Cadet Executive Officer

3 weeks ago


Cheltenham, United Kingdom Wessex RFCA Full time

A vacancy has arisen for a Cadet Executive Officer (CEO) with the County of Gloucestershire Army Cadet Force (ACF). This is a full-time post based at Cheltenham and the post holder is expected to reside within daily travelling distance.

The Wessex Reserve Forces’ & Cadets’ Association (RFCA) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting the 3,600 tri-service Reservists and 14,600 Cadets across seven counties in the South West (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, the City & County of Bristol and Gloucestershire) and on the Channel Islands, as well as providing support and assistance to the employers of Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.

As an organisation we engage with the community in order to improve understanding of the roles and needs of the Armed Forces in general and the Reserve and Cadet Forces in particular. We are dedicated to raising awareness of the contribution they make to the nation and our region. Most importantly, we ensure that the outstanding contribution made to the local community by members of the Reserve and Cadet Forces is recognised and celebrated by the local community.

The CEO provides the day-to-day administrative and logistic support to ensure that the ACF in the County is able to train effectively and safely. The key areas are:

- Staff officer and advisor to the ACF Commandant.
- To act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, responsible for safeguarding management, training and advice.
- Management of the professional support staff.
- Compliance with legislation on security and health and safety matters.
- Management of public and non-public funds.
- Compliance with military and civilian requirements for the good management of the estate, vehicles and equipment.
- Secretary to the Gloucestershire Joint Service Cadet Committee.

Previous commissioned service in the Armed Forces or emergency services would be advantageous. A driving licence is a condition of employment as is an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate.

The salary is £39,469 which includes an addition for working unsocial, and in excess of standard, hours. CEOs are employed on an All Hours Worked contract which is based on an average of 42.5 hours worked per week, over a rolling 17 week period.

Annual leave, excluding public holidays, is 25 days per annum rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service. Previous service in the public sector will count towards qualifying years’ service.

The successful applicant will be eligible to elect to join the Council of RFCAs Pension Scheme. This is a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) Scheme.

1. The Cadet Executive Officer (CEO) is a Crown Servant and a full-time civilian employee of Wessex Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) (Wx RFCA).

2. The CEO is a senior full-time employee of the RFCA and reports to the Deputy Chief Executive, who is the Line Manager. In matters of organisation, administration, security and health and safety at work, the CEO is responsible to Wessex RFCA. The CEO will abide by the provisions set out in the extant RFCA Staff Instructions for both himself/herself and his/her staff.

3. The CEO is the professional advisor to the Army Cadet Force (ACF) Commandant, working to support him/her in the administration of the ACF.

4. The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day administration of, and logistic and infrastructure support to, the County ACF in which he/she is supported by a Cadet Quartermaster (CQM), a Cadet Stores Assistant (CSA) and a number of Cadet Administrative Assistants (CAAs), each of whom is normally responsible for the administration of a group of detachments, and clerical staff.

5. The CEO is on an All Hours Worked (AHW) Contract that recognises the requirement for additional hours to be worked in the evenings and at weekends and is based on an average working week of 47.5 hours (including lunch breaks).

**Main Activities/Tasks**

6. The general management and discipline of the professional support staff including annual appraisals, leave, sickness absence and supporting their training and development objectives.

7. Financial management advice on Public and Non-Public funds to the Commandant including supervision and arrangements for audit of Non-Public funds down to detachment level. Facilitate the scrutiny and audit of county funds. Running county ACF non-public accounts is the responsibility of the ACF Commandant with assistance from the CEO. The CEO is responsible for managing a service fund account dealing with public funds.

8. The duties of Designated Safeguarding Lead for the County. The details below are not exhaustive but provide the outline:
a. Advise the Commandant on Safeguarding matters.

b. Provide advice to Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs).

c. Provide the Safeguarding induction briefings to all new CFAVs and Professional Support Staff (PSS).

d. Deliver the Annual Safeguarding Brief to CFAVs or support the Commanda



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