The Wessex Reserve Forces’ & Cadets’ Association (RFCA) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting the 4,500 tri-service Reservists and 14,600 Cadets across the seven counties of the South West (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire Wiltshire, the City & County of Bristol) plus the Channel Islands, as well as providing support and assistance to the employers of Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
As an organisation we engage with the community in order to improve understanding of the roles and needs of the Armed Forces in general and the Reserve and Cadet Forces in particular. We are dedicated to raising awareness of the contribution they make to the nation and our region. Most importantly, we ensure that the outstanding contribution made to the local community by members of the Reserve and Cadet Forces is recognised and celebrated by the local community.
The salary for the appointment is £44,590 (not negotiable). This is subject to any annual MoD pay rise. The successful applicant will be eligible to join the CRFCA Pension scheme. This is a Career Average Revalued Earnings scheme (CARE) in which the employer contribution is 13% and the employee contribution 5%. The successful candidate will be entitled to 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays. Annual leave entitlement increases by 1 day per year up to 30 days; those with 5 years’ prior service with HM Forces/OGD will start with 30 days’ entitlement. This is equivalent to a Civil Service Senior Executive Officer Grade (C1).
Under the direction of the Head of Estates, the Senior Estates Manager will facilitate the operational output, align priorities and provide coordination of the Estates Team, ensuring adherence to policies, regulations and directives.
The key areas of responsibility are:
• Leadership and Management. • Communication/Engagement and Stakeholder Management. • Financial Management. • Programme Management. • Contract Management. • Assurance and Performance. For an application form and job description please visit Wessex RFCA.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and skills.
As part of the application process, we ask you to submit:
• Application Form (Separate Document) • CV detailing job history/qualifications/ skills (Separate Document) • A statement of suitability (personal statement) (maximum 1000 words) – demonstrating how you meet the essential requirements of this job and why you consider yourself suitable for the position, indicating your interest and motivation to assume this role.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be behaviour-based questions and technical skills based questions.
Behaviours (Success Profiles – Civil Service Behaviours).
• Leadership • Seeing the Bigger Picture • Managing a Quality Service • Communicating and Influencing • Delivering at Pace • Working Together Applications required by 31 July 2025.
Applications will only be Valid Applications if all 3 documents are provided