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WATCH SUPERVISOR MSK OPERATOR

Vacancy summary

Royal Navy
1933908
OR-4 - LH/LR - Cpl
Leading Seaman

12/11/2023, 23:55 

2 YEARS
Royal Navy
RN Engineer GS
Communications
ATLANTIC BUILDING, NORTHWOOD, MIDDX
Middlesex
United Kingdom
FTRS - Full Commitment

Vacancy detail

  • Responsible for the operational readiness of Maritime Broadcast compilation software ensuring all operators are fully conversant with the Standing Operating Procedures.
  • Responsible for the overall efficiency, supervision, leadership, welfare and morale of all watch personnel, on behalf of the Senior Watch Supervisor on a 24 hour basis.
  • Operate and ensure Ship Shore, Maritime Rear Link (MRL) and MATELO services are at optimum readiness in support of current and future NATO operations and exercises.
  • Liaise as required with customers within the Headquarters, and all directly connected stations to ensure optimum Formal Message delivery.Conduct musters of the daily accountable material.
  • Representative for all communication operations aspects within the chain of command.
  • Directly supervises the qualification and training of subordinates, including providing feedback on the effectiveness of formal training.
  • Responsible for the occupational safety practices of subordinates.

Must be an OR4 of ENG CIS specialisation. OR2 applicants with a recommend for the next higher rank in their most recent OJAR will be considered. 

OR6 applicants, if successful, will only be paid as and wear the rank of OR4.

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

Professional/Experience
                          
Management and Administrative Services – General – Communication Operations – Formal messaging.
Previous experience in a message-processing centre.
Knowledge of military messaging formats and procedures.
Minimum 2 years experience in a communication centre environment in both manual and automated PC based systems.
Must possess comprehensive knowledge of current ACP series, NATO communication procedures and publications.      
                 
Education/Training

Higher Secondary education and intermediate vocational training  which might lead to a formal qualification with 2 years experience, or a Secondary education and completed advanced vocational training  leading to a professional qualification or professional accreditation with 4 years post related experience.

Standard Automatic Data Processing Knowledge

Word Processing:    Working Knowledge
Spreadsheet:    Working Knowledge
Graphics Presentation:    Working Knowledge
Database:    Working Knowledge
eMail Clients/Web Browsers:    Working Knowledge
Web Content Management:    Basic Knowledge

Professional/Experience

Specific Experience: Three years experience in a Communications Centre environment in both manual and automated PC based systems.
Activities involved in receiving and routing official correspondence, handling and safeguarding classified material, preparing responses to special correspondence and establishing and maintaining the command reports and forms for management programs.

Education/Training

AIFS/NMS Operator and Administrator Courses - Mandatory.
ACMS Software Operator course – Mandatory.

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

The Anticipated Start date will be ASAP 

This advert will close within 2 weeks of an application being received


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.

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This opportunity is closed to applications.