HR People Specialist

HR People Specialist

Role: HR People Specialist. Full Time, Regular, In Person

Location: Nationwide; Assigned every 3-5 years at an RAF Unit in the UK (preferences taken into consideration)*

Your role as a HR People Specialist in the RAF will be diverse, exciting, and highly rewarding. Wherever the RAF is operational, there is a team of HR 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/Grievance 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 £26,300 + benefits

GOLDEN HELLO £5250 on completion of specialist training with a 4 year return of service (T&Cs apply).

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

• 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

Qualifications you need;

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.

Joining age - 16-47 (applications can be made from 15 years and 9 months)

Other entry requirements;

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.

Apprenticeship/Training;

Training is 8 weeks at MOD Worthy Down (following Basic Training) and personnel will gain a Foundation Certificate in People Practice by undertaking a CIPD Level 3 qualification.

A Modern Force:

The RAF recognises the value of a person’s ability no matter their ethnicity, social background, religion or belief, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status/civil partnership.

*Career progression allows for remote working opportunities and overseas assignment locations