Forces Employment Charity: Empowering You Employment Workshop - 15 to 17 Sept 2025

Empowering You is a hybrid three-day employability and confidence-building workshop in collaboration with Barclays and Forces Employment Charity

Event Overview

Days 1 and 3 are virtual. On day 2, delegates will be hosted at three Barclays locations (simultaneously). Day 3 you will meet employers online from across industries who value the skills and qualities that people from the Armed Forces Community bring.

Join us in person at one of the illustrious Barclays locations in London, Knutsford or Glasgow.

The event is for military spouses and partners (all genders), ex-military women and reservists.

What can you expect:

• Receive a free one-to-one mentoring session with a corporate mentor.
• Hear directly from employers about pathways for the Armed Forces community and regional job opportunities.
• Understand the value that your transferrable skills can bring to employers and gain confidence in yourself.
• Expert sessions delivered by our Families Employment Advisors who are all military spouses or partners with lived experience and who have served too.

Dates and times:

This event takes place on the 15th - 17th September 2025.

Virtual event timings (days 1 and 3): 10:00 – 13.00 (duration may vary due to group sizes)

In-person event timings (day 2): 10.00 – 16.00

Locations on day 2:

• Barclays Radbroke Campus – Knutsford WA16 9EU
• Barclays Glasgow Campus – 30 Clyde Place, Glasgow, Glasgow G5 8AQ
• Barclays Headquarters – 1 Churchill Pl, London E14 5RB

Registration Link and Further Info:

• Registration Form
• Event Overview

Recruit for Spouses: What’s on this Summer?

RFS are offering a number of events programmes and services over the coming months.

 All services are free to access for military spouses, partners, veterans, and serving personnel.

Events include:

• Wellbeing Programme: We are currently accepting registrations for our six-week virtual programme, supported by a psychoeducational therapist. The sessions are designed to reduce isolation and help participants forge meaningful connections.
• Coaching & Mentoring Programme: We have spaces available in our coaching and mentoring initiative. With a pool of over 80 volunteers from various sectors – including BAE, Virgin, and AMS – we’re ready to match individuals with mentors who can support professional development or help build confidence. Our Coaching and Mentoring Manager, Helen Callis, is available to guide participants every step of the way.

 

For more information on Recruit for Spouses, please visit: https://www.recruitforspouses.co.uk/

To register and sign up, please go to: RFS Portal.

RAF Job Opportunities for Rejoiners and Inter-Service Transferees

 

RAF Recruitment | Rejoiners | Royal Air Force

Going Forward into Employment (GFiE): Latest Vacancies in Scotland - available exclusively to Service Leavers, Veterans and Military Spouses/Partners

GFIE – 438 - DWP Fraud Officer, Leith & Glasgow
10 positions available

Closing Date extended to : 07 July 2025

Job Description

​GFiE roles are available specifically to people who served in the Armed Forces, or be in your resettlement period and due to leave the Armed Forces within a reasonable time frame or a Military Spouse/Partner (your current partner must still be serving or was discharged within the last 12 months).

To apply, please submit a completed EOI Form (also see Guidance notes) and an up to date CV to GFIE@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

For more information on the GFiE scheme please go to: A complete guide to GFiE – Veterans, Military Partners/Spouses and Service Leavers – Life Chances – Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) (blog.gov.uk)

Help RBLI Lifeworks better understand the needs of the Army Forces Community – please complete their short online questionnaire

RBLI is exploring how to best deliver its Lifeworks Families courses to meet the unique needs of our Armed Forces Community: 

‘Your input is essential in helping us shape our employment skills training to be as effective and accessible as possible’

Lifeworks is the employment support division of Royal British Legion Industries, a national charity supporting the Armed Forces. Its courses equip families with the tools necessary to pursue their desired careers outside the Armed Forces. 

Milspo Thrive, 13th May, a FREE ONLINE summit designed to help Military spouses and partners grow a business that works for them

 Are you a military spouse or partner running a business (or dreaming of starting one)?

Join us on 13 May for Milspo Thrive – a FREE ONLINE summit designed to help you grow a business that works for you, wherever military life takes you.

