You may be forgiven for thinking that Rachel’s voluntary commitments at Barclays sound as demanding and time consuming as her full-time work. From her activities as co-chair of one of the Barclay’s Women’s Initiative Networks, to organising the annual Light The Night Dragon Boat race for Bloodwise and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Rachel also supports the veteran community through military Insight days and workshops.
Read moreIn collaboration with The Institute of Directors, The Officers’ Association is offering a limited number of subsidised places on this IoD workshop. Places are available for £25* per person (non refundable contribution, *normal price £100, booking fee applies). These courses are being offered on a first come, first served basis and book up quickly so please register immediately to avoid disappointment.
Read moreIt’s not often that a small business owner gets to meet the Managing Director of a FTSE250 who could turn out to be a potential client, but this is exactly what happened when Royal Navy Veteran Kevin Bath joined X-Forces Big Business supporting Small Business campaign.
This introduction between a small business and the bigger industry players encapsulates what Big Business supporting Small Business means, and was the driving force behind Lord Young’s, Ren Kapur’s and X-Forces initiative that was launched on the 9th May.
Read moreThis event is a follow-on from the Armed Forces Job Fair that was held on 15th March. Whilst the Job Fair publicity was purposely limited to Service Leavers, spouses & families.
Read moreOA continues to support local networking events organised by our officer community for fellow officers:
Join us for a relaxed, informal and free networking event. If you are leaving the Services (Navy, Army or RAF) or alternatively want to support those that are, you are really welcome to attend.
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Read moreThe Officers’ Association (OA) has secured a corporate membership with The Leaders Club, a networking group that meets in London. This will allow a small number of serving or former officers from the OA community to attend selected Leaders Club events via the OA.
Read moreAfter a career spanning 20 years in the Royal Marines, Steven Lee is now a Delivery and Assurance Director at HSBC. He joined us to discuss his transition timeline and the range of recruitment opportunities available at HSBC ahead of the forthcoming recruitment day HSBC are hosting.
Read moreAde Clewlow is an ‘internationalist at heart’ and it shows from his varied experiences across the globe – from a Jane’s Defence Weekly correspondent and freelance journalist with the BBC in Portugal, to an education professional at the Qatari Staff College, and strategic communications expert in Somalia. During his career as a Royal Signals Officer, he also led Gurkha soldiers on operations in Baghdad and conducted stakeholder engagement during a major defence transformation in Kosovo.
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The scheme wants to widen access to Parliament by offering a 9 month paid placement to people who have the skills, passion and potential to work here but don’t have access to the traditional routes in. We encourage applications from across all nations and regions of the UK. There are 10 places in total.
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Afghanistan support
In light of recent events in Afghanistan, please find information and support resources here
