Pegasus Uoo

Bath - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

HMS PEGASUS UNIT OPERATIONS OFFICER

Commander Maritime Reserves (CMR) commands the Royal Naval and Royal Marine Reserves known collectively as the Maritime Reserves (MR). The purpose of the MR as set out in the Command Plan is to provide sufficient capable and motivated personnel at readiness to reinforce Regular Forces.

Commissioned Units are fundamental to the delivery of CMRs output. All posts within Units are to be occupied by suitably qualified and experienced personnel who have the time and skills to deliver in their specific role. This document provides the terms of reference for the Unit Operations Officer (UOO).

The Unit Ops Officer of HMS PEGASUS will also act as RNR Air Branch capability SO2 for the Unit CO who is also Head of the Air Branch (HAB). The purpose of the RNR Air Branch is to provide a Reserve workforce of Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel with the capacity to support all current tasking and the ability to augment and increase numbers to meet emergent or emergency tasking of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).

COMNA has OPCON of the RNR Air Branch. COMNA controls all aspects of the Air Branch from shaping the Branch to meet current and future requirement to the day to day operation of the Branch from recruitment through to retirement the attendance of Reserves on duty for their Annual Commitment or for additional requirements.

Purpose

The UOO is to provide advice and support to the Unit Command for all training and administrative matters as required by the Chain of Command and to be responsible for the day-to-day operations and outputs for the Unit and Branch.
The UOO is to be responsible for appropriate use of the Units training resources including Reserve Service Days Travel and Subsistence.
As the day-to-day Command representative the UOO is to provide early and effective intervention and where necessary options and alternatives to the Command in order to meet HQ direction where it occurs outside of the timescales achievable for a reservist CO/HAB.
In order to achieve the purpose the UOO is to meet their requirements under paragraph 13 and any other tasks as directed by the Chain of Command.
Notwithstanding any tasks or purposes in other TORs the UOO is to be the individual with responsibility for the ultimate delivery of timely and effective outputs to the FAA CMR HQ and other agencies as may be required.

Accountability

The UOO is ultimately accountable to the CO/HAB or the XO should they temporarily assume the powers and duties of command for the proper performance of their duties.

Authority

The UOO is authorised to:

Liaise with all appropriate authorities (Service and Civilian) in pursuance of their duties informing the CO as necessary.
Have authority over all Unit personnel with the exception of the CO and the XO.
Promulgate Routine Orders and Temporary Memoranda in pursuance of their duties.
Approve Travel and Subsistence normally held at OF5 level with scrutiny by DACOS (RES) in accordance with current agreed protocols.

Tasks

The UOO is to fulfil the requirement of their purpose using sound judgement drawing upon the following tasks as a reference to their duties:

People

To support the CO in maintaining good order and discipline welfare and morale in accordance with QRRN.
To act on behalf of the CO with their delegated authority during the working week when the CO is absent from the Unit.
To provide assured FGen for Operations and Exercises as required by COMNA from the Air Branch Reserve drawing on desired SQEP.
To promote and enforce MOD and Naval Service policy on Diversity and Inclusion.
To support the CO in actively pursuing courses of action to provide sustained and assured growth of the Units strength.
To support the XO in the delivery of the Unit Appraisal process and in ensuring all reports are delivered by the Common Reporting Date without exception.
To manage a robust RNFT process encouraging all personnel to participate in PDev and AT opportunities.

Management

To be the primary Command Adviser and Command Legal Adviser to the CO.
To be the primary Adviser on Reserves matters to COMNA and to be the primary Adviser on Naval Aviation matters to MR HQ.
To monitor progress against the COs Unit Management Plan objectives and advise courses of action as necessary to the CO.
To support the CO in the delivery of internal management processes and in implementing all directives from the Chain of Command making use of Civil Service staff as necessary.
To support the CO by coordinating and delivering the annual Air Branch Capability Event.
To contribute to the continuous improvement of individual team and organisational performance.
To ensure adherence to Unit Standing Orders.
To contribute to the continuous improvement of individual team and organisational performance.
To act as 1RO and Line Manager for Permanent Staff as at Annex A.

Finance

To be responsible for the Units RSD Budget and to provide accurate reporting and advice to the Command in respect to any over or underspend highlighting any issues as soon as practicable.
Oversee the Bounty Qualification process.

Infrastructure

To be the Unit Security Officer.

Engagement

To be the Unit VIP visits lead.
It is anticipated that these tasks will be augmented by other duties based on geography co-location or other external factors. Annex B contains secondary tasks relevant to HMS PEGASUS.

Committees

The UOO attends the following Committees and Groups:

Unit Senior Management Board.
Unit Training Planning Board.

HMS PEGASUS UNIT OPERATIONS OFFICERCommander Maritime Reserves (CMR) commands the Royal Naval and Royal Marine Reserves known collectively as the Maritime Reserves (MR). The purpose of the MR as set out in the Command Plan is to provide sufficient capable and motivated personnel at readiness to rein...