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Vacancy Notice – Senior Estate Manager
West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association

Applications are invited for a full-time Senior Estate Manager at West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (West Midland RFCA) based in Harborne, Birmingham.  This Crown Service (Civil Service SEO/C1 grade equivalent) post becomes vacant on 1 May 2024.

West Midland RFCA.  West Midland RFCA is one of 13 autonomous RFCAs.  The RFCAs are arms-length bodies of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with Crown status.  The West Midland RFCA role is to provide first class support to the tri-service Reserves and MOD-sponsored Cadet Forces across the six counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

The Role.  The Senior Estate Manager supports the Head of Estate to deliver management and assurance of Hard and Soft Facilities Management services for users of the Reserve and Cadet estate. Key responsibilities and requirements include:

  • The delivery of outcomes by the RFCA Estate Team, who will support the effective contract/performance management and assurance of Hard and Soft Facilities Management services delivered through contracted service providers.
  • The successful delivery of minor capital works projects (circa £4M) by the contracted Hard Facilities Management service provider.
  • Manage resources (including budgets) and plans such that the RFCA Estate Team and contracted service providers may efficiently deliver required outputs.
  • Working with industry partners and other stakeholders to ensure the effective management of risk.
  • Managing the RFCA Estate Team to enable a positive, collaborative, and proactive working environment in order to foster a high performing team.
  • Applicants should hold or be willing to work towards full level membership of a relevant professional body (CIWFM, MCIOB, MRICS or CEng).

Full details can be found on the Job Description.

Salary and benefits.     The salary for the appointment is £43,080 per annum with the option to join the CRFCA’s 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.

Application and Interviews.     Applications should be received no later than noon on Monday 18th March 2024 and should be sent by email to wm-hss@rfca.mod.uk marked Senior Estate Manager Application. The shortlist of applicants called for interview will be notified as soon as possible after that date.   

Applications should comprise:

  • a current CV (no longer than two pages)
    and
  • a covering letter (also no longer than two pages) demonstrating how they meet the essential requirements of this job, including evidence of relevant professional accreditations / memberships, and why they consider themselves suitable for the position, indicating their interest and motivation to assume this role.

The date for interviews is Tuesday 26th March 2024.

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