International Job Openings for Nigerians: Engineer Troop Officer at the British Army (Open to Nigerians), and Medical Support Officer at the British Army (Open to Nigerians)
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Commonwealth citizens, including Nigerians for the position below:
Job Title: Engineer Troop Officer
Location: United Kingdom
Corps: Royal Engineers
Employment Type: Regular (full-time)
Open to: Nigerians
Description
As an Engineer Troop Officer, you’re the expert behind Army engineering projects worldwide. You could plan, lead and manage demolitions, or set up water supplies. Or you might be tasked with building runways, clearing mines, or advising friendly forces on terrain and capabilities.
You learn the principles of military engineering on the Young Officers’ course, and later how to project manage a construction site.
You could work in one of 15 regiments and switch between them throughout your career.
You may also choose to do the Parachute Course, Commando Course or Diver Course at any point up to senior Captain.
The Corps of Royal Engineers allows the Army to work all over the world, whether it's involved in active combat or disaster relief.
The Corps are ‘first in’, setting up bases ready for the rest of the Army to arrive and ‘last out’, closing down patrol bases and military camps.
The Corps is at the forefront in disaster-relief operations, effecting rapid repairs to damaged infrastructure in stricken areas.
Key Responsibilities
Work with ammunition and explosives
Lead and manage people
Be involved in both general and military construction
Get involved in civil engineering projects
Learn about decision making and responsibility
Entry Requirements
Age:
From 17 years & 9 months to 28 years & 11 months
Qualifications:
72 UCAS points and 35 ALIS points at GCSE or equivalent (including a minimum GCSE grade C/4, or Scottish National 4 grade C, in English, Maths and a science or foreign language).
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
MSFT (beep test) level 8.07
Training for the Role
Step 1:
You’ll start your career on the 44-week Commissioning Course at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. This is for all officer cadets, regardless of the Corps that they’re hoping to join.
Step 2:
You progress to the Troop Commanders' Course, which lasts for six months. This is one of the longest Young Officer Courses because of the variety of skills you’ll need for your role.
You’re trained in water supply, demolitions (including live explosive training), bridge building and base construction.
You also learn about reconnaissance, advising on engineering issues, and managing people and equipment. You get the chance to do the Parachute or Commando Course if you serve with these regiments.
Qualifications you could get after training:
Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
Chartered Management Institute
Chartered in Institution of Royal Engineers (engineering degree not required)
Chartered Engineer (in varying institutions)
City and Guilds certificate in Human Resource Management
Edexel/BTEC certificate in Management Studies
Postgraduate certificate in Human Resource Management
Site Safety Supervisor
Watermanship Safety Officer
Explosives Safety Officer.
Pay & Benefits
You'll earn £33,183 during your year of training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before commissioning and becoming a Second Lieutenant, on £39,671 a year.
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The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Commonwealth citizens, including Nigerians for the position below:
Job Title: Medical Support Officer
Location: United Kingdom
Corps: Army Medical Services
Employment Type: Regular (full-time)
Open to: Nigerians
Description
Organise care for casualties on the battlefield and lead our medical teams to ensure troops get treated. It’s a role that can take you all over the world.
On the battlefield, casualties have to be evacuated to get the best medical treatment as soon as possible. As a Medical Support Officer, you'll provide the leadership, healthcare management and planning that this kind of challenge demands.
You don’t need any medical qualifications and you won’t be a hands-on medic. Instead, you’ll provide a command and control function, guiding and co-ordinating teams, so they perform at their best – and save lives.
The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is responsible for maintaining the health of servicemen and women. The Corps is represented wherever British Soldiers are deployed, providing medical support to operations, exercises and adventurous training expeditions all over the world.
Key Responsibilities
Assist in the delivery of clinical excellence to patients with varied medical needs
Command, lead and manage a multi-disciplinary medical team
Provide medical evacuation advice to Infantry and Armoured Corps commanders
Plan, deliver and maintain medical provision on exercise and on operations
Entry Requirements
Age:
From 17 years & 9 months to 28 years & 11 months
Qualifications:
Minimum of 72 UCAS points.
35 ALIS points at GCSE or Scottish National (Minimum grade C/4 in English, Maths and Science or a Foreign Language).
Basic physical fitness assessment:
Mid Thigh Pull 76kg
Medicine Ball Throw 3.1m
MSFT (beep test) level 8.07
Pay & Benefits
You'll earn £33,183 during your year of training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, before commissioning and becoming a Second Lieutenant, on £39,671 a year.
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