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RETENTION PROG SUPPORT

Vacancy summary

Royal Navy
2182563
OR-7 - CPO - SSgt/CSgt - Chf Tech/FS, OR-8 - WO2, OR-9 - WO1 - WO/Macr
Chief Petty Officer, Staff Sergeant / Colour Sergeant, Warrant Officer 1, Warrant Officer 2

26/03/2023, 23:55 

April 2023
2 Years
Royal Navy, Royal Marines
Any
Any
NCHQ People Strategy & Policy
Hampshire
United Kingdom
FTRS - Limited Commitment

Vacancy detail

Unit Function    

Under the 2* Director of People and Training and the 1* Deputy Director of People and Training Strategy, the Strategy and Policy team is the focal point for all people related policy development, ensuring strategic coherence in the formulation of single service, tri-service and quad service policies for personnel in the whole-force Royal Navy. It represents the Royal Navy’s interest in all Defence-wide people programmes and employment policy changes, ensuring it is fit for purpose for the Navy.

Position Role    

The Retention Project team will engage with RN Regular individuals who have an approved voluntary PVR submitted as an independent intermediary to understand reasons and preparedness for leaving and scope possible retention opportunities. This will be conducted in an informal and less hierarchical manner, physically or virtually, particularly focusing on DPP/SPPs, females and EM and at the optimum time for contact, Terminal Date minus 3-6 months. The team will be able to glean valuable evidence as to why individuals are leaving, and to determine if individuals are ready for transition.

                    
Responsibilities

Work with P&T BM/CMs to determine target audience – Delivery Pinch Point (DPP), Sustainability Pinch Point (SPP), Female and Ethnic Minority (EM) Service Leaver with approved VO request.    

Act as an independent intermediary between the individual and NCHQ P&T, engaging with SP who have submitted PVR to understand reasons and to scope retention opportunities.    

Determine an individual’s preparedness for transition (Leave Well), use HARDFACTS and signpost to DTS/RNRMC.    

Every 6 months, pass insights and recommendations to NEC/PIIAC for inclusion as evidence for systemic change.    
    
    

Must be an OR7-OR9 of ANY specialisation. OR6 applicants with a recommend for the next higher rank in their most recent SJAR may be considered. 

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

Previous Pers Career Field experience an advantage

Local Considerations

Domestic

Hybrid working by arrangement. Some UK travel will be expected in order to conduct interviews.    

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.

The start date is the anticipated one however, applicants should be aware a number of factors will potentially impact on this including the completion of pre-employment checks, medical category confirmation and the award of a Security Clearance. The start date could therefore be adjusted as appropriate – earlier for a fully qualified person with their and the employers agreement, or later if approvals cannot be immediately completed.


INITIAL COMMITMENT LENGTH WILL BE 24 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 interviewed at the discretion of the Line Manager and 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.

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