90SU CHIEF OF STAFF

A vacancy has arisen for a Wing Commander (Any Profession) to serve as Chief of Staff, 90 Signals Unit (90SU) at RAF Leeming on Full Time Reserve Service (Limited Commitment) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCoS), with an initial proposed start date of 04 January 2027.

Responsibilities:

• Lead 90SU’s operational enablement functions including operations planning, training, logistics, safety and assurance.
• Lead 90SU’s security and resilience functions. This includes governance, planning and exercising to deliver both a robust security posture and an effective business continuity regime, ensuring the Unit is prepared to respond and recover from any unforeseen disruption.
• Coordinate 90SU’s financial forecasting, budgeting, commercial activity and broader business management outputs. This includes compiling the Unit’s business plan and delivering within control total.
• Direct and oversee administration of 90SU’s Civil Service workforce.
• Lead quarterly governance meetings and reporting. This includes developing and establishing risk and performance thresholds against 90SU’s RAF Command Plan tasks and delivering integrated reporting into HHQ.
• Lead parenting engagement with RAF Leeming to ensure optimised delivery of critical support functions.  
• Coordinate 90SU’s response to all Individual Augmentee, Force Sense and Force Generation requests.
• Fulfil the role of principal authority for approving and overseeing external visit and engagement requests into 90SU.
• Fulfil the role of 90SU Senior Information Officer including establishing and governing the Unit’s Information Management policy and processes.
• Represent Commander 90SU’s ambition and intent at meetings and forums.

Must either have been, or currently be, a Wing Commander (Any Profession) or a Squadron Leader (Any Profession) eligible for promotion in accordance with AP 3393 Vol 1 and AP 7000. 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.

• NSV - SC

• Business and financial management experience.
• Security management and resilience planning experience.

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

Name: Group Captain Andy Colley

andrew.colley851@mod.gov.uk

Tel: +44 303 374 6939

Applications.  Candidate applications, with a maximum 2-page CV and copies of last 4 appraisal reports, should be sent to:

Group Captain Andy Colley. andrew.colley851@mod.gov.uk

The closing date for applications is 26 June 2026 and interviews (unless prom board required) will take place via MS Teams during the afternoon of 22 July 2026.

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

The appointment is on Full Time Reserve Service (Limited Commitment) TCoS in accordance with AP 3392 Vol 7 Part 1 and AP3392 Vol 7 Part 3 Chapter 2 for an initial period of 3 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 must be attested before their 61st birthday. However, suitably qualified personnel may be considered but a waiver must be sought from SO1 Res Spt prior to interview.

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.

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, Profession and ensure this MWT is compatible with the post sponsor’s proposed start date, prior to applying.

Joint Medical Employment Standards. The post is non-deployable, non-safety critical, does not involve operational support activity and is sedentary in nature. IBN 94/24 applies.

Admin Discharge. Ex-service candidates who have been administratively discharged through the KR1027 process will have their applications rejected as they are not eligible to join the RAF Reserves in accordance with AP 3391.

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. The role will be predominantly based at RAF Leeming.  In accordance with the Flexible Working (FW) Policy, Reserve personnel can 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. There is no entitlement to Single Living Accommodation (SLA) or Service Families’ Accommodation (SFA), however Service personnel may occupy SLA at the entitled rate and SFA at the market rate if surplus accommodation is available.