Head of Strategic Workforce Planning

1 week ago

Reading, United Kingdom AWE Full time

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

AWE is now recruiting an exciting opportunity, to lead and develop Strategic Workforce Planning across the organisation. This is a pivotal role to drive the success of the organisational capabilities and skills that are required to deliver our important mission.

**Salary**: £65,000 to £85,000 dependant upon experience.

Location: South East

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

- Market leading contributory pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year plus every other Friday off)
- Flexible working hours
- Salary sacrifice scheme
- Relocation package available (terms and conditions apply)

As Head of Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) you will lead workforce planning activities (supply capabilities & critical skills) across AWE to ensure that the workforce continues to meet programme and operational requirements in the medium to long term.

As part of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) leadership team, key accountabilities for this role will be:

- Plan and provide a people programme with measurable objectives
- Provide thought leadership to the Executive HR Director and Exec Leadership team to develop innovative workforce solutions
- Work with the PMO function and relevant stakeholders to develop the SWP strategy and plan. Ensure that the people plan is developed to facilitate significant business transformation & change
- Initiate and sponsor change programmes to deliver workforce solutions effectively in conjunction with HR colleagues and the wider stakeholders
- Engagement with wider external stakeholders (such as defence / nuclear sector organisations) to develop joint approaches to skills and workforce capability
- Provide informed management information to support strategic decision making, the development of business cases and strategic papers and concepts
- Work closely with the other Heads of CoE, particularly Resourcing and Training, to ensure AWE recruits and develops its workforce to meet AWE strategic intent
- Develop an outreach capability in HR that works with other AWE colleagues in forming effective and appropriate relationships with other stakeholder and sector organisation to meet workforce strategies

**Due to the nature of our work, you must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the Security Clearance required for this role.**
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AWE plays a crucial role in the defence of the United Kingdom, by providing and maintaining the warheads for the country’s nuclear deterrent. We are a centre of scientific, engineering and technological excellence, with some of the most advanced research, design and production facilities in the world. Our unique expertise also assists the UK Government in developing and delivering a range of innovative and integrated support services, including national nuclear security and counter-terrorism solutions.

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