Fleet Staff Coxswain Internal only

This is not a Monday to Friday, 9-5 job, it requires flexibility, commitment, and dedication. This job has many demands. You will be supporting the roll out of new boats and asset changes through our implementation work in conjunction with training, together with a varied demand for coastal support as subject matter experts to our regional colleagues. You will also be required to support stations through processes of change and developing and trialling new boats and equipment in conjunction with our Engineering colleagues. Sometimes short notice operational demands mean deployment anywhere in the UK and Ireland with 24 hours' notice., Other duties will require you to be responsible for the safe passage and operation of lifeboats around the UK and RoI as required, ensuring that their equipment works to the highest order, and developing your passage crews to enable them to benefit from valuable time afloat. As you will be working remotely, you will need to able to create and maintain a network of available crew for passage work. Assistance is available in this respect, but it will be your responsibility to ensure the boats are manned accordingly within current policy guidelines. You will also need to be happy talking to the people about the work of the RNLI as you could be the public face at national and local events such as boat shows, naming ceremonies and station activities.

You'll need to be a natural leader with the charisma to motivate and maximise people's potential as you'll be working with many different crews and individuals in a multitude of circumstances and your RNLI experience will be pivotal in delivering a service culminating in the desired outcome for all concerned. This could be crew progression, training development, honest discussions when things are not going to plan, the possibilities are endless as is the scope of this role. When the moment arises our lifesaving crews must be able to count on their lifeboats, that's where your boat-handling, navigation and seamanship skills, the ability to get the boat and crew to where they need to be quickly, and above all, safely, will play a vital part. You will ideally be passed out on a minimum of 2 classes of lifeboat, and we will work with you to be passed out on other classes of lifeboat and their respective launch and recovery equipment and teach you basic maintenance of all the equipment aboard within your first year on the team., RNLI coastal experience as a Coxswain, together with an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore qualification is essential together with a commercial endorsement, as would mechanical experience of our fleet. This post requires a valid driving licence.

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea. Since the 19^th century, our crews have been risking their lives to save those who are in danger of drowning. We are looking for an Established Coxswain to join our team of Fleet Staff Coxswains.

Grade E Vehicle A vehicle will be made available to carry out your duties Contract type Permanent Hours Up to 45 hours per week,

• Salary Grade E
• 26 days' annual leave (plus Bank Holiday days)
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life Insurance
• Health and dental cash plan