✨ Hear from expert speakers

🤝 Connect with fellow military spouse business owners

📈 Walk away with practical tools and fresh inspiration

Join the waitlist

 

Going Forward into Employment (GFiE): Latest Vacancies in multiple locations

The following vacancy is now open for applications under the GFiE Scheme:

GFIE 430 - Dept for Work & Pensions (DWP) Service Delivery

Stratford, Barking, Hounslow, Ealing, Forest Hill and Gloucester

Closing Date: 9 May 2025

Job Description

​GFiE roles are available specifically to people who served in the Armed Forces, or be in your resettlement period and due to leave the Armed Forces within a reasonable time frame or a Military Spouse/Partner (your current partner must still be serving or was discharged within the last 12 months).

To apply, please submit a completed EOI Form (also see Guidance notes) and an up to date CV to GFIE@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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Senior Social Media Executive (Remote, Full Time, Permanent Job Opportunity)

There’s a job opportunity at Relate (now part of Family Action, a national charity) that might be of interest to Service leavers, veterans, spouses, partners and the wider military community.

• Job Reference: 1439
• Location: Homeworking
• Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (full-time)
• Salary: £32,311 FTE + £480 home working allowance per annum
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 11 May 2025

Recruit for Spouses: Free programmes designed to empower and guide you every step of the way

Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme

This 6-week virtual programme is available to spouses of serving personnel, veterans, and reserves. It covers a range of topics, including:

Managing isolation and anxiety

Communication strategies

Building support networks

 Foreign & Commonwealth Programme

This programme provides support to the Foreign and Commonwealth community, helping individuals convert their home nation qualifications to their UK equivalents, alongside tailored employment support.

For further information please visit: Recruit for Spouses - Championing Military Spouses for Career Success.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) bulk recruitment – multiple locations

The Department of Work and Pensions has 76 new Executive Officer Team Leader opportunities across multiple locations. These are now open for applications until 24 Apr 2025.

Civil Service Jobs link: Operational Delivery - Team Leader - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK  (job reference 366699)

There are jobs available at the following locations: Bangor (Gwynedd), Basildon, Bristol, Burnley, Dundee, Glasgow, Hastings, Motherwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Preston, St Austell, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Swansea, Wigan, Wrexham

Candidates will be asked to complete two online tests, then if successful complete a 250 word personal statement.  

If the statement is successful they will then be invited to  interview. Microsoft Teams.

 

Going Forward into Employment (GFiE): Latest Vacancies in London area (multiple roles/locations)- available exclusively to Service Leavers, Veterans and Military Spouses/Partners

Closing date: 28th April 2025

If you enjoy working with people and are looking for a career that makes a positive difference to people’s lives, then this is the role for you!

The Work Coach role is wide-ranging and diverse. You will be based in a Jobcentre working with a network of customers, employers and colleagues through a combination of face to face, digital and telephone contact on a daily basis. You will use your judgement to help people through some difficult, challenging times in their lives, and your tailored coaching can make a huge difference to their ability to find and stay in a job, or progress a career.

To find out more please click:

A Day in the Life of a Jobcentre Work Coach

This is an office based role.

Full details can be found in the job description (including all key details - salary, location etc).

Please send any applications to us by Monday 28 April 2024. If you have an interested candidate but may miss the deadline for completed applications, please do let us know as soon as possible.

How to apply

Please follow the steps below:-

1, Please complete the Expression of Interest Form  and also provide a copy of  your CV

3. Send the completed forms to gfie@cabinetoffice.gov.uk - we'll confirm receipt and ensure that the candidate is logged for this vacancy

Closing date: 28th April 2025

Recruit for Spouses: March Newsletter

The March newsletter from Recruit for Spouses is out now.  To read this on line use this link.

SaluteMyJob: Pathways programme to enhance cyber leadership opportunities for veterans

SaluteMyJob state that they are registered on the CTP and Forces Families Jobs websites; please follow these links for further information.

For a decade, social enterprise SaluteMyJob has been helping ex-military personnel upskill into areas with a notable cybersecurity skills gap, with many candidates going on to make their mark in multi-national companies. And now, an exciting partnership is set to fast-track more veterans and police officers into a career in cybersecurity with their Accelerated Cyber Leadership Pathway.

