Strategy Specialist

3 months 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?

We need an AWEsome Strategy Specialist to provide specialist strategic and engagement support and expertise to shape, develop and implement strategy activities. This role contributes to the regular prioritisation and long-term planning for strategic engagement.

Location: Our offices are based in Berkshire, RG7 4PR between Reading and Basingstoke with onsite parking.

Salary range: Starting at £35,120 to £48,000 depending on experience.

A typical day for a Strategy Specialist at AWE could look like this:

- Updating and creating Services Team documents and processes
- Internal and external stakeholder research
- Project-management of tactical activities relating to strategic development such as: planning, report production, benefits realisation management and delivery planning
- Quality assuring materials used for strategic engagement activity (e.g., presentations, posters)
- Producing research context and information gathering on business strategies
- Facilitating understanding of strategy development and stakeholder management
- Support strategy and board paper development through activities such as content creation, content reviews, editing and presentation
- Co-ordinating the delivery of meetings and workshops, including record capture and content production

We would like you to demonstrate or have experience of:

- Spectacular communication and interpersonal skills
- Building rapport and earning trust
- Understanding, justifying and communicating future context and

outcomes
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis to draw and present data, conclusions or a way forward
- Superb administrative, organisational and time management skills and an eye for detail
- Prioritising changing workloads
- SharePoint page and library management
- Production of marketing/engagement assets, e.g., PowerPoint presentations,

videos etc
- Experience in related area in equivalent role and/or within defence or

nuclear

Why work for us?

AWE has been voted one of the best 25 big companies to work for this year. We offer a great package of benefits and career development as well as:

- Every other Friday off
- Pension contributions between 9% to 13%

Take a look at our benefits on our careers site.

Applications via: AWE Careers

Security Clearance (funded by the AWE) is required in order to start which takes several months to complete.
- DVSubjectsInformationLeaflet.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Important things you need to know:

- Interviews will be scheduled during working hours
- Interviews will be 90 minutes on TEAMS and will include a 5-to-10-minute presentation
- Flexible and hybrid

For more information about the role or the recruitment journey, contact me (Sunflower) at:
(Sorry agencies - recruitment is managed by our inhouse TAPs)

LI-SM


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