Personal Assistant/Admin Officer
A vacancy has arisen for a Personal Assistant/ Administrative Officer (Youth and Cadets) based at our offices in York. This is a Crown Servant Grade E1 full-time position at a salary of £20,919 PA, reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive.
The main responsibilities of the role are to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Chief Executive and Chairman along with administrative support to the Deputy Chief Executive in his role as the lead for Youth and Cadets.
Essential Criteria includes:
- Previous experience in an administration role or as a Personal Assistant
- Working in a role requiring a high degree of confidentiality
- Experience managing diaries and planning meetings including video conferencing formats
- Strong IT skills and a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail ensuring accuracy
- Able to work to tight deadlines and prioritise workload
- Current, full driving licence
The annual holiday entitlement is 25 days, which increases to 30 days after 5 years. Previous service in the Armed Forces or any Government Body also qualifies the employee to 30 days on entry. This is in addition to the 8 statutory Bank Holidays. There is also an excellent voluntary CARE pension scheme in operation.
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Schools Cadet Expansion Officer
A vacancy has arisen for a School Cadet Expansion Officer based at our offices in York. This is a Crown Servant Grade C2 full-time position at a salary of £33, 000 PA (Fixed Term contract until 31st March 2024) reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive.
The next phase of the Cadet Expansion Programme is underway and the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association for Yorkshire and the Humber (RFCA YH) is seeking a high calibre candidate to deliver on the expansion targets that have been set for an increase in cadet units in state schools.
Essential Criteria includes:
- Highly motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
- Have proven ability in the delivery of targets
- Capable of prioritising workloads to meet deadlines
- Good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications
- Accomplished communicator capable of providing support and guidance
- Experience of working with a variety of Stakeholders and able to build strong working relationships.
- Experience of managing budgets
- Current and full driving licence
A good knowledge of the cadet forces and the cadet expansion programme would be highly desirable.
The annual holiday entitlement is 25 days, which increases to 30 days after 5 years. Previous service in the Armed Forces or any Government Body also qualifies the employee to 30 days on entry. This is in addition to the 8 statutory Bank Holidays. There is also an excellent voluntary CARE pension scheme in operation.
The successful candidate will be required to have a standard level disclosure and barring service check and undergo basic security checks.
The post requires a considerable amount of travel around the Yorkshire and Humberside area as well as some ad-hoc travel to attend meetings or events.
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Compliance Officer
A vacancy has arisen for a Compliance Officer to work with the Estates team at our offices in York. This is a Crown Servant Grade C2 full-time position at a salary of £33,000 PA and reporting to the Head of Estates.
The successful applicant will be primarily responsible for all compliance aspects of the RFCA YH estate and will deliver support, advice and guidance on all safety, health, environmental, fire and compliance matters. In addition they will provide soft facilities management (FM) across the RFCA YH estate.
Essential Criteria includes:
- Hold NEBOSH or equivalent Health and Safety qualification
- Experience working in in a Health and Safety role
- Be conversant with health and safety legislation, regulation and codes of practice
- Capable of prioritising workloads to meet deadlines during periods of significant change
- Good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications
- Accomplished communicator capable of preparing and delivering business cases
- Experience of working with a variety of Stakeholders and able to build strong working relationships.
- In-depth knowledge, experience and understanding of implementing auditing and compliance processes
- Current and full driving licence.
The annual holiday entitlement is 25 days, which increases to 30 days after 5 years. Previous service in the Armed Forces or any Government Body also qualifies the employee to 30 days on entry. This is in addition to the 8 statutory Bank Holidays. There is an excellent pension scheme in operation with employer contributions of 13%.
A car is allocated due to the nature of the role and the need to travel around the region visiting sites and when due for renewal the successful applicant will be able to choose from a selection of options.
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