Help get better trained personnel to the front line faster

Project Selborne is a Transformational Training programme with a strategic goal of modernising Royal Navy training to deliver “better trained sailors to the front line faster”.

This role is an essential member of the Royal Navy’s Learning and Development Organisation (LDO) at HMS Raleigh, primarily to support of phase 1 trainees. The role is responsible to the LDO Hub Team Leader for the provision and coordination of personnel selection services (PSS) including administration and organisation of PSS support activities to phase 1 trainees during their initial naval training.

The role will work to provide informative and supportive advice and guidance to phase 1 trainees on the future of their service careers as well as ensuring key administrative and organisational tasks are completed with information being shared with Royal Navy colleagues. In addition, the role will also liaise with local and regional LDO leadership and relevant RN staff to actively promote LDO opportunities that meet the needs of current and future trainees.

This is a Term time only role with 2 weeks holiday at Christmas and Easter and 4 weeks in August

Job title:

Guidance and Support Advisor

Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Carrying out supportive and insightful personnel selection and early service leaver interviews
• Providing administration activities and support for the phase 1 staff and LDO services
• Producing/recording and administering documentation.
• Supporting SpLD/neurodiversity staff in the identification of learners needing SpLD/ND support.
• Signposting personnel for further advice and guidance for SpLD and neurodiversity support and resettlement and educational opportunities

What we’re looking for:

• Previous experience of working with Phase 1 trainees would be highly advantageous
• Experience with military recruitment or training would be desirable
• Coaching/mentoring experience
• Excellent administration and IT skills
• Ability to be calm in difficult situations
• Excellent personal skills

About Project Selborne

Project Selborne is a wide scale, 12 year transformation of Royal Navy Training. The contract worth GBP 1 billion was awarded in December 2020 to a consortium led by Capita to deliver and modernise training for the RN. The consortia of partners known as Team Fisher includes Raytheon UK, Fujitsu and University of Lincoln together with 14 other UK-based suppliers.

Our ‘one team’ philosophy is about collaboration and openness, key to the success of this programme. We are looking for people with the talent and experience who can help shape better outcomes for our customers. We are using our expertise in digital transformation to review service design, modernise courses and deploy cutting edge technology to enhance courses including synthetic training (simulator) systems and data analytics. This programme is a shared endeavour working alongside the Royal Navy’s Training Management Group (TMG) as a single integrated team. Together, we will address challenges and collectively improve outcomes for sailors and marines at scale across the naval enterprise – something we are proud to be part of over the coming years.

What’s in it for you?

• A basic salary of £26,000 pro rata
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Opportunity to gain further qualifications
• Free parking and good facilities on suite

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

Location:

HMS Raleigh - Torpoint

,

United Kingdom

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent