Policy Advisor – Spousal Employment and Overseas Support
Salary
£27300 - £28735 pro rata
Hours
24 hours per week (3 days)
Closing date
8am 15 July 2026
Interview date
Tuesday 21 July
Policy Advisor – Spousal Employment and Overseas Support
RAF Families Federation
£27300 – £28735 pro rata for 24 hours per week (3 days)
Based at our office at RAF Wittering with hybrid working
A UK driving license is an essential requirement for this post
Benefits include:
Up to 42 days annual leave (pro rata), life insurance and sick pay
Enrolment in health cash back plan to cover every day healthcare needs
Free access to virtual GP, Health and Stress support plus gym discount
Cycle to work scheme
Subsidised short breaks at selected RAFA accommodation
About Us
The Royal Air Force Families Federation exists to improve the quality of life for the RAF family around the world – at work or at home. We provide an independent voice for Serving personnel and their families and offer a confidential service that relies upon the integrity, and professionalism of its staff to deliver a Federation that is both credible and respected by all parties
About the team
This is a vitally important Policy Advisor role to ensure that we support non-serving spouses in line with the MOD Families Strategy. As subject lead in the field of Spousal Employment and Overseas Support, you will be providing advice on employment opportunities as well as engaging with Armed Forces Covenant Champions to ensure that the impact of service life is understood. As a confident speaker and networker you will be instrumental in advocating for change at Government level to overcome the challenges with overseas employment following Brexit and the loss of freedom of movement. Working closely with the COBSEO and MOD Families Team, you will ensure the voice of the non-serving individual is appropriately represented. You will be working with a team of other specialists, all of whom help and support each other. We are based at offices at RAF Wittering and this role is suitable for hybrid working, with regular attendance at our offices in Wittering.
About You
An understanding and empathy of the service lifestyle is key to being successful in this role. We need you to be a confident and persuasive communicator as you will be liaising with the relevant employment agencies, including Armed Forces Champions as well as our overseas stakeholders and highlighting concerns and issues. A proactive problem solver, you will take ownership of these issues and provide timely feedback to RAF personnel and their families with information on the progress of their cases. To be successful in this position you will have previous relevant experience in either developing policy to effect positive changes or extensive experience in advocating for others with a range of stakeholder groups. Previous research and reporting experience is required as you will develop written content and resources as well as monitoring, assessing and reporting on policy delivery. A driving license is an essential requirement as you will be representing the Federation at various events although we will give you plenty of notice.
We will support you with flexibility in your working hours as there will be occasions when you will have to undertake travel to create and maintain productive relationships with various RAF & MOD personnel, other employment specialists as well as overseas subject matter experts.
It is highly recommend that you read the role profile for a full overview of the primary responsibilities and person specification.
Why join us?
We are immensely proud of the work we do and our colleagues share this sense of pride. We offer a wide range of benefits including life insurance, generous holiday entitlement, sick pay and time off to relax and recharge over the Christmas period.
Applicants who meet the criteria may be invited to join a short initial telephone discussion ahead of the closing date so please register your interest early.
Closing Date 8am Wednesday 15 July
Interview Date 21 July at our office in Wittering
The RAF Association is a Disability Confident Employer. Please let us know if you require any assistance with the application process.