Wo Reserves Operation

Subject to formal establishment, a vacancy may arise for a Warrant Officer of Any Profession to serve as WO Reserves Operations at RAF High Wycombe on Full Time Reserve Service (Limited Commitment) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCoS), with an initial proposed start date on or after 01 February 2027, or earlier/later depending on candidate staus.

The RAF Reserves Operations team is responsible for Reserve Force Generation (FGEN) and stakeholder engagement to ensure the efficient and effective mobilisation and utilisation of Royal Air Force Reserves.

WO Reserves Operations is a newly established post which will provide leadership, coherence and governance of RAF Reserve FGEN, mobilisation and utilisation activity, enabling the optimisation and integration of Reserves contribution to Air and Defence outputs. The post is suitable for Hybrid Working arrangements with the post holder being able to predominantly work remotely with the expectation of working at HQ Air Command, RAF High Wycombe up to 2-3 days per fortnight.

WO Reserves Operations is responsible to SO2 Reserves Operations for the following outputs:

• Coordinate end-to-end Force Sense (FSEN), FGEN and mobilisation activity from Task Sponsor engagement through trawl, selection, activation, mobilisation and demobilisation.

• Respond to Operational requirements in order to facilitate the efficient and effective Callout/Recall of Reserve Forces at the scale and pace required.

• Govern the scrutiny of Reserve Support Requests, ensuring Financial and Legislative authority is evidenced, extant, auditable and appropriately controlled

• Optimise and advocate for the use of digital and collaborative tools and emerging technologies to simplify, demystify, streamline and expedite the mobilisation process, minimise errors, optimise volunteer uptake, enhance customer service and standardise and optimise the Reservists’ and civilian employers’ overall experience.

• Execute a collaborative, Policy compliant, agile and requirement-led approach to developing workforce deficit solutions.

• Act as the OR9 governance lead for Intelligent Selection; assuring requirement-led, transparent and evidence-based selection decisions to optimise assuredness of augmentee availability and suitability.

• Assure the execution of the mobilisation process through a range of activities including diverse analysis of records and data, Unit assurance visits, Operational/Task Sponsor reports and Post Deployment Questionnaires.

• Provide authoritative advice and direction to mobilisation stakeholders including Operational/Task Sponsors, Career Managers, Profession Advisory Teams, Reserve Coordination Cells, RAuxAF Units/Sqns and mobilisation centres.

• Execute a dynamic continuous programme of stakeholder engagement activities to inform, advise and cohere stakeholders and manage effective Reserves Operations’ communication channels.

• Execute dynamic, collaborative mobilisation casework to ensure outcomes are compliant with legislation and Policy, protect the Service, the Reservist and the Civilian Employer.

• Conduct regular reviews of the online RAF Mobilisation Hub to ensure content is correct, complete and accessible and assure the timely and effective delivery of formal Mobilisation Briefs across disparate cohorts.

• Collate, interpret, analyse and present Mobilisation data to inform evidence-based decision making, optimise process refinement and shape continuous improvement activity.

• Maintain accurate financial and governance records and produce management information on approvals, throughput, compliance, risk, outstanding actions and emerging trends.
  
• Execute supervisory responsibilities for FS Reserves Operations and deputise for SO2 Reserves Operations during periods of absence.