SO2 J3J5 OPS PLANS

Vacancy summary

Royal Navy
2104754
OF-3 - Lt Cdr - Maj - Sqn Ldr
Lieutenant-Commander, Major (RM)

24/08/2025, 23:55 

June 2025
FTRS - Full Commitment
2 YEARS
Royal Navy, Royal Marines
Any
Any
Integrated Global Defence Network (Deliver)

Vacancy detail

SO2 J3J5 OPS PLANS

Unit Role:  UKStratCom is to provide 4* command, direction and assurance through Integrated Global Defence Network (IGDN) pan-Permanent Joint Overseas Bases (PJOBs), and JACIG, and exercise appropriate policy-aware and compliant PJOB management and administration on behalf of, and is accountable to, Director IGDN.

Position Role: Manage and deliver coherent, co-ordinated J3/5 understanding and advice to OBs including the DA network, UKStratCom, and the PJOBs, iot support the UK’s military standing commitments, ensuring that the PJOBs are enabled to deliver their Defence output, outward security advice and support to contingent Ops. Providing linkage between J3 and J5 areas of IGDN and managing the HLB FGEN process (trawls and DWRs) on the overseas locations.

Responsibilities:

 

1.   Manage the Force Generation (FGen) process, Court Martial allocation, and response to DWRs from AIR for all the overseas bases.

2.   Act as Desk Officer for the Joint Arms Control Implementation Group (JACIG).

3.   Act as HLB Security Advisor to Overseas Bases.

4.   Manage and develop future projects as directed.

5.  Take a determined and uncompromising approach to resolving problems and issues in an innovative and timely manner, that are outside of the other Desk Officers capacity to resolve.

6.  Proactively identify problems and issues that have become bogged down or delayed and reinvigorate and restore momentum to progressing them through to completion.

7.  Manage the IGDN Duty Officer’s roster.

8.  Act as IGDN Duty Officer as required.

9.  Act as DFO for Northwood site as required.

9. Co-ordinate the completion and promulgation of the IGDN weekly DOWNREP.

10. Act as the pandemic coord for IGDN if/when required.

  

Pre Appt/Deployment Trg:  MODNET Trg, UKStratCom Induction. 

Domestic Considerations:  

Hybrid working is encouraged.  Occasional 1-week Duty Officer period based in or near Northwood is required (1-2 times per year).

Performance Attributes

Priority Component Features

Courage and Values

A self-motivated and reliable officer who can work with minimal direction in an international environment with limited support; using reach back and SMEs where required.

Professional Effectiveness

Requires enough mil experience and specialist knowledge to be able to represent pan-UKStratCom where required on sS, issues. Requires sound judgement and a high degree of initiative to tackle complex issues. Time and resource management skills.

Powers of Communication

Working with and briefing senior officers and civil servants, within MOD and OGDs, on a regular basis; requires excellent written and verbal communications skills.

Effective Intelligence

Apply intelligence to identify, analyse and solve issues, both practical and intellectual. Flexible in thought and action.

Must be an OF3 of ANY specialisation. OF2 applicants with a positive recommendation in their most recent annual OJAR/SJAR may be considered for the role and the award of Acting Higher Rank (AHR). It is stressed that whilst a simple positive recommendation will make you eligible for consideration, your entire OJAR/SJAR dossier will be considered for AHR in line with the principles of BR3(1) Part 8 and approval is not guaranteed

OF4 applicants, if successful, will only be paid as and normally wear the rank of OF3.

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

Competence Profile

Other Quals/Competencies

JOPC

ESyO Cse

Desirable

Essential

Could be completed in post.

To be completed in post.

Clearances

DV

Essential

(Can be acquired in-post)

Language

Nil

 

 

Experience

 

 

 

Service/Arm/OGD

FLC/MOD

Desirable

Experience of FLC/MOD highly desirable

Operational

Recent

Desirable

Recent operational experience highly desirable

Staff

Joint

Desirable

Experience of working on the staff in a Joint environment highly desirable.  Understanding of MOD processes highly advantageous.

Command

Unit

Desirable

Will deal with starred officers in Command positions and must have relevant experience to draw upon to provide both context and establish credibility?

Fields/Trades

Any

 

 

Environments

Any

 

 

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.

The start date is the anticipated one however, applicants should be aware a number of factors will potentially impact on this including the completion of pre-employment checks, medical category confirmation and the award of a Security Clearance. The start date could therefore be adjusted as appropriate – earlier for a fully qualified person with their and the employers agreement, or later if approvals cannot be immediately completed.


INITIAL COMMITMENT LENGTH WILL NORMALLY BE 24 MONTHS WITH THE 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 Reserves (RNR, RMR) or the Royal Fleet Reserves (RFR) (Ex-Regular Reserve) may volunteer to undertake a period of FTRS/ADC in accordance with the following:

Maritime Reserves:.

Members of the Maritime Reserves require a Final Date in Service beyond the expected period of the commitment they are applying for. Applicants who do not have sufficient service remaining are to submit an application for EOS with transfer to List-4 status prior to applying for the role.

