About the job

Job summary

The OASC Control and Processing Clerk provides the administrative support enabling all RAF Candidates to attend specialist selection events at HQ RAF R&S, RAF Cranwell, specifically OASC. This includes Candidates attending for Computer Based Aptitude Testing (CBAT), Officer Candidates for all Professions and Candidates for Non-Commissioned Aircrew and Non-Commissioned Controller specialisations. Boarding schedules, Candidate travel arrangements, accommodation and Real Life Support is all administered through OASC Control with the support of this postholder. All Candidate interactions are via the PEGA Systems digital platform Recruiting Information Technology System (RITS), for which training will be given on appointment.

This role is subject to the outcome of the Armed Forces Recruitment Programme (AFRP) which comes into effect 1 April 2027. Applicants can find more information by contacting CRN-RecruitSelect-AFRP-Team  (CRN-RecruitSelect-AFRP-Team@mod.gov.uk)

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

The OASC Dossier Clerk is responsible to COS Select, through DCOS OASC, for the following:

• The allocation and processing of aptitude testing, by monitoring the allocation of candidates, issuing any nominal rolls required, booking accommodation, updating RITS with all aptitude results and setting the required tasks as well as liaising with the AFCO’s, Candidates and aptitude team to ensure the smooth running of the aptitude testing process.
• The administration of the boarding process by liaising with the AFCO’s and candidates to generate and book OASC boards onto RITS. Creating and reviewing candidate dossiers, helping with the syndication of the boarding programme and recording information on RITs as required.
• Responsible for the smooth running of the boarding process by providing administrative support, deliver provision during the hangar phase of the selection process and helping to ensure the efficient running of the Individual Planning process.
• Administrating the process for candidates who are unsuccessful at OASC.
• The administration and allocation of SHINE FI to Boarding Officers and act as the poc for SHINE FI related concerns, in conjunction with the OASC SHINE SME.
• The management, storage and archiving of electronic and physical files.
• Provide support to the processing of applications for specialist forms of entry into service.
• Complete RITs training.
• Carry out any further tasks, appropriate for grade, as directed by the chain of command.

Person specification

The successful applicant should be self-motivated, have excellent organisational and time management skills, alongside being a proactive team member with good IT skills.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £24,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,490 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.

This vacancy is using success profiles and will assess your behaviours and experience at sift and interview:

• Working together
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Leadership

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.