Head of Engagement
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £48,920 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Highly competitive defined benefit Pension Scheme |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Location: | CM2 6BU |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for East Ang |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We are looking for a Permanent Full Time Head of Engagement based in our headquarters in Chelmsford, Essex.
Your marketing, sales, or relationship development experience will be used to the full to lead the Employer Engagement and Communications teams to ensure their activities support the delivery of the Association’s goals. You'll need to be versatile as each of these small teams operates at a tempo that will require you to traverse both the operational and tactical levels.
You must be able to build and sustain strong relationships across our six counties, including with the Association membership and third parties, as you will need to nurture & leverage productive internal & external relationships. Experience of relationship management, working with volunteers and local authorities is desirable.
You're used to prioritising the high demand for the resource and expertise of you and your team, and managing expectations to make sure that you don’t let people down. You’re able to show how your work has contributed to the Association’s outputs, demonstrating efficient use of resources and showing that decisions are based on solid intelligence.
This post is for 37 hours per week. This position attracts a current salary of £48,920 p.a. plus lots of additional benefits.
Additional benefits include:
• Alternative working practices such as working from home
• Up to 6 days Special Paid Leave for volunteering
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days after 5 years (previous HM Armed Forces service and previous service in the Public Sector may attract additional entitlement)
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
• 15 Days Special Leave a year period to for volunteer military reserve commitments
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Free on-site parking
• Highly competitive defined benefit Pension Scheme
• Use of a pool car (subject to a full UK driving licence) for business travel
East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) is an arms-length public body of the Ministry of Defence, mandated to give advice to the Defence Council, manage the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ estate, deliver community and employer engagement for Defence, and provide administration services to the Army Cadet Force.
The full job description can be requested via the "Apply" button. CVs and covering letters are to be returned to ea-vacancies@rfca.mod.uk or via post to:
Hd Eng Vacancy, East Anglia RFCA, 250 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6BU
For enquiries, please contact us on the above details or via:
earfca.org.uk 01245 244802 @EastAngliaRFCA
Applicants will be asked to share examples of proactive behaviour, teamwork and problem-solving at interviews.
Closing date for applications is 1200hrs Monday 03 November 2025. Interviews for selected candidates will be held November/ December. Role available to start immediately or by early 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Your marketing, sales, or relationship development experience will be used to the full to lead the Employer Engagement and Communications teams to ensure their activities support the delivery of the Association’s goals. You'll need to be versatile as each of these small teams operates at a tempo that will require you to traverse both the operational and tactical levels.
You must be able to build and sustain strong relationships across our six counties, including with the Association membership and third parties, as you will need to nurture & leverage productive internal & external relationships. Experience of relationship management, working with volunteers and local authorities is desirable.
You're used to prioritising the high demand for the resource and expertise of you and your team, and managing expectations to make sure that you don’t let people down. You’re able to show how your work has contributed to the Association’s outputs, demonstrating efficient use of resources and showing that decisions are based on solid intelligence.
This post is for 37 hours per week. This position attracts a current salary of £48,920 p.a. plus lots of additional benefits.
Additional benefits include:
• Alternative working practices such as working from home
• Up to 6 days Special Paid Leave for volunteering
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days after 5 years (previous HM Armed Forces service and previous service in the Public Sector may attract additional entitlement)
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
• 15 Days Special Leave a year period to for volunteer military reserve commitments
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Free on-site parking
• Highly competitive defined benefit Pension Scheme
• Use of a pool car (subject to a full UK driving licence) for business travel
East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) is an arms-length public body of the Ministry of Defence, mandated to give advice to the Defence Council, manage the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ estate, deliver community and employer engagement for Defence, and provide administration services to the Army Cadet Force.
The full job description can be requested via the "Apply" button. CVs and covering letters are to be returned to ea-vacancies@rfca.mod.uk or via post to:
Hd Eng Vacancy, East Anglia RFCA, 250 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6BU
For enquiries, please contact us on the above details or via:
earfca.org.uk 01245 244802 @EastAngliaRFCA
Applicants will be asked to share examples of proactive behaviour, teamwork and problem-solving at interviews.
Closing date for applications is 1200hrs Monday 03 November 2025. Interviews for selected candidates will be held November/ December. Role available to start immediately or by early 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.