General Description of the Role
There are two distinct parts to this professionally stimulating role, which is extremely varied in nature, enabling the holder to be closely engaged with a wide spectrum of Defence related issues.
a. DCE and COS. As Deputy to the Chief Executive, the post holder is also the Chief of Staff (Principal Staff Officer) in GL RFCA. In this role the DCE is responsible for cross coordination of business outputs and cross departmental staff activity in all areas of the Association’s work. Responsibilities include writing staff policy documents and standard operating procedures, writing the Business Plan in consultation with the Chief Executive, coordinating risks across all areas of business, acting as the Association security officer and data protection officer (training given) and being the Association’s lead for the HR role, including managing grievances, disciplinary issues and other staff matters.
b. Head of Cadets and Youth The DCE is the Department Head responsible for delivering outputs in the Cadets and Youth area including oversight of some 38 staff, of which 33 are the Professional Support Staff (PSS) delivering administrative and logistic support (not training) in four Army Cadet Force (ACF) Sectors in London. As the Head of Cadets and Youth the post holder will interact externally with the Council of RFCA’s cadet and youth policy lead, and with the Army’s Colonel Cadets in HQ London District and also with the senior leadership of the RAF Air Cadets and Sea Cadets Corps in London. The post holder is also the Association’s representative on the Board of YOU (London) [Youth Organisations in Uniform] and oversees some administrative support for that organisation.
Application. To apply please send a covering letter and CV via email to Kate Peyton, the GL RFCA Head of Support Services, at [email protected] with a subject title “DCE Application”. The closing date for applications is Thursday 5th September 2024 at 4.00pm. Selected candidates will be contacted as soon as possible thereafter and interviews will be held at Fulham House, our Headquarters, exact date and time to be determined between 11-18 September. In exceptional circumstances, a virtual option might be considered. Ideally we wish to appoint the successful candidate in the last 10 days of October to allow for a handover with the current incumbent, but this timing is negotiable for the right candidate.
For further enquiries please contact Kate Peyton on the email above or Tel 020 7384 4661. The current incumbent (Tony Pringle) would be happy to discuss the role with potential applicants and can be contacted via [email protected] . Our GL RFCA website is: https://www.glrfca.org/