UNIVERSITY ROYAL NAVAL UNIT COXSWAIN
Primary Purpose.
To act as the Coxswain (Coxn) of a University Royal Naval Unit (URNU), responsible to the Officer in Charge (OiC) for the leadership, management andadministration of all unit personnel, Cadets and activities in pursuance of the URNU mission statement:
“Developing and engaging young people through maritime experience, adventure and Royal Navy ethos.”
Secondary Purposes
The secondary purposes of the URNU Coxn are to:
- Support the work of the OiC in raising and maintaining public awareness of the Royal Navy.
- Assist in strengthening links between the URNU and the Maritime Reserves.
- Maintain links between the URNU and other University Service Units, and between the URNU and the academic community.
- Raise awareness of career opportunities in the regular and reserve Service amongst OCs and unit Training Officers.
Superiors
The Coxn is accountable to the unit OiC, who will act as 1RO for all aspects of these terms of reference. Chief of Staff (COS) will act as 2RO.
Authority
The URNU Coxn has :
- Line authority over the unit Training Officers, Regional Admin Officer and Cadets.
- Authority to communicate with Service and external agencies as required on unit matters and, as required by the OiC or URNU HQ, on URNU-wide matters.
Principal Tasks
To contribute towards the shared Duty of Care for URNU Cadets whilst they undertake URNU Training.
The principal tasks of the Coxn URNU are to:
Act as Line Manager for Regional Administration Officer (RAO)
Act as the unit Training and Finance administrator:
- Support the Regional Administration Officer in the management of filing systems.
- Administer pay and travelling allowances via the RSU / HQ iaw latest guidance.
- Act as the termination officer.
- Act as career manager on JPA.
- Manage outputs of UAS Administration system.
Act as the Motor Transport Officer (MTO) iaw JSP 800:
- Carry out monthly accounting on Authorise to Use Documents (ATUDs).
- Conduct checks and controls.
- Manage fuel card/fuel logs.
- Act as a custodian for vehicles fuel cards and fuel logs.
- Maintain transaction logs.
- Act as a matrix test/FMT 600 co-ordinator.
- Act as a unit driver.
Act as Unit Fund Treasurer:
- Carry out duties iaw BR18.
- Administer the unit budget on behalf of the OiC.
- To hold the unit Stores and Goods ePC.
- Arrange facilities for training nights and non-P2000 activities.
- Co-ordinate logistics for sea training.
- Act as the unit IT administrator.
- Act as a unit first aider.
- Update recruiting and informative literature within the Unit.
- Liaise with other Service units, associated bodies within the universities and local community.
- Supervise discipline, dress and conduct within the Unit.
- To manage unit stores, including uniform clothing and PLT equipment. To hold the unit AinU.
Act as the Unit HS&EP representative:
- Maintain unit HS&EP output for the OiC.
- Enforce HS&EP at work within the unit.
- Maintain the unit HS&EP log.
- Ensure HS&EP awareness within the unit.
- Prepare for HS&EP audits as directed including self-audit.
- Act as risk assessor.
Act as Unit Security Advisor:
- Advise on compliance of security regulations iaw JSP 440.
- Advise on risks associated with non-compliance of security regulations.
- Manage physical security.
- Administer unit safes.
- Maintain unit security log.
- Advise on security breach procedures.
- Manage Unit keys.
- Maintain Navy Command Information Asset Register (NCIAR)
- Unit Sponsor for vetting of Training Officers and Officer Cadets.
- Act as the trophy officer and maintain Unit Asset Log.
Secondary Tasks
To support and carry out general military duties as required by the OiC.
