Head of Fusion Skills

2 weeks ago

Culham, United Kingdom CCFE Full time

**Overview of Responsibilities**:

- The **Head of Fusion Skills**is a high-impact role responsible for creating and managing skills pathways into the UK fusion industry for apprentices, university students, postgraduates, and experienced professionals. The role will shape a nationwide fusion skills strategy informed by future workforce needs across public and private sectors. Working closely with a wide range of stakeholders—including industry and government (particularly DESNZ)—the postholder will design and deliver initiatives to build a strong talent pipeline and secure funding to develop key capabilities in areas such as robotics, space, power engineering, nuclear design, and energy storage. The role will lead the Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research (FOSTER) Programme, and will shape and lead future programmes building on the platform created by FOSTER.
- Your core responsibilities:

- Lead the Fusion Opportunities in Skills, Training, Education and Research (FOSTER) Programme, setting clear direction and boundaries to ensure it delivers on its objectives and is effectively managed.
- Build external relationships with businesses, universities, government departments, international partners, and other sources of funding to attract additional investment / funding to support the generation of fusion skills.
- Ensure business sustainability of these training schemes, procuring and partnering with training providers at apprentice, graduate, post-graduate levels, establishing a business model which provides sustainable funding for these sector-wide schemes.
- Overseeing and advising the Oxfordshire Advanced Skills (OAS) contract and developing the STEP Fusion Skills Collaboration (SFSC), considering opportunities through local skills development in the surrounding areas.
- Working collaboratively with the People and Culture Team, help to identify the future requirements of the organisation, via UKAEA Skills Development Strategy.
- Advise the Executive team to influence the strategic direction of fusion skills, the various main entry point plans and OAS / SFSC.- Salary
- £83,421 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
- View benefitsProