CAREER PURSUIT

Spouses, partners and family members of current Spouses, partners, and family members of service personnel who have left the Armed Forces within the last 12 months. Bereaved spouses, partners and family members for up to two years post-service. Who can use it? 1 . Employers who have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Any organisation that has signed the AFC can advertise their job opportunities free of charge. For employers, it’s an opportunity to promote their organisation and showcase their commitment towards fulfilling the AFC. They can access a database of highly-skilled candidates consisting of Armed Forces family members from all three services. 2 . Training providers who demonstrate a commitment to the Armed Forces community Training providers who are offering training or career opportunities without charge and companies who are offering a discount specifically for Armed Forces families on a training course. 3 . Spouses, partners and family members of current serving military personnel regular and reservist personnel. Promoting the Covenant. For employers to be able to advertise on the site, they will have to have signed the AFC. The Families Federations are working in tandem with the MOD’s Defence Relationship Management to encourage all those employers who have signed the Covenant to use the site to promote their jobs and increase their exposure to a highly skilled and relatively untapped area of the labour force. The advantage of employers all being Covenant signatories is that partners, spouses and family members can be reassured that the employers are aware of the challenges presented by the military lifestyle, won’t discriminate against them because of this and are committed to being supportive of this community. About the website The website has been designed to be easy to use and is mobile friendly. As a jobseeker you can register to create an account, upload your CV or build a CV using the site’s CV builder, create job alerts and search for jobs by a variety of filters. The website is for all service families, anywhere around the world. If you have any queries, or if you’re an employer who would like to sign up, please contact the team at help@forcesfamiliesjobs.co.uk . “We are excited to deliver something tangible and beneficial to military spouses, partners and family members and are encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive response to this project.” Sara Baade, Chief Executive, Army Families Federation 39 C A R E E R P U R S U I T 2 0 2 0