the FOST Organisation in HMNB Devonport, Plymouth on FTRS(LC) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCOS). The VPT Staff Officer (VPTSO3) is to be a FTRS post with a sea liability responsible for efficient management and use of the limited FOST(S) technical Suitably Qualified Experienced Personnel (SQEP), to properly inform and assist with the design, development and generation of QEC, T26 and MARS . In order to maintain operational currency VPTSO3 is to retain the ability to deliver bespoke Operational Sea Training (OST) for in service platforms. Accountable through VPTSO2 to Staff Marine Engineering Officer (SMEO) the VPTSO3 primary purpose is to act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) at FOST(S) who can collate, prioritise and disseminate demands from new build projects placed on FOST(S),and to ensure that they are met efficiently and in a timely manner. In addition to record and manage actions and decisions taken with respect to the different elements of projects including Working Groups (WG) that will inform the development of downstream training and assurance activity, and act as the SPOC for VPT teams formed within core sea rider FOST(S) personnel.