AF REM ALLCES PROJECT 1

Vacancy summary

Recruiting Service   Royal Navy SERVE Ref/JPAN/URN   2074449 NATO Rank(s)   OF-4 - Cdr - Lt Col - Wg Cdr UK Rank(s)   Commander, Lieutenant-Colonel (RM) Closing date  

01/12/2024, 23:55 

Anticipated start date   January 2025 Commitment length   3 YEARS Open to personnel from   Royal Navy, Royal Marines Branch/Trade/Profession   Any Specialisation   Any Location   DEFENCE PEOPLE AF REM Region   Greater London Country   United Kingdom Engagement type   FTRS - Full Commitment

Vacancy detail

Task requirements  

AF REM ALLCES PROJECT 1 

The Armed Forces Remuneration Team owns Defence policy on Pay, Pensions and Allowances, which accounts for nearly £10Bn of taxpayers’ money. Within that wider team the Armed Forces Allowances Policy Team is responsible for the formulation and development of Service allowances policy and governance of allowances policy through Joint Service Publication (JSP) 752. The Team aims to provide targeted and cost-effective support to Service personnel during the varied circumstances they experience due to the demands of Service life over and above that already compensated by the X-Factor.

 

Team purpose:

 

To deliver an affordable, attractive and agile remuneration package that, as part of the overall offer, enables the recruitment and retention of Service personnel. The Remuneration Team is pivotal in ensuring that Defence has the right people, with the rights skills, in the right numbers at the right cost to the taxpayer to remain a world class military. The Team must ensure that the remunerative aspects of the reward package to Service Personnel (SP) are sufficient to meet this purpose whilst remaining affordable within the wider defence budget.

 

Role purpose:

 

• Develop effective Armed Forces Remuneration policy which demonstrates agility of application, meets value for money assessment and is ultimately deliverable.
• Provide clear, unambiguous policy direction and communications on Armed Forces Remuneration to ensure SP are aware of the financial components of the ‘offer’, enable sS Military staffs to respond to requests for advice at the lowest level and support operational delivery colleagues to discharge their respective functions.
• Contribute to allowance policy reform resulting from recommendations in the Haythornthwaite Review (HRAFI), continuous improvement and simplification of existing policy and in support of the wider people policy initiatives such as the Modernised Accommodation Offer (MAO).
• Actively contribute to the creation of a Remuneration Division that delivers on its strategic objectives through a common understanding of its strategic direction, having the capabilities and commitment to achieve successful outcomes, and having strength in depth.

 

Line managers:

 

• 1RO - People-AF Rem-Allces AHd (Grade 7)
• 2RO - People-AF Rem-Hd (Brigadier)

 

Role tasks:

 

• Lead on the large change projects within the Allowances Policy Team to deliver modernised and targeted allowances.
• Oversee provision of allowance policy and advice to People/Transformation projects, such as HRAFI and MAO, in a consistent and timely manner.
• Deliver allowance policy coherence across People area, prioritising areas of work and highlighting risk and opportunity as appropriate.
• Inform and support other work steams within the ‘business as usual’ area of the Allowances Policy Team, as required/requested.
• Lead on allowance related papers of evidence for the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB), working with the relevant Allowance Team SME to ensure delivery of fully evidenced paper, in line with AFPRB timelines.

Line Management responsibilities:

 

• People AF Rem-Allces 3 (Lt Cdr) – LM and 1RO
• People AF Rem-Allces 4 (WO1) – LM via Allces 3 but 2RO is the AHd

 

Establishment duties

 

Currently hybrid working,