A vacancy has arisen within Wessex Reserve Forces’ & Cadets’ Association for a Full Time Estate Administrative Officer based at Yoxter Cadet Training Centre, near Priddy, Somerset, responsible for all Field Training Area (FTA) first level assurance of compliance to provide a ‘Safe Place’ for all training activities and the 600m Gallery Range.
The Wessex Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and promoting the 4,500 tri-service Reservists and 14,600 Cadets across the seven counties of the South West (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire Wiltshire, the City & County of Bristol) plus the Channel Islands, as well as providing support and assistance to the employers of Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
The salary for the appointment is £27,866 (not negotiable). This is subject to any annual MoD pay rise. The successful applicant will be eligible to join the CRFCA Pension scheme. This is a Career Average Revalued Earnings scheme (CARE) in which the employer contribution is 13% and the employee contribution 5%. The successful candidate will be entitled to 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays. Annual leave entitlement increases by 1 day per year up to 30 days; those with 5 years’ prior service with HM Forces/OGD will start with 30 days’ entitlement.
Applicants should ideally have a working knowledge of land management within an MOD context. The successful applicant will be responsible for the maintenance and management of the Yoxter training area and range area.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be behaviour-based questions and technical skills based questions.
Applications should comprise of:
- Application Form (Separate Document)
- CV detailing job history/qualifications/ skills (Separate Document)
Interviews will be undertaken on 23 rd July 2026.
About Wessex RFCA
Wessex RFCA is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to being the essential, effective, and enduring partner that supports and enables tri-service Reserves, Cadets, and the wider Armed Forces community across the South West.
