So2 Reserves Adjudication in Portsmouth

Organisation & Background

The People and Training Directorate was formed on 31 Jan 20 following the integration of the ACNS Pers/NAVSEC and ACNS Trg/FOST Organisations. The Director People & Training (Dir P&T) is responsible for attracting, training, sustaining and retaining inspired, capable and motivated people in an agile and flexible Whole Force to enable the Royal Navy to succeed on operations by putting our people capability first. Additionally, as the Naval Secretary, they are responsible for advising the First Sea Lord & Chief of Naval Staff on all matters relating to Flag and General Officers’ appointing.

Dir P&T is additionally responsible for all activities undertaken at Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), Command Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM), HMS RALEIGH, HMS COLLINGWOOD, the Institute of Naval Medicine, HMS TEMERIARE, and the Training Management Group (TMG) where the majority of individual Naval training is conducted including Phases 1, 2 and 3, as well as hosting a number of lodger Units at these sites. Dir P&T is additionally the Operating Duty Holder (ODH) for all Royal Marines Training undertaken at CTCRM and all Diving Training undertaken at the Defence Diving School at Horsea Island.

The Directorate is currently undergoing a number of major change programmes which are focussed on delivering the P&T Strategy to ensure the whole force can: Join Well, Train Well, Work Well, Live Well, and Leave Well. To enable this, we are transforming how the organisation is structured to ensure it runs well and driving digital and technological advancement to improve our people analytics and workforce planning to improve the lived experience of our people, presenting opportunities for them to thrive and unlock their potential as valued and respected individuals who operate to fight and win.

Through the People Transformation Partners (PTP) who will be the principal P&T link for each 2*, the P&T Vision & Strategy and people policies will be fully embedded, links between each Directorate and the P&T directorate established, and people capability put first. Working in partnership with the RN HRBPs. Where these cannot be resolved, the Service Complaints and Litigation team as the Centre of Expertise will manage, administer and resolve.

Job Purpose - Background and Context

Primary Purpose: In pursuance of the direction of the Defence Council made under the Reserve Forces Act 1996, the Reserve Forces (Call Out and Recall) (Exemptions etc) Regulations 1997 and the Reserve Forces (Call Out and Recall)(Financial Assistance) Regulations 2005, the Reserve Forces (Payments to Employers and Partners) Regulations 2014 and the Reserve Forces (Call-out and Recall)(Financial Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 2015 appointed by CNP&T/2SL to act as an Adjudication Officer (Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Reserve, Royal Navy Reserve and Royal Marines) for the purposes of determining all applications and claims made under the said Act and Regulations and where applicable, discharging the requirements of the Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunal Rules 1997.

Secondary Purposes:

• To instigate investigations into potential irregularities.
• Maintenance of communication with Reservists and their employers concerning claims for financial assistance including logging of archive material.
• Maintenance of contact with the other Service Adjudication Services as appropriate.
• Manage requests for financial reimbursement from Reservists and employers, highlighting cost implications to relevant stakeholders as required, whilst seeking to continuously improve ways to deliver outputs.
• Manage individual litigation arising from Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunals in a way that safeguards Naval Service interests, including reputation and cost.
• To liaise with Government Legal Department and Counsel to ensure timely and appropriate information is provided in relation to Reserve Force Appeal Tribunal proceedings.
• Maintenance of contact with CMR and NPT Reserves with special attention to potential mobilisation issues.
• To maintain functional liaison with DACOS Casework to permit governance and oversight functions to the Maritime Reserve Mobilisation Adjudication and Appeals processes.
• To invest any spare capacity into the delivery of Personnel casework.
• To ensure all Augmentee AO staff are correctly trained and their currency is maintained through a familiarisation programme.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include:

• To make determinations regarding claims by reservists within the bounds of the current statutory regulations. (50%)
• To make determinations regarding claims by employers within the bounds of the current statutory regulations. (10%)
• To act as 1RO to the Reserve Adjudication Assistant CPOWTR. (20%)
• To oversee the management and administration of the Adjudication Team and the associated processes. (20%)

Success Profiles

List the elements of the Success Profiles Framework that are applicable to the role:

• Behaviours: Essential – Communication and Influence; Awareness and Understanding; Delivering Results; Leadership; Problem Solving and Decision Making; Teamwork and Collaboration; and Values and Standards. Desirable – Adaptability and Initiative; Breadth of Perspective; Physical and Mental Resilience.
• Experience: Knowledge of applicable employment/administrative law.
• Technical: Good working knowledge of the Reserve Forces Act 1996, the Reserve Forces (Call Out and Recall) (Exemptions etc) Regulations 1997 and the Reserve Forces (Call Out and Recall)(Financial Assistance) Regulations 2005, the Reserve Forces (Payments to Employers and Partners) Regulations 2014 and the Reserve Forces (Call-out and Recall)(Financial Assistance (Amendment) Regulations 2015, the Reserve Forces Appeal Tribunal Rules 1997 and related policy.

Learning & Development

Reserve Forces Adjudication Officer training.