GFiE: Crown Commercial Service Senior Project Manager Role, multiple locations

Available exclusively to Service Leavers, Veterans and Military Spouses/Partners

The following vacancy is now open for applications under the GFiE Scheme, at the Civil Service grade of Band 5 (Grade 7), and a salary range of £56,031 - £62,261:

GFIE-424 - Senior Project Manager - Crown Commercial Service

Liverpool / Norwich / Birmingham or Newport

Closing Date: Sunday 13th April 2025

Job description

​GFiE roles are available specifically to people who served in the Armed Forces, or be in your resettlement period and due to leave the Armed Forces within a reasonable time frame or a Military Spouse/Partner (your current partner must still be serving or was discharged within the last 12 months).

To apply, please submit a completed EOI Form (also see Guidance notes) and an up to date CV to GFIE@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

For more information on the GFiE scheme please go to: A complete guide to GFiE – Veterans, Military Partners/Spouses and Service Leavers – Life Chances – Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) (blog.gov.uk)

Forces Employment Charity: ‘Empowering You’ Employment Workshop, Manchester and online – 10-12 Mar

Empowering You is brought to you by the Forces Employment Charity, from Monday, 10 March, to Wednesday, 12 March 2025. 

It is a hybrid three-day employability and confidence-building workshop for spouses and partners, including military women, and those who are separated, divorced, or bereaved. 

Please note military spouses and partners of any gender may attend. 

  Your top 5 reasons to attend: 

1. Receive a free one-to-one mentoring session with a corporate mentor 

2. Join us in person in Radbroke where Barclays will host our sessions 

3. Hear from employers about pathways into employment and regional job opportunities 

4. Understand the value that your transferrable skills can bring to employers 
5. Expert sessions delivered by our Families Employment Advisors

 

For more information and to register, please go to

Recruit for Spouses Roadshow, Colchester – 25 Mar

Come and join Recruit for Spouses for a brew and a slice of cake 🍰☕ while learning all about what RFS has to offer.

 One of our reps will be there to chat about our programmes and how we can help you thrive.

 

• Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Foreign & Commonwealth
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Recruitment
• Resources
• and Much more!
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Don't miss out on this chance to connect and discover new opportunities!

Head over to the portal to sign up

HMRC Criminal Investigator Officer job position

Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Croydon, Dover, Gartcosh, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, Portsmouth and Stratford

 CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 4 April 2025

 In this position, your daily tasks will vary. For example, one day you might search premises, and the next you could conduct interviews with suspects. You will receive top-quality training to help you develop specialised skills in preventing tax fraud and safeguarding public funds.

At its core, this job is about outsmarting criminal groups threatening the UK. You’ll need sharp judgement, resilience under confrontation, and integrity as you exercise far-reaching investigative powers.  

Latest Civil Service Job Vacancies for Service Leavers, Veterans and Spouses/Partners

Two vacancies – Wrexham

Closing date: 14 Mar 25

​GFiE roles are available specifically to people who served in the Armed Forces, or be in your resettlement period and due to leave the Armed Forces within a reasonable time frame or a Military Spouse/Partner (your current partner must still be serving or was discharged within the last 12 months).

To apply, please submit a completed EOI Form (also see Guidance notes) and an up to date CV to GFIE@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

For more information on the GFiE scheme please go to: A complete guide to GFiE – Veterans, Military Partners/Spouses and Service Leavers – Life Chances – Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) (blog.gov.uk)

NHS Step into Health webinar – 26 Mar: Helping you to return to practice after your serving spouse or partner is posted abroad

NHS Step into Health are pleased to announce their upcoming information session: Helping you to return to practice after your serving spouse or partner is posted abroad due to take place on Wednesday 26th March, 10 - 11am.

This comprehensive guide is designed to answer some of the common questions and concerns you may have about maintaining your professional healthcare validation or registration while you are posted abroad with your serving partner or spouse. It provides essential information and practical advice shared by a variety of regulatory bodies to ensure that your credentials remain up-to-date and valid during your time overseas.

During this one-hour webinar, attendees will hear from representatives of various regulatory bodies across multiple clinical professions, as well as members of NHS England’s return to practice team.

Military Spousal Founders Programme

Are you part of the armed forces community with plans to become a business founder? Our Military Spousal Founders Programme is designed just for you.

We've partnered with Eagle Labs Academy to run this specially designed programme for military spouses who want to start and grow a business. Continuing our ongoing commitment to the armed forces covenant, the programme aims to assist spousal business owners establish a foundation to be successful in starting their own business.

Eagle Labs Academy is a digital learning platform that helps founders start and scale their business at their own pace.