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SENIOR BRITISH OFFICER ROYAL NAVY LIAISON TEAM

Vacancy summary

Royal Navy
1366353
OF-3 - Lt Cdr - Maj - Sqn Ldr
Lieutenant-Commander

09/01/2022, 23:55 

March 2022
3 years
Royal Navy
RN Warfare GS
Any
King Fahd Naval Academy (Jubail) – Saudi Arabia.
Ar Riyad
Saudi Arabia
FTRS - Full Commitment

Vacancy detail

Senior British Loan Service Officer (SBLSO) Royal Navy Liaison Team(RNLT) – King Fahd Naval Academy (Jubail) – Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

Command RNLT

Control and supervise day-to-day output of training team, coordinated with Academy staff.

Provide training support and advice to Commandant KFNA

SME for Naval Sciences; assist Academy with curriculum development and assessment. Coordinate with UK-based RN training to identify new opportunities to improve RSNF training.

Advise and support DALS and RN on in-country delivery of RN training.

Seek opportunities to enhance RN reputation within KSA; assist wider UK mil effort to deepen relations.

Assist and support VIP and PVST to Eastern Provence as directed by Defence Section

Supervise administration of RNLT, including the budget and associated N1 issues.

Domestic

Detailed local domestic information can be found in the RNLT ‘Blue Book’. Potential applicants must read this, and JSP 468 (Loan and Secondment of Service Personnel to Commonwealth and Foreign Forces) before applying. Accompanied with family preferred. Serving unaccompanied can be challenging for some due to the geographic separation from the UK. Local restrictions are likely to result in rejection by KSA of any Loan Service application for same sex or unmarried couples who wish to serve accompanied.

Applicants should be able to work within a small team with any accompanied family understanding the unique environment both at work and in the community in which they live.

Work opportunities for Spouses are limited. Possible roles are in education as teacher or teacher’s assistant or in the medical environment or in support of UK companies and/or administration of UK military in KSA.. Note that all applicants will require ‘In Country Clearance’ – a part of this process is local medical clearance. Applicants will require COVID vaccinations in order to complete this clearance, along with all family members to be double jabbed.  Personnel should use all UK leave before taking up posting. Personnel will start a new RNLT leave allocation on arrival and all UK leave will be lost. A 2-week handover is required to allow for a first week domestic setup and a second week for handover of role. Whilst dependants should be prepared for a culturally and environmentally different post to the UK, those that turn up with the right attitude will find a pleasant climate, a family orientated culture, and many once-in-a-lifetime experiences to be had; all supported by allowances to compensate for this overseas assignment.

This post cannot support children under the age of 12 (educationally).

Must be an OF3 of RN WARFARE specialisation. OF2 applicants with a recommend for the next higher rank in their most recent OJAR will be considered. 

OF4 applicants, if successful, will only be paid as and wear the rank of ***.

Must be serving as a member of the Reserve Forces or have served with the Regular Forces.

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Officer of the Watch - Instruct Navigation and Officer of the Deck

Applicants will undergo an initial eligibility sift. Successful applicants will have their details forwarded to the Post Sponsor to arrange interviews. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised accordingly.

Following interviews; the successful applicant will be informed that they are the Preferred Candidate with details being sent to the CM RES FTRS Cell who will continue the recruitment process. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised accordingly.

Once the recruitment process is complete then the Preferred Candidate will be invited to take up FTRS.


INITIAL COMMITMENT LENGTH WILL BE 3 YEARS

NB: Where the Anticipated Start date has already passed, the start date will be ASAP


Eligibility for FTRS/ADC

Any member of the Maritime Volunteer Reserves (RNR, RMR) or the Royal Fleet Reserves (RFR) (Ex-Regular Reserve) may volunteer to undertake a period of FTRS/ADC. Ex-Regular personnel whose RFR liability has run out may be re-instated to take up FTRS/ADC.

Applicants undertaking a period of FTRS/ADC must be suitably qualified by rank, specialisation, qualifications and experience to fill the posts for which they apply. Applications will be accepted from reservists who hold one rank or more above or one rank only below the advertised rank. Applicants one rank below may be employed in the acting higher rank if they are suitable, qualified and meet current promotion regulations in all respects. Applicants prepared to serve in a position at a lower rank then the rank worn will be appropriate to that of the position. Exceptions will not normally be considered.

Applicants must also be medically fit to fulfil the duties which their Commitment will require them to undertake. Personnel who have been discharged P8 permanently unsuitable Naval Service through the MBOS and Employability Board will not be considered.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.