Job: Personnel Administrator - RAF - Manchester, The Royal Air Force

Administration is key to the overall efficiency and morale of the RAF. Wherever the RAF is operational, there will be a team of administrators looking after the needs of Service personnel.

Like most people in the RAF, you’ll probably move jobs every few years, and each job is known as a tour. Your tours could include working in the fields of:

• Human resources administration

• Infrastructure and estate management

• Community support

• Financial management

• General support administration

• Recruitment

• Training support, and

• Service discipline

Most of your tours will be on RAF bases in the UK, but there are also opportunities to work abroad; these can range from short detachments to three-year postings. Within your first few years, you’ll probably be detached overseas to carry out your role in a tented accommodation or office environment in support of the RAF’s expeditionary role.

Entry qualifications

Age limits

16–29

Academic qualifications

GCSE/SCEs at Grade G/6 in English language and maths.

Nationality

You must have been a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland since birth.

Residency

Whether or not you were born in the United Kingdom, you should normally have resided there for the three years immediately preceding your application.

Equal opportunities

The RAF values every individual’s unique contribution, irrespective of race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation or social background.