A vacancy has arisen for a Sqn Ldr (Any Profession) to serve as Station Engagements & Media Officer (SEO) at RAF Honington on Full Time Reserve Service (Limited Commitment) Terms and Conditions of Service (TCoS), with an initial proposed start date of 02 March 2026 (or earlier/later, subject to candidate status). As OC MEC, your main responsibility is the day-to-day leadership and management of the Media, Engagement and Comms Flight, supporting the Airbase and its resident units to ensure the widest coverage, both internal and external, of positive publicity for RAF Honington and its personnel. Role-Specific Responsibilities 1. Delivery of Media and Communications. a. Production of media plans for major events to ensure maximum exploitation of content with subsequent news releases supported by effective imagery including Defence Imagery distribution. b. Maintaining external and internal facing communications platforms for web, Social Media and Sharepoint / TEAMS/ Outlook. c. Effective and timely production of External and Internal Communications. d. Coordination with the Air Sec staff in achieving LTT to support reputational messaging and responses. e. Ensuring awareness at Air Media and Comms on potential news items and coordination with spec staffs in production of content as a whole. f. Liaison with RU A9 personnel to determine RAF Honington content. 2. Engagement Activity: a. Develop and implement the RAF Honington Station Engagement Strategy, Including direction and guidance from wider RAF Strategy, Air Media and Comms and the RAF Command Plan. b. Ensure that all engagement activities are conducted within the specialist guidance and strategies of Air Media and Comms, Air Secretariat, and Department for Defence Communications. c. Provide specialist guidance and overview for all engagement activities from planning to delivery of all outputs across all platforms working with RU A9’s as appropriate. d. Provide direction, media advice and support to all Air Base elements of RAF Honington, and RU’s if requested. e. Maintaining an external comms channel for contact with RAF Honington by e-mail and telephone as well as via SM Messaging. g. Produce material required to support RAF publications such as CAS Reports to HM King, or competitions such as Firmin. h. Develop and maintain strong communications with local councillors from County to Parish Council and supporting periodic meetings as required. i. Plan and deliver the Annual Formal Reception ensuring full messaging opportunities against a guest list that is to be reviewed annually. j. Maintain effective communication with Community Engagement staffs including Rock Barracks, Woodbridge. k. Through your Youth Engagement SO3 provide a Youth Engagement Policy to direct STEM and Youth activities including Cadets and other Youth organisations through the ACLO and YALO. Includes Work Experience as required, within current operational and personnel constraints. 3. RAF Media Services and Visual Communication. a. Line management of the Media Services section to deliver digital design work to support parented units against the local 3-tier response timescales and specified competencies. b. Delivery of printed material to support parented units against the local 3-tier response timescales and specified competencies. c. Line management of the RAF Honington Photographic Section (Visual Communications). 4. RAF Honington Voluntary Band. a. Provide Line Management to the Voluntary Band Instructor. b. Liaison with OIC RAF Honington Voluntary Band to ensure a high public profile of musical output. 5. Income Generation and Wider Markets. a. Be the Station lead for Income Generation and Wider Markets, maintaining contact with DIO, Air Commercial and the Station Business Management team to ensure the correct licensing and contract award processes are adhered to. b. Maintain (and annually review) the RAF Honington DIO database of facilities and infrastructure for filming and other media purposes. c. Be the Station lead for Encroachments (activities providing support to defence or the station community that do not warrant a WM contractual arrangement). 6. Other Duties & Responsibilities. a. Editorship of the Honington Herald (four editions per annum). b. First point of contact for Station Enquires from the external website, SM pages and the Engagement Multiuser email address. c. First point of contact for all external requests for the Stn Cdr’s attendance at any event and the filtering of these requests to the SDO and the Stn Cdr’s PA.