EOS with transfer to List-4 Applications are to be submitted to (NAVY PEOPLE-CM RES CPO) Nicholas.Hatton869@mod.gov.uk with a cc address of (NAVY PEOPLE-CM RES FTRS WO1) Daz.Bale225@mod.gov.uk, stating the specific role applied for, for which an EoS with transfer to List-4 is sought. FTRS applications received that do not have a concurrent EOS with transfer to List 4 application in progress will be rejected during the initial sift process.

Applications for EOS with transfer to List 4 status will not be accepted within 8 weeks of the applicant’s current Final Date in Service.

RFR (Ex-Regulars):

Ex-Regular personnel whose RFR liability has run out will be re-instated in the RFR to take up FTRS/ADC.

Applicants undertaking a period of FTRS/ADC must be suitably qualified by rank/rate, specialisation, qualifications and experience to fill the posts for which they apply.

Applications will be accepted from reservists who hold a rank/rate one or more above the advertised rank/rate or hold a rank/rate one below the advertised rank/rate.  

  • Applicants one rate below may be interviewed at the discretion of the FTRS Cell/Line Manager and may be employed in the acting higher rate (excluding the advertised rate of WO2 or WO1) if they are suitable, qualified, meet current promotion regulations in all respects and are selected to do so. Otherwise, may be given the opportunity to carry out the role in their substantive rank/rate; the payment of Substitution Pay (SUPA) may be considered by the employer.
  • Applicants of a higher rank/rate prepared to serve in a position at a lower rank/rate than their current or former substantive rank will wear uniform, and be paid, at the Upper Rank/Rate’ level appropriate to that of the position on JPA. Exceptions will not normally be considered.

Ex-Regular Reserves of an equivalent rank from the Army or Royal Air Force are required to join the Maritime Reserves (RNR/RMR) before being eligible to apply.

Applications from those above normal FTRS/ADC retirement age (60) will be considered by exception.

Medical/Dental

Applicants must also be medically fit, and meet the minimum medical category required for the level of commitment, to fulfil the duties which their Commitment will require them to undertake.

  • A medical form to confirm MedCat and suitability to be employed is required to be returned within 2 weeks of commencing the role, or the commitment may be revoked.

Personnel who have been discharged via the RN Medical Board of Survey (MOBS) or the RN Medical Employability Board (MEB), do not have a RFR liability and are therefore unable to be considered for any FTRS/ADC/VERR role.

Only personnel on FTRS(FC) commitments will be entitled to the full range of Service Medical and Dental support. Those on lower levels will be entitled to emergency medical support whilst on duty.

Pension Issues. 

Personnel who qualify for a service pension should take financial advice from Defence Business Services (DBS) Reserves/Re-employment Pensions Department on the effect that undertaking FTRS service has on their pension, EDP, Resettlement Grant or Terminal Benefits.

Additional guidance can also be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pensions-and-compensation-for-veterans. Of particular note is reference to the ‘Effect of Re-employment’ on Commutation and, for those leaving on a ‘preserved’ pension, the Resettlement Grant. Other organisations such as the Armed Forces Pension Society or the White Ensign Association may also be able to offer advice, but it is stressed that only DBS can provide an authoritative answer.

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. 

Naval Core Training (NCT), Individual Training Requirement (IRT) and Defence Mandated Training (DMT)

 Personnel on FTRS commitments are required to maintain currency in NCT, IRT and MDT in alignment with the rest of the RN/RM. The successful applicant will be expected to complete all modules and have them recorded on JPA within 2 months of commencing employment. This is an employer’s responsibility to monitor. 

    • RNFT/PES

    Personnel on FTRS Limited/Home/ADC/VERRs commitments are exempt the RNFT/PES, unless they are a member of the RNR/RMR who should remain in date.

     Annual Salary and Leave. 

    Pay will be in accordance with the pay scales published for the Armed Forces annually, and as governed by JSP 754.  Leave entitlement is detailed in JSP 760. Note, you are not able to carry forward leave from a Regular commission/engagement when commencing an FTRS Commitment or from one FTRS Commitment role to another FTRS Commitment role.

    Allowances.

    Entitlement to allowances is in accordance with JSP 752 however the following should be noted:

    Get you Home (Travel)                  Only paid to qualifying personnel on FTRS(FC)

    Home Duty Travel                          Only paid to qualifying personnel on FTRS(FC), and those on FTRS(LC), (HC) and ADC are eligible to HDT if they are assigned to Inner London (defined as a five mile radius of Charing Cross). 

    Accommodation.

    Personnel serving on FTRS(FC) TCoS are entitled to Single Living Accommodation (SLA) and Service Families Accommodation (SFA) as per Regular entitlements. 

    Personnel serving on FTRS(LC/HC)/ADC TCoS are only eligible to occupy surplus Single Living Accommodation (SLA), at non-entitled rates.

    Personnel serving on VeRR TCoS are not entitled to service accommodation.

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