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As an RAF Intelligence Officer, you obtain, analyse and present defence intelligence from a variety of sources and manage a team of Intelligence Analysts and Linguists.
Pay during Initial Officer training - £34,600 + benefits
Pay after 3 years of service and promotion to the rank of Flt Lt £50,500 + benefits
What will you do?
You’ll be leading a team of highly motivated, bright individuals. In your role you will:
Collect, collate and evaluate vast quantities of information to produce actionable reports
Provide intelligence updates and threat assessments to support operational planning
Provide intelligence support to aircrew before their missions
Lead teams of skilled intelligence analysts to provide imagery or signals intelligence
Brief senior officers, planning or operations staff to influence matters of international significance
Be deployed frequently overseas, working alongside counterparts in the Royal Navy and the Army, or in a NATO Position
Minimum education requirements
As a minimum, you will need GCSEs at Grade C/4 or Scottish National 5 at Grade C in English Language, Mathematics and at least three other subjects.
In addition, you need at least 2 A2 Levels/3 Highers at Grade C or above (excluding General Studies, Critical Thinking and Citizenship Studies) which must total a minimum of 64 UCAS points.
Alternatively, if you hold a UK degree at Grade 2:2 or higher (or acceptable alternative) you only need Mathematics and English Language at a minimum of GCSE Grade C/4-5 or Scottish National 5 grade C.
Requirements
An accredited Bachelor's or Master's degree in an appropriate engineering, computing or scientific subject (other degrees may be accepted at the discretion of the Engineer specialist, please apply and this will be assessed on a case by case basis)
Degrees must be accredited by one or more of the 4 professional engineering institutions most closely aligned to the organisation’s needs: the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS); the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE); the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET); or (for CE officers only) the British Computer Society (BCS).
Other engineering degrees might be accepted at the discretion of the Engineer Specialist, please apply and this will be assessed on a case by case basis.
Applicants must also have GCSE at Grade C/4 or Scottish National Equivalent (SNE) grade 5 in English Language.
Be aged between 17.5 - 47
Whether or not you were born in the United Kingdom, you should have resided there for the 5 years immediately preceding your application. However, candidates with a minimum of 3 years will be considered.
At any level or position your personal success is vital to make us succeed too. We are dedicated to your future, as it is essential to ours. You will receive a basic and specialist training in your field and we even provide the option to pay for your education. The experience you gain with the RAF will equip you to work at the top of your field, both in the UK and overseas.
A Modern Force: The RAF recognises the value of a person’s ability no matter their ethnicity, social background, religion or belief, gender identity, sexual orientation or marital status/civil partnership.
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