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Logistics Officer

Moving and managing military hardware, supplies and personnel requires quick thinkers and cool heads. Take the lead in this role that offers travel and challenges.

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About the role

  • Specialisations

    Logistics & Administration | Officers & Management

  • Entry type

    Officer entry

  • Under training

    $68,103

  • Location

    Varied

The Logistics Branch is one of the principal components of the RNZAF. There is a diverse range of duties including operational logistics planning and support, supply chain and contract management, air movements and freight distribution, and distribution of aviation fuel. As a Logistics Officer you will be involved in all levels of problem-solving and leading teams of personnel. You will be working with sophisticated accounting and inventory management systems equivalent to any in modern business. In addition to supporting aircraft operations both here and overseas, you will work very closely with counterparts within the NZ Army and Navy, planning and delivering support to a broad range of New Zealand Defence Force operations world-wide. When natural disasters hit, and the government directs the NZDF to provide Humanitarian Aid and Disaster relief (HADR) you will play a key role as a Logistics Officer.

The Air Force makes extensive use of commercial partnerships with external industry. Therefore, contracting and contract management are important aspects of your role.

As an Officer, you’ll also be expected to undertake the full range of duties associated with military service.

Requirements

Basics

  • Must be 18 years old by the time you graduate from recruit course.
  • Eligible to meet national security clearance criteria, as stipulated by the Government's Protective Security Requirements.
  • Pass an Officer Selection Board.

Education

Minimum Level 7 (Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Diploma or Bachelor Degree) Tertiary Qualification in a relevant field.

Relevant fields include Commerce, Business, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Management, Accounting, or similar.

Scholarship Entry

The Air Force offer undergraduate scholarships for candidates who demonstrate the qualities required to become a Logistics Officer.

The scholarships are:

  • RNZAF Undergraduate Scheme: Study at an approved university institution of your choice while the Air Force covers your fees and a living allowance on a ‘year for a year’ return of service basis.
  • Graduate Incentive Scheme: Study at the university of your choice, and on completion of your degree, you will be paid an increasing incentive over the next four years with the monetary value based on the number of full time study years successfully completed.

View our Scholarship programs.

Citizenship

There are strict citizenship and security requirements to gain the required SV security clearance for this trade.
Find out if you’re eligible here.

Period of Service

There may be a return of service period for this trade.

Please contact our 0800 number or talk to your Candidate Experience Facilitator for more information.

We offer guidance on entry requirements in our eligibility section. Apply if you're uncertain, as we’ll work through the criteria with you to determine if you can proceed.

  • Job on Base

    There are a variety of roles for LOGO’s, all generally involve leading dynamic teams in challenging situations. You will be expected to guide and mentor young aviators and make decisions around the repair aircraft spares and purchase of new spares, manage budgets and contracts. You could be supporting HADR operations both domestically and internationally.

  • Job on Deployment

    Whilst on a deployment you will be responsible for managing a dynamic team. You will be required to oversee the request of parts from NZ to your location and return unserviceable spares back to NZ and all the appropriate customs paperwork that goes with them. You will generally work closely with the maintenance team if deployed with an aircraft squadron. Other deployments you work in a tri-service team to support the mission associated with your deployment.

Career Progression and training

01Basic Training

02Job Training

03Ongoing Training

Benefits & allowances

Earn a competitive salary while training or learning your trade, along with additional allowances for time spent in the field, at sea, overseas, or deployed on operations.

In addition to salary and allowances, other benefits of joining the New Zealand Defence Force include:

  • Access to your Service marae or tūrangawaewae
  • Sponsored tertiary study programmes at all levels
  • Free access to gyms and swimming pools on camp and bases
  • Opportunities to travel
  • Free and subsidised medical and dental care
  • Subsidised food and accommodation on camps and bases
  • Free and subsidised insurance cover
  • Help to buy a home and save for retirement

Salary & benefits

Careers in the Air Force are well-rewarded, as well as being diverse and exciting. As you become more experienced and move up through the ranks, gaining additional skills and qualifications, you will see your salary rise accordingly.

  • Under training

    $68,103

  • Future potential earnings

    $140,000

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