***THIS JOB VACANCY HAS NOW CLOSED***
£22733 – £23929 pro rata for 22.5 hours per week
Based at our office at Wittering PE68 6DL
A UK Driving License is an essential requirement
About Us
The Royal Air Force Families Federation (RAFFF) exists to improve the quality of life for the RAF family around the world – at work or at home. We provide an independent voice for Serving personnel and their families and is a confidential service that relies upon the integrity, and professionalism of its staff to deliver a Federation that is both credible and respected by all parties
About the team
There is a great role now available for the right person here at the RAFFF where you will provide specialist advice and support and work closely across the RAFFF Team to capitalise on opportunities to maximize the influence we have. This includes tracking Parliamentary reports and calls for evidence, briefings from the Defence Select Committee and the Armed Forces Attitude Surveys, as well as proactively managing the RAFFF surveys to provide the necessary evidence to influence and advocate for change. Tracking research and evidence from a wide range of relevant stakeholders will be key to this role, and understanding where the RAFFF should be either submitting evidence or using the outputs of other reports. The role will be involved across all Policy areas: spousal employment and overseas related issues; financial; education and health and additional needs issues, with support of others in the team.
We are based at offices at RAF Wittering and this role is suitable for agile working, with a requirement to attend the office regularly. If you have any queries about the role, please contact our Policy and Evidence Manager (line manager) at Vanessa.plumley@raf-ff.org.uk for an informal chat or with any questions you might have.
About You
An understanding and empathy of the service lifestyle is key to being successful in this role. We need you to be a confident and persuasive communicator with experience in writing and analysing reports and briefs. You will have a natural ability to present effectively to a range of audiences and will be highly efficient and accurate when preparing reports and briefing materials. A background in research and analysing complex information is highly desirable. Please refer to the full role profile and person specification for the position which is available to download on our website www.rafa.org.uk. We will support you with flexibility in your working hours as there will be occasions when you will have to undertake travel to create and maintain productive relationships with various RAF personnel and key stakeholders.
Why join us?
We are immensely proud of the work we do and our colleagues share this sense of pride. We offer a wide range of benefits including life insurance, generous holiday entitlement, sick pay and time off to relax and recharge over the Christmas period.
To apply
Please check that your CV is up to date and highlights your skills and experience relevant to this role (this will really help you stand out during the shortlisting process!) and send this along with a cover letter telling us about how this role fits with your experience to jobs@rafa.org.uk
Please note important dates below
Closing Date 8am Thursday 22 June 2023
interviews will be in person (unless exceptional circumstances) at our Wittering office on 29 June, with some limited availability for the 28 June if required
The RAF Association is a Disability Confident Employer. Please let us know if you require any assistance with the application process.
