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FORCE EXPLORATION CMD FD

Vacancy summary

Royal Navy
2112411
OF-3 - Lt Cdr - Maj - Sqn Ldr
Lieutenant-Commander, Major (RM)

14/04/2024, 23:55 

2 Years
Royal Navy, Royal Marines
Any
Any
NCHQ, Leach Building (Portsmouth)
Hampshire
United Kingdom
FTRS - Full Commitment

Vacancy detail

Unit & Position Role


Unit Function    

The FDev Team leads the conceptual development of RN Future Force, defining the Navy headmark beyond 30 years, interfacing across the RN to align and cohere future strategy, leads the Navy’s interface with the Defence Force Development Process, manages RN FDev, including Defence led Wargaming, and conceptual engagement with the other Front-Line Commands, allied Navies, Other Government Departments, the Maritime Enterprise, academia and think tanks and the general public; developing and coordinating corresponding Navy FDev.

Position Role    

This post will by a key team member within the FDev Team, part of the Capability and Force Development Deputy Directorate. The team will be responsible for delivering key outputs that will drive the Future Force Development of the Navy; 

  • Developing and delivering the Royal Navy vision beyond the RN Strategy and POR, shaping and guiding current and future strategy, S&T, R&D, experimentation and investment choices. 
  • Developing and delivering a pan-RN conceptual baseline, including engagement with DFD, oTLB strategy, Partners Across Government and international allies.  
  • Developing and delivering the RN’s Force Development activities, including Defence and Command Force Testing, Variation, Experimentation and Exploration.

Responsibilities

  • SO2 lead for Force Exploration.    
  • SO2 lead for the development and delivery of the Integrated Research and Experimentation Plan.  
  • Lead for coherence and facilitation of the RN Concepts Programme of Work engaging across, and delivered through, the RNC&FD.    
  • Engage with RN stakeholders in support of Force Exploration, Research, and Experimentation, incl OAC, CSF, Cdo Force, MarSpo, Strat Plans.    
  • Liaise with MOD and oTLB CFD orgs (Cap Strat, DCDC, JW, StratComm) to ensure that RN Force Dev is as informed, and rigorously scrutinised as possible.    
  • Identify and develop themes and choices for the Future Force which inform the development of Concepts and Strategy.    
  • Support Hd FDev/FDev Team Product Owner (OF5 Hd FDev) in ensuring that RN Force Development is deliverable and meets the ambition of the Senior Leadership of the Navy and Defence.    
  • The Develop Directorate employs agile working to deliver business outputs; as a member of a Scrum team, work in an agile way to deliver team outputs, as prioritised by the team’s Product Owner.    

Local Considerations

Domestic
The role will be based in NCHQ but with flexible and Hybrid working practices.
Will be required to attend events/activity across the UK Defence estate on a routine basis.
Will require some foreign travel.    

Must be an OF3 of RN WELRM (OF) specialisation. OF2 applicants with a recommend for the next higher rank in their most recent OJAR may be considered. 

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.

Pre-Employment Training

DV -  Essential                
Scrum (Scrum Master and Product Owner) - Essential      

Employer Comments

Essential: Post holder will require access accounts for AS systems.
Essential: Operational experience

         

Pre-Employment Training

ICSC    Highly Desirable        

Employer Comments     

Desirable: Previous MOD/DSTL/NCHQ experience.
Desirable: Professional command at OF3 (sub-unit)

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 Part Time 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 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, they will 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.

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

Personnel on FTRS Limited/Home/ADC/VERRs commitments are exempt the RNFT, 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 754 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)

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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