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TEMPORARY WO COXN SSG

Vacancy summary

Royal Navy
2177894
OR-8 - WO2, OR-9 - WO1 - WO/Macr
Warrant Officer 1, Warrant Officer 2

03/03/2024, 23:55 

Up to 31 Oct 24
Royal Navy, Royal Marines
RN Warfare SM
Coxwain
SUBFLOT (HMNB DEVONPORT)
Devon
United Kingdom
FTRS - Full Commitment

Vacancy detail

Preamble

The post of Coxswain SSG sits within the SUBFLOT Support Group organisation and is directly accountable to CDR SSG for their Primary purposes and DSWEO SSG (as SSG CoS) for their Secondary purposes. 

COMSUBFLOT is accountable to Dir FGen as the Force Generation Authority (FGA) for all submarines in Fleet Time and is the Administration Authority for all SUBFLOT personnel including the crews based in Barrow-in-Furness and those supporting submarines in Upkeep and Disposal Phase 1 in HMNB Devonport. As the scheduling authority for all submarines within the force generation cycle, they are responsible for the timely generation of safe and capable Force Elements at Readiness (FER) in accordance with the requirements of the Command Plan, the SSOP and the Navy Schedule Service (formerly the FOS or FOP).

COMSUBFLOT is also the Delivery Duty Holder (DDH) for all Fleet Time submarines iaw DSA02[1] and is responsible to the SDH, through the ODH, for ensuring that all Risk to Life (RtL) with his AoR is Tolerable and ALARP. More specifically, the DDH is required to provide assurance of the effective implementation of the ODH’s overarching Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS).

For all Defence Maritime activities within his AoR, COMSUBFLOT is required[2] to:

a.    Ensure that the overarching Heath, Safety and Environmental System(s) is implemented across force elements to maintain safe operations coherently across his AoR as defined in his letter of delegation.
b.    Ensure that each activity is resourced with suitably qualified, experienced, certificated and medically-fit personnel to levels that are at least as good as legislation.
c.    Ensure that platforms can be and are operated safely and iaw with their safety and environmental safety cases.
d.    Conduct 2nd party assurance of each activity in his AoR.

    Primary Purposes.

    COXN SSG is directly accountable to CDR SSG for the workforce allocation and control across SSG by administration of unit PE-OPDEF’s, NOWD’s and PERREQ’s, control of augmentation requests and JPA administration checks. He is also responsible for the following:

    a.    Provide discipline support to unit Coxswains regarding:

    1.     Conduct of CO’s Investigations
    2.     Conduct of Alcohol testing
    3.     Maintenance of JPA Discipline Records
    4.     Implementation of Minor Administrative Action (MAA)
    5.     Liaison with Royal Navy Police Regional Crime Manager (RCM)

    b.    Provide Guidance, Leadership and Direction (GLAD) to unit Coxswains across the SSG Area of Responsibility (AOR) regarding:Personnel

    1. Equipment
    2. Administration 
    3. Training
    4. Sustainability

    c.    Be available to units during periods of gapping at the Coxswain level (leave or assignment).

    d.    Provide SME support wrt SMERAS training and first level across all platforms within the SSG AOR.

    e.    Provide Executive assurance to SUBFLOT across all platforms within the SSG AOR, in accordance with the planned Assurance Cycle generated by SSG DHoD’s.

    Secondary Purposes.  

    In support of their primary purpose, COXN SSG is accountable to DSWEO SSG for the following:

    a.    To act as a member of HMNB Devonport Departmental Coordinators (DepCo’s) as required. 
    b.    To be an ex-officio member of welfare committees across the group in support of the unit XO’s. 
    c.    Liaison with external authorities as required in the course of duty, namely NCHQ, Babcock Marine, P&T, FOST(SM) and Naval Base Organisations. 
    d.    To be the Visits Liaison Officer for SSG and POC for platforms within the SSG AOR, supporting various VIP duties as well as assisting the coordination of SSG supported OSPs / SMPs.

    Divisional Responsibilities
    Act as the Divisional Officer for all allocated MA6 personnel as part of the RF/DF Augmentation Scheme.

    Must be an OR9 of RN Warfare SM specialisation.

    OR8 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.

    Ex-Regular Reserves 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.

    Qualifications


    1.    The following essential competences are required:
    a.    OR9 Submarine Qualified.
    b.    Completed COXN Qualifying Course and a subsequent full sea assignment (preferably including full Force Generation and OST package).
    c.    Preferably qualified TRiM Team Leader/Practitioner
    d.    Preferably qualified EDIA (act as Practitioner)
    e.    In date SC.

    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 UP TO 31 OCT 24 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 rank, specialisation, qualifications and experience to fill the posts for which they apply. 

    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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