Logistic Support Officer

East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association; Husborne Crawley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 6 days Special Paid Leave forvol

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adp.

25 days annual leave rising to 30

Rollover of up to 10 days annual leave

Leave for HM The King’s birthday

Special Leave for volunteer military;

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Defined benefit Pension Scheme

Pool car for business travel

Job summary

East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) is seeking a Permanent Full Time Logistic Support Officer (Cadet Administrative Assistant) to support the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Army Cadet Force in Kempston, Bedfordshire. The role requires strong organisation, numeracy, literacy, and computer skills with ability to learn new systems and work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities include management of ACF properties, stores and accounting, SHEF management, cadet training and

Qualifications

• Experience of, and preferably be qualified in, Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire matters and Stores Management.
• Must complete the Ammunition Storeman’s course within twelve months of taking up post.
• Be flexible with working hours; some evening and weekend work will be necessary.
• Travel throughout the region is expected.

Responsibilities

• Management of ACF Properties
• Stores Management and Accounting
• SHEF Management
• Cadet Training
• Security

Skills

Safety Health Environmental Fire

Stores Management

Education

Ammunition Storeman’s course

Job description

We are looking for a Permanent Full Time Logistic Support Officer (officially titled Cadet Administrative Assistant) with Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Army Cadet Forcebased in Kempston, Bedfordshire.

Are you an organised individual with excellent numeracy and literacy skills, who is computer literate, able to learn new systems quickly and able to work with minimum supervision? Good communication and inter-personal skills are also required.

Range of tasks include:

• Management of ACF Properties
• Stores Management and Accounting
• SHEF Management
• Cadet Training
• Security

You must have experience of, and preferably be qualified in, Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire matters and Stores Management. The successful candidate must complete the Ammunition Storeman’s course within twelve months of taking up post, if not already qualified. You will be expected to travel throughout the region and be flexible with working hours as some evening & weekend work will be necessary.

This post is for 47 hours per week including lunch breaks. This position attracts a current salary of £32,455 p.a. plus lots of additional benefits.

Additional benefits include:

• 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.

Beds Herts 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

Closing date for applications is 1200hrs Monday 09 November 2026. Interviews for selected candidates will be held Tuesday 17 November 2026 with a view for the successful candidate to start in January 2027. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.