Air HR West HR Ops Sqn SNCO 3

A vacancy has arisen for a Sergeant, People Operations to serve as West HR Ops SNCO FTRS at West HR Ops Sqn, RAF Cosford on Full Time Reserve Service (Home Commitment) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCoS), with an initial proposed start date of 12 October 2026. 

Air Human Resources (Air HR) deliver a National, centralised, professional and HR focused service to all Units (including parented populations) served by our HR Regions. All members of Air HR support the delivery of a unified, standardised, and assured HR Service that is ‘Air Power Driven and People Focused’, supports operational output, and meets the requirements of our personnel and their line managers, while championing self-service digital solutions, innovation and flexibility

Responsible for the management, delivery and assurance for one or more of the following HR Pillars within West HR Ops Region:

a.    Recruits, Trainees & Reserves,

b.    Pay, Movements and Terms and Conditions of Service (TCOS),

c.    Commitments (Deployed Ops (Ias and Fus), FGen, CAL),

d.    Appraisals.

Roles and Responsibilities are as follows:

a.    Direct LM responsibility for all personnel within the AOR including reporting, training, development, welfare, discipline and standards.

b.    Provide expert HR support and professional function to all personnel for the roles within the AOR iaw current regulations.

c.    Manage customer submissions for the AOR, triaging and prioritising as required, ensure timely attention and completion. 

d.    Engage with HR Execs, policy leads within HQ Air, CapO, HR Spt & HR Assurance to ascertain, challenge and develop policy and processes as required.

e.    Manage and complete JPA data assurance checks as provided by HR Spt, rectifying errors, and identifying trends, acting as POC for HR Spt & MIDA.

f.    Mandate attendance of JNCO/AS1 cadre to attend HR Spt clinics.

g.    Ensure your management checks are completed every month and registers are maintained iaw extant policy. Utilising the HR Spt Dashboards for Assurance, Management Checks and CI.

h.    Undertake Duty Senior HR Ops role, acting as JCCC SME as required in support of the Duty HR Operator.

Must either have been, or currently be, a Sergeant or a Corporal, People Operations 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.

• National Security Clearance

• Experience working within a HR Ops Sqn and/or PSF.
• Experience Administering the Reserves.

A Selection Board will carry out a rigorous selection process for this post, based principally on an applicant’s last 3 appraisal reports and other evidence as appropriate.  Enquiries concerning this vacancy should be made to:

Name: Flt Lt Cory Styche

Tel: +44 303 387 4314

Applications.  Candidate applications should as a minimum, comprise of a maximum 2-page CV, and copies of last 3 appraisal reports (as required). Where candidates have been out of military service and / or have additional civilian SQEP relevant for the role, they should include evidence including qualifications, references, civilian appraisals as deemed appropriate, for use by the Selection Board, and should be sent to:

Flt Lt Cory Styche, Cory.Styche100@mod.gov.uk

The closing date for applications is 29 June 2026.

Interviews will take place week commencing 27 July 2026.

Unless already enlisted in the Reserve Air Forces the successful applicant will be required to be enlisted in the Royal Air Force Reserves 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 and AP3392 Vol 7 Part 3 Chapter 2 for an initial period of 5 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.

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.  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. 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.