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Vacancy summary

Royal Air Force
2158813
OF-2 - Lt - Capt RM - Capt - Flt Lt
Flight Lieutenant

19/08/2022, 23:55 

October 2022
4 years
Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Army
Aircrew
Any
RAF Leeming
North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
FTRS - Limited Commitment

Vacancy detail

A vacancy has arisen for a Flight Lieutenant – Aircrew – to serve as UFSO Bowtie Manager and Risk at RAF Leeming on Full Time Reserve Service (Limited Commitment) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCoS), with an initial proposed start date of 31 October 2022.

The successful candidate will be responsible to the Head of Establishment and Delivery Duty Holder, via the Air Safety Manager for:

a.    The effective operation, management and administration of the RAF Aviation Error Management System (AEMS) for aircraft within 11 Sqn, No 4 Flying Training School (4 FTS) at RAF Leeming.

b.    He / she will be required to travel to RAF Valley to enable effective liaison within the 4FTS ASMT, provide support to the RAF Valley ASMT and to attend specific meetings.

c.    He / she will be required to promote AEMS throughout 4 FTS and encourage personnel to report air safety occurrences including errors, hazards and near-misses and undertake trend analysis of report data.

d.    He / she will be required to instigate and manage Occurrence Safety Investigations (OSI) and, following completion of an OSI, convene and manage Occurrence Review Groups (ORG).  He / she will be required to advise members of an ORG on the RAF AEMS process and application of the RAF Just Culture Policy.  In addition, the successful candidate will be required to administer safety recommendations that arise from OSI and conduct peer reviews of OSI.

e.    He / she will be required to qualify as a BowTie Manager and manage the 11 Sqn BowTies in consultation with the 4FTS BowTie Manager.

f.        The successful candidate will be required to communicate and promote ‘good practice’ to develop a consistent application of the RAF AEMS throughout 4 FTS.

g.    Candidates should have a good knowledge of human factors and error management, be computer literate and have a good working knowledge of MS Word and Excel.

h.    It is essential that the candidate is well organised and possesses excellent interpersonal skills as close liaison with internal and external agencies is crucial to the success of Error Management.

i.        Applicants should be able to work as a member of a small team whilst also having the ability to work individually with minimum supervision on dedicated projects.

  • Must either have been, or currently be, Flight Lieutenant, Aircrew.
  • Strong working knowledge of current RAF aviation and / or aircraft engineering practices, rules and regulations.
  • High level of IT literacy.
  • Human Factor and Error Management Foundation Training.
  • OI and ORG qualified.
  • Recent OSI / ORG and Error Management System experience.
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience of working with the Aviation Safety Information Management System (ASIMS).
  • Experience of working with BowTie XP.

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

Name: Sqn Ldr P A Butterfield

Civ:  01407 762241, Ext 7603

Mil:  95581 7603

Applications.  Candidate applications, with a maximum 2-page CV (to include copies of last 4 appraisal reports, or as required) should be sent to:

Sqn Ldr P A Butterfield Air Safety Manager (ASM) Operations Wing RAF Valley Holyhead Anglesey LL65 3NY

The closing date for applications is 19 August 2022 and interviews will take place the week commencing 5 September 2022.

Unless already commissioned in the Reserve Air Forces the successful applicant will be required to be commissioned in the RAFR 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 Chapter 16 and AP3392 Vol 7 Part 3 Chapter 2 for an initial period of 4 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 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 before progressing to interview.

Applicants of an equivalent rank from sister Services may apply but will only be accepted into the Royal Air Force Reserves if an appropriate Professions Advisor can be identified to sponsor the applicant.  The relevant Professions Advisor’s approval must be agreed before the 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, Branch/Trade and ensure this MWT is compatible with the post sponsor’s proposed start date, prior to applying.

Ex-service candidates who have been administratively discharged through the QR1027 process will have their applications rejected as they are not eligible to join the RAF Reserves in accordance with AP 3391 (Vol 3, Lft 207, Annex L, Para 1a).

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

Flexible Working Arrangements.  In accordance with the Flexible Working (FW) Policy, personnel undertaking Full Time Reserve Service (FTRS) are able to request FW arrangements with their line manager.  Any immediate FW requirements should be agreed with line management at the interview stage.

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. 

Individual Reinforcement Training (IRT) (Module 1) and RAF Fitness Test (RAFFT).  FTRS 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.  This applies only to personnel serving within the Air Command TLB.

This opportunity is closed to applications.