People Specialist

Your role as a People Specialist in the RAF will be diverse, exciting, and highly rewarding. Wherever the RAF is operational, there is a People Operations team 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 during first 6 months - £20,000 + benefits

Pay after 6 months - £23,400 + benefits

Qualifications you need;

GCSE or equivalent at Grade C/4 (Scottish National 5 at Grade C) or above in English Language and Mathematics. Waivers may be considered for professional qualifications and/or experience.

Joining age - 18-47

Other entry requirements;

You must be a UK, Republic of Ireland, a commonwealth citizen since birth (with The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment) 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 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.