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Royal Air Force
1912429
OR-7 - CPO - SSgt/CSgt - Chf Tech/FS, OR-9 - WO1 - WO/Macr, OF-2 - Lt - Capt RM - Capt - Flt Lt
Flight Lieutenant, Flight Sergeant, Warrant Officer

12/08/2022, 23:55 

October 2022
4 Years
Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Army
Any
Any
RAF Valley
Isle of Anglesey
United Kingdom
FTRS - Home Commitment

Vacancy detail

A vacancy has arisen for a Flight Sergeant - Flight Lieutenant – Any Profession – to serve as Station Error Management System Coordinator at RAF Valley on Full Time Reserve Service (Home Commitment) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCoS), with an initial proposed start date of 03 October 2022 (or earlier).

The successful candidate will be responsible to the Head of Establishment and Delivery Duty Holder, via the Air Safety Manager for:

a.    The effective operation, management and administration of the RAF Aviation Error Management System (AEMS) for aircraft within No 4 Flying Training School (4 FTS) at RAF Valley.

b.    He / she will be required to promote AEMS throughout 4 FTS and encourage personnel to report air safety occurrences including errors, hazards and near-misses, undertake trend analysis of report data and instigate and manage Occurrence Safety Investigations (OSI).

c.    He / she will be required organise and manage Occurrence Safety Investigations (OSI) and in turn, convene and manage Occurrence Review Groups (ORG) advising members of an ORG on the RAF AEMS process and application of the RAF Just Culture Policy.  The successful candidate will be required to administer arising safety recommendations and conduct peer reviews of OSI.

d.    The successful candidate will be required to communicate and promote ‘good practice’ to develop a consistent application of the RAF AEMS throughout 4 FTS.

e.    Additionally, candidates should have a good knowledge of human factors and error management, be computer literate and have a good working knowledge of MS Word and Excel.

f.    It is essential that the candidate is well organised and possesses excellent interpersonal skills as close liaison with internal and external agencies is crucial to the success of Error Management.

g.    Applicants should also be able to work as a member of a small team whilst having the ability to work individually with minimum supervision on dedicated projects.

  • Must either have been, or currently be, Flight Lieutenant/Warrant Officer/Flight Sergeant or Sergeant (Any profession) eligible for promotion in accordance with AP 3392 Vol 2 Leaflet 560 and AP 3376 Vol 1 . All Promotions will be ratified by means of a Promotion Board. If an applicant has been out of full-time military service and is applying for a post on promotion, they will also need to send their civilian appraisals or equivalent to evidence recent skills, knowledge and experience to be considered by the Promotion Board.
  • Aircrew, ATC, ABM, Flight Operations or aviation engineering related background. Preferred – Aircrew.
  • Strong working knowledge of current RAF aviation and / or aircraft engineering practices, rules and regulations.
  • High level of IT literacy.
  • Human Factor and Error Management Foundation Training.
  • Recent OSI / ORG and Error Management System experience.
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience of working with Aviation Safety Information Management System (ASIMS).

A Selection Board will carry out a rigorous selection process for this post, based principally on an applicant’s last 3 (aviators) or 4 (officers) appraisal reports as required.  Enquiries concerning this vacancy should be made to:

Name: Sqn Ldr P A Butterfield

Civ:  01407 762241, Ext 7603

Mil:  95581 7603

Applications.  Candidate applications, with a maximum 2-page CV (to include copies of last 3 (aviators) or 4 (officers) appraisal reports as required) should be sent to:

Sqn Ldr P A Butterfield Air Safety Manager (ASM) Operations Wing RAF Valley Holyhead Anglesey  LL65 3NY

The closing date for applications is 12 August 2022 and interviews will take place week commencing 22 August 2022.

 

Unless already commissioned in the Reserve Air Forces the successful applicant will be required to be commissioned in the RAFR with a liability for call-out for permanent service.

The appointment is on Full Time Reserve Service (Home Commitment) TCoS in accordance with AP 3392 Vol 7 Part 1 Chapter 16 and AP3392 Vol 7 Part 3 Chapter 2 for an initial period of 4 years.

Confirmation of appointment will depend on successful completion of a RAF Medical Board.  Personnel who do not meet the Age/Permanent Joint Medical Employment Standard (PJMES) may apply for the appointment but will only be considered subject to an executive waiver process on a case by case basis.

Candidates who have been out of regular or reserve service for more than 5 years may be considered for this appointment.  Prior approval must be sought from the relevant Professions Advisor to confirm current and past experience prior to being invited to interview.

Applicants of an equivalent rank from sister Services may apply but will only be accepted into the Royal Air Force Reserves if an appropriate Professions advisor can be identified to sponsor the applicant.  The relevant Profession’s advisor approval must be agreed before the interview.

Regular Service Applicants.  Personnel currently serving in the Regular Royal Air Force should be mindful of the current Early Termination Minimum Waiting Time (MWT) for their respective Rank, Branch/Trade and ensure this MWT is compatible with the post sponsor’s proposed start date, prior to applying.

Ex-service candidates who have been administratively discharged through the QR1027 process will have their applications rejected as they are not eligible to join the RAF Reserves in accordance with AP 3391 (Vol 3, Lft 207, Annex L, Para 1a).

Pension Issues.  Personnel who qualify for a service pension should take financial advice from Defence Business Services (DBS) Pensions Department on the effect that undertaking reserve service has on their pension (details can be found on the JPA splash screen). Additional guidance can also be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pensions-and-compensation-for-veterans and MMP116 - Re-employment. Of particular note is reference to the ‘Effect of Re-employment’ on Commutation and, for those leaving on a ‘preserved’ pension, the Resettlement Grant.

Transition between TCoS.  Personnel taking this appointment from other TCoS should consider the impact on any accrued entitlements, such as leave, resettlement etc and should seek specialist guidance where required as certain entitlements are TCoS specific and may not be retained or transferred on transition between TCoS. 

Flexible Working Arrangements. In accordance with the Flexible Working (FW) Policy, Reserves personnel are able to request FW arrangements with their line manager.  Any immediate FW requirements should be agreed with the line management at the interview stage.

Individual Reinforcement Training (IRT) (Module 1) and RAF Fitness Test (RAFFT).  Reserve personnel are required to maintain currency in IRT and the RAFFT iaw the relevant TCoS.  The successful applicant will be expected to undertake IRT and the RAFFT within 6 months of commencing employment (if required).

Annual Salary and Leave.  Pay will be in accordance with the pay scales published for the reserve air forces.  Leave entitlement is detailed in JSP 760.

Accommodation. Personnel serving on FTRS(HC) TCoS are eligible to occupy Single Living Accommodation (SLA) if available, at entitled rates, if serving within the Air Command TLB.

This opportunity is closed to applications.