AREA ENGAGEMENT TEAM SW TEAM 2-3 YEOVIL

PREAMBLE

1.         The Naval Service (NS) recruiting organisation, under Captain Naval Recruiting (CNR), is responsible, to Flag Officer Sea Training for the delivery of the NS recruitment and assessment pipeline.

 2.         In the field, Engagement Team (AET) personnel act as each Recruiting Area’s focus for the planning and delivery of all community engagement activity. The AETs are CNR’s primary asset within the organisation to deliver nationally based, but locally delivered, specialist engagement for the NS, within an assigned geographical area of the UK.

 3.         This engagement is delivered through an innovative delivery programme including Leadership and Development packages, experiential engagement and faith engagement. The AET Team 2-3 primary role is to engage with target audience set by CNR through delivery of direct engagement and outreach both in face to face delivery and utilising all digital channels authorised by SO1 Engagement. AET are a key element in supporting the Ministry of Defence’s commitment to increasing the diversity of its personnel and increasing awareness of the NS in under-represented groups such as BAME and females. Each of the AET’s are co-located within the CNR recruiting areas and have a responsibility to liaise with the RFF in support of their efforts, through the team leader of Team 2 AET SW.

 PURPOSES

 Primary Purpose.

 4.         To deliver coherent engagement and outreach activities for CNR that raises awareness of the NS to the general population and specifically in under-represented groups, through the direction and co-ordination of the AET SW OC and AET SW TL T2 within their AOR by;

• Deliver a sustained and consistent tailored and coordinated programme of engagement and outreach activities to engage with young people in a broad age group of 10-25 raising their awareness of the Royal Navy to communities which will achieve the aim of creating permissive recruiting environments through both face to face direct contact engagement and through authorised digital channels.
• Maintain relationships with key regional interlocutors, including Business and Community leaders, key educational staff and youth organisations, as well as other CNR entities (eg AROM, the Recruiting Field Force (RFF) and Specialist Recruitment Teams (SRTs)).

 Secondary Purposes.

 5.         To support the other 5 Areas in the execution of their Area Engagement activity when additional resource is required. Other tasking as directed by their Command.

 The AET SW T2-3 tasks are:

Primary Tasks:

i. Engage with young people through the delivery of approved presentations and activities to deliver a coherent outreach programme that raises awareness of the Naval Service in under-represented groups such as females and BAME, within their AOR both in face to face engagement or through the medium of on-line delivery platforms.

ii. Actively contribute to the raising of awareness of the NS in target communities as directed by AET SW OC, AET SW TL2 and AET SW Deputy TL2.

iii. Comply with all corporate governance guidance and MOD financial regulations and maintain record for audit when required.

iv. Liaise with peers in the other Services within their AOR, ensuring networks and best practice are shared on a tri-Service basis, attending meetings as required.

v. Attend key meetings as required and directed.

vi. Maintain and uphold the highest standards of dress and bearing at all times.

Secondary Tasks:

i. Maintain full records of activities that they deliver, prepare returns for AET SW TL2 which will allow them to appropriately evaluate the impact of engagement outreach across their AOR with all the diverse groups of the community.

ii. Respond to other tasking as appropriate by their Command.

Must be a serving Regular or Maritime Reserve OR2-OR4 or Ex-Regular OR2-OR4 of ANY specialisation.

• MoD Diversity and Equality training 
• Driver Cat B licence 
• CRB Enhanced 
• Proficient in Word, Power Point and Excel and digital delivery platforms such as MS Teams, Google classroom and zoom 

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 12 MONTHS WITH POTENTIAL TO EXTEND

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 rate, specialisation, qualifications and experience to fill the posts for which they apply. Applications will be accepted from reservists who hold one rate or more above or one rate only below the advertised rate. Applicants one rate below may be employed in the acting higher rate (excluding the advertised rate of WO2 or WO1) if they are suitable, qualified and meet current promotion regulations in all respects. Applicants prepared to serve in a position at a lower rate then the rate 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.

Ex-Regular Reserves other ranks of an equivalent rank from sister services may apply, however will have to transfer to the RFR and conduct a period of Marinisation if they are selected as the preferred candidate.

Applications for this job are to be submitted on the FTRS Job Application Form which should be emailed to:

NAVYPCAP-CMRESFTRS-MAILBOX@mod.gov.uk

Please use the phrase “Job Application for (followed by job title and reference number)” in the Subject line.

Suitable candidates will be informed about the next stage of the process approximately 2 weeks after the closing date.