HR People Specialist

Employer RAF
Sector IT
Level Other Employment Opportunity
Location/s Various Locations

Date Posted 24/01/2025
Closing Date 04/08/2025
Employment Full Time
Hours 40.00
Wages £26300 per annum

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Opportunity

Your role as a HR People Specialist in the RAF will be diverse, exciting, and highly rewarding. Wherever the RAF is operational, there is a team of HR People Specialists ready to provide a professional service to personnel of all specialisations.

Description:

Advising on and administering pay and allowances, movements, travel and accommodation
Processing performance appraisals
Preparing RAF personnel for deployment to operations and military exercises and supporting them throughout, often deploying with and working alongside them
Providing Welfare support to all personnel in the UK and overseas
Administering Service Discipline procedures
Managing career assignments in the UK and overseas, enhancing personnel employment pathways
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Executive Support
Business Support
Employment Policy
Accounting & Finance
Other roles may include Recruitment, Instructing/Training and many more.

Benefits:

6 weeks’ paid annual leave and public holidays
Subsidised food and accommodation
Travel expenses and free parking
Free Medical, Dental and Prescriptions
Free, 24 hour access to Gym
Remote working opportunities
Non-contributary pension
52 weeks’ maternity leave
Forces Help to Buy Scheme
Armed Forces discounts
2 weeks’ annual Adventure Training opportunities
Free or subsidised Education and Further Training
Career development and progression

Career development and progression

To apply for this role, you must be a UK, Republic of Ireland, a commonwealth citizen since birth (with ‘right to work’ immigration status) or holder of dual UK/other nationality.

Whether or not you were born in the UK, you should have resided there for 3 years immediately preceding your application.

Recruitment Process:

Complete application
Eligibility confirmed
Application handed to Recruiter
Candidate is invited to complete Defence Aptitude Assessment
Candidate is invited to complete a Selection Interview
Candidate is invited to complete a full Medical Assessment
Candidate is invited to complete the Pre-Joining Fitness Test
Candidate is invited to a Provisional Offer of Service Interview
Candidate is loaded onto a space at Basic Training, RAF Halton

You can find more information on each stage of the recruitment process directly on the RAF website – just click 'Apply now' to explore the resources

About RAF

The Royal Air Force performs a wide range of duties to serve and protect the UK and the world. We provide all personnel with a varied range of training and activities to make sure you're ready for anything.

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Other Information

Phase 1 Training – 10 weeks at RAF Halton (Basic Recruit Training Course

Stage 1 is around 4 weeks: Recruits will learn general service knowledge, how to maintain their kit for inspection, how to march (drill), strengthen their fitness.

Stage 2 is also around 4 weeks: Recruits will learn how to fire, clean and maintain a rifle, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training and battlefield first aid. On week 8 they will conduct field exercises included rifle work, camping map reading, bush craft and high ropes.

Stage 3 is around 2 weeks: Recruits will take their final tests and inspections and will prepare for their graduation ceremony which involves further drill training.

Once complete Basic Training all Recruits move onto their Specialist Training.

Recruits will gain Foundation Certificate in People Practice by undertaking a CIPD Level 3 qualification.