Cadet Administrative Officer

**VACANCY - CADET ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER**

Applications are invited for a **Cadet Administrative Officer** with the **Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Northern Ireland** (RFCA NI). This is a full-time post based in Carryduff though there would be the opportunity for hybrid working, with a maximum of 2 days working from home.

**RFCA NI**

RFCA NI is one of 13 autonomous arms-length bodies of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with Crown Status. The RFCA NI’s role is to provide first-class support to tri-service reserves and MOD-sponsored cadet forces across Northern Ireland.

**The Role**

The successful applicant will also have excellent communication and organisation skills and will be a good team player but with an ability to work effectively without close supervision.

The post holder will be required to work a 37 hour week (excluding lunchbreaks).

**Salary and Benefits**

**Requirements**:
**Application and interviews**

Applications should comprise:
At RFCA NI we champion Northern Ireland’s Reserves Forces and Cadets through community and corporate engagement, estate management and support to local Reserve Units and Cadet Detachments. Uniquely to Northern Ireland we also provide support to Veterans through the Northern Ireland Veterans Support Organisation.

**Our Background**

Established in 1908 (as Territorial Associations) the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations (RFCAs) were originally designed to provide local support to the Territorial Force in every county. Over 100 years later the name has changed, the number of associations has reduced and the RFCA dependency has grown to encompass reserves and cadets of all 3 services.

RFCA business is publicly funded, delivered regionally and provides support to the single services of the MOD (Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force).

The RFCA is comprised of 13 individual associations which cover the United Kingdom, and are central government bodies with Crown status. The RFCAs are established by an Act of Parliament, each with its own scheme of association, drawn up by the Defence Council under the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (RFA 96), therefore the RFCAs are ‘arm’s length bodies’ of the MOD.

Each association comprises a body of volunteer members drawn from across society with a professional (salaried) staff that is responsible for the wellbeing of the region’s reserve forces and cadets and promoting their interests, whilst building relationships with the local community and employers.

**Our Responsibilities**

We are responsible for:

- Providing regional advice on behalf of the UK’s volunteer reserve forces and cadets.
- Working with the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force to deliver support to the reserves and cadets against Service Level Agreements.
- Establishing and maintaining links within the Northern Ireland community.
- Delivering employer engagement on behalf of Defence.
- Managing the volunteer estate through the maintenance and support of reserve training centres, cadet centres and training areas.
- Offering a trusted single point of contact for all organisations which provide services to support veterans.

**Our Team**

Our dedicated team of salaried staff and voluntary members strive to promote the value and diverse skill set of the Armed Forces family within the Northern Ireland community and employers from all sectors.

**Our Work**

**VOLUNTEER ESTATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE**

We maintain the estate to the required legal standard, ensuring that all sites are kept in good condition, fit for purpose and secure. Through our estate expertise and local knowledge we aim to provide an attractive environment in which to recruit, train and ‘refresh the spirit” of our volunteers.

**ENGAGEMENT**

We work to establish and maintain strong relationships with employers and community stakeholders to develop a mutually beneficial working relationship with the Ministry of Defence.

Stakeholders are invited to discover the benefits of partnering with Defence through unit engagement activities and domestic military initiatives. These events allow employers to see first-hand the transferable skill set Reservists bring to the workplace.

We support the Reservists and their employers during periods of operational deployment, through the Defence Relationship Management (DRM) organization which provides the interface between the military and those employers who have reserves on their staff.

**CADETS AND YOUTH**

We provide financial, administrative and logístical support to the 2,500+ cadets across Northern Ireland, enabling them to experience challenges and adventures that would otherwise be unavailable to them.

Importantly, we provide the recruitment support for the adult volunteers without which the cadet organisations would cease to exist.

In schools our commitment to the Cadet Expansion Programme is led by our dedicated School Cadet Expansion Officer who guides schools and offers advice throughout the process of establishing