Details of Organisation The University Royal Naval Units are under the Command of The Commander Maritime Reserves (CMR) and are headquartered In Leach Building, Whale Island, Portsmouth. The Commanding Officer, University Royal Naval Units (CO URNU) commands the URNUs on behalf of CMR. URNU Headquarters (URNU HQ) comprises: • CO URNU – OF4 (CAPPS) • Chief of Staff, URNU (COS URNU) – OF3 (CAPPS) • URNU Business Manager (URNU BM) – C2 • Deputy Chief of Staff, URNU (DCOS URNU) – OF2 (CAPPS) • URNU Staff Coxswain (USC) – OR7 (AWW / AWT) • URNU Admin Officer Each of the 16 physical URNUs is a lodger unit of another MOD establishment, with URNU Virtual operated by the staff of URNU Belfast, with its students assigned to the geographically closest URNU. The 16 URNUs are divided between two regions. Each region has a regional headquarters, commanded by an Officer Commanding (OC), supported by an Operations Officer (Ops) and a Regional Coordinator (Reg Coord). URNU North comprises the following sub-units: URNU Northern Ireland (Belfast and Virtual), URNU Scotland (East Scotland and Glasgow), URNU Northeast England (Northumbria and Yorkshire) and URNU Northwest England (Manchester and Liverpool). URNUs South comprises the following sub-units: URNU Midlands (Birmingham and East Midlands), URNU Southeast England (London and Cambridge), URNU Southwest England (Bristol and Devon), URNU Southcentral England (Solent and Oxford) and URNU Wales. Purpose To provide cohesive regional-level coordination, administration and assurance in support of the OC and ROpsO North group, enabling the effective delivery of URNU activity, routine business and consistent administrative standards across all URNUs within the North Region. The Regional Coordinator delivers through-life support to Training Officers, leads the administrative planning and execution of regional events, maintains organisational continuity, and acts as a critical link with Regional Support Units and RAOs to promote cohesion, standardisation and logistical readiness across the region. Chain-of-Command The Chain-of-Command (CoC) for the RCoord URNUs North is: • ROpsO North (1RO) • OC North (2RO) • CO URNU (3RO if required) Authority RCoord has functional authority over Training Officers, RAOs, and volunteers for the purposes of coordinating administrative and URNU activity‑related outputs. Authority to liaise directly with RSUs, URNU stakeholders for the purpose of URNU core business, URNU HQ and host establishments on behalf of Regional HQ where delegated. They have no authority over OiCs or Cox’ns; coordination only. Key Responsibilities Regional Training Coordination • Coordinate Training Officers through-life management, maintaining currency, qualifications and onboarding. • Maintain the regional planning matrices and support ROpsO in the upskilling cycle and event coordination. Regional Administrative Support & Event Delivery • Lead administrative delivery for regional training and engagement activity, mirroring RAO-type functions at regional level. • Coordinate submissions (travel, BCFs, JPA-linked admin) and produce standardised documentation for regional events. RSU & Logistics Liaison • Act as Regional HQ link with RSUs for checks, audits, logistics and compliance monitoring. • Support ROpsO/OC with L2 assurance evidence and tracking CMT, period books and logistics routines. Support of RAOs • Provide functional linkage to Unit RAOs, ensuring consistent processes and outputs across the region. • Advise on best practice (JPA workflows, document control) and escalate administrative risks to ROpsO. Support to Units • Support the Regional HQ team with regional visits to provide administrative and training assurance and continuity of support. • Provide temporary support to RAO-vacant units and assist Cox’ns with onboarding, logistics checks and travel processes. Regional Business Support • Prepare dashboards, trackers and management information for ROpsO in line with OC North intent. • Assist budget forecasting, data support and activity deconfliction across the region.