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People Specialist (HR)

  • RAF
  • Various Locations
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Your role as a People Specialist in the RAF will be diverse, exciting, and highly rewarding. Wherever the RAF is operational, there is a team of People Specialists ready to provide a professional service to personnel of all specialisations.

  • GMFJ Reference
    257161
  • Wages
    £25,200 p/a
  • Hours
    40.00 per week
  • Date Posted
    24/01/2025
  • Start Date
    08/09/2025
  • Duration
    Not Specified

  • Location
    Various Locations
  • Status
    Now Taking Applications
  • Sector
    IT
  • Opportunity Type
    Other Employment Opportunity
  • Apprenticeship Standard
    Business administrator (ST0070)
  • Employer
    RAF

Various Locations
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Description

Your role as a People Specialist in the RAF will be diverse, exciting, and highly rewarding. Wherever the RAF is operational, there is a team of People Specialists ready to provide a professional service to personnel of all specialisations. In the People Specialisation you will be undertaking roles such as:

  • Advising on and administering pay and allowances, movements, travel and accommodation
  • Processing performance appraisals
  • Preparing RAF personnel for deployment to operations and military exercises and supporting them throughout, often deploying with and working alongside them
  • Providing Welfare support to all personnel in the UK and overseas
  • Administering Service Discipline procedures
  • Managing career assignments in the UK and overseas, enhancing personnel employment pathways
  • Analytics & Business Intelligence
  • Executive Support
  • Business Support
  • Employment Policy
  • Accounting & Finance
  • Other roles may include Recruitment, Instructing/Training and many more.

Salary:

Pay starting at £25,200 + benefits

Benefits:

  • 6 weeks’ paid annual leave and public holidays
  • Subsidised food and accommodation
  • Travel expenses and free parking
  • Free Medical, Dental and Prescriptions
  • Free, 24 hour access to Gym
  • Remote working opportunities
  • Non-contributary pension
  • 52 weeks’ maternity leave
  • Forces Help to Buy Scheme
  • Armed Forces discounts
  • 2 weeks’ annual Adventure Training opportunities
  • Free or subsidised Education and Further Training
  • Career development and progression


Recruitment Process:

  • Complete application
  • Eligibility confirmed
  • Application handed to Recruiter
  • Candidate is invited to complete Defence Aptitude Assessment
  • Candidate is invited to complete a Selection Interview
  • Candidate is invited to complete a full Medical assessment
  • Candidate is invited to complete the Pre-Joining Fitness Test
  • Candidate is invited to a Provisional Offer of Service Interview
  • Candidate is loaded onto a space at Basic Training, RAF Halton


You must be a UK, Republic of Ireland, a commonwealth citizen since birth (with ‘right to work’ immigration status) or holder of dual UK/other nationality.

Whether or not you were born in the UK, you should have resided there for 3 years immediately preceding your application.

For more information about this vacancy please contact GetMyFirstJob Recruitment on opportunities@getmyfirstjob.co.uk (Ref ID: 257161)

Company website : https://recruitment.raf.mod.uk/

None. However, GCSE or equivalent at Grade C/4 (Scottish National 5 at Grade C) or above in English Language and Mathematics are desired.

If you do not hold the desirable qualifications, you will be given the opportunity to complete Functional Skills Level 2 at no cost. Completion of FS is mandatory to proceed to Phase 2 Training.

Phase 1 Training – 10 weeks at RAF Halton (Basic Recruit Training Course

Stage 1 is around 4 weeks: Recruits will learn general service knowledge, how to maintain their kit for inspection, how to march (drill), strengthen their fitness.

Stage 2 is also around 4 weeks: Recruits will learn how to fire, clean and maintain a rifle, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training and battlefield first aid. On week 8 they will conduct field exercises included rifle work, camping map reading, bush craft and high ropes.

Stage 3 is around 2 weeks: Recruits will take their final tests and inspections and will prepare for their graduation ceremony which involves further drill training.


Once complete Basic Training all Recruits move onto their Specialist Training.


Phase 2 Training – People Specialist Training, MOD Worthy Down, Winchester:

  • Week 1 – Introductions, laptop and accounts set up, basic Defence Learning Courses
  • Week 2 & 3 – HR fundamentals, using the Joint Personnel Administration software, understanding Joint Service Policies and Air Publications, RAF Unit visit
  • Week 4 – Theory Exams
  • Week 5 – Further HR fundamentals, processing allowances, moving and tracking personnel
  • Week 6 – Personnel deployment and overseas preparation, processing further allowances, presentation skills
  • Week 7 – Practical and Theory Exams
  • Week 8 – Real Working Environment simulator, presentations


Recruits will gain Foundation Certificate in People Practice by undertaking a CIPD Level 3 qualification.

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Opportunities with RAF

The Royal Air Force (RAF) performs a wide range of duties to serve and protect the UK and the world. We provide all personnel with a varied range of training and activities to make sure you're ready for anything. A career in the RAF is about discovering your natural talent and working out together what makes you valuable, productive and happy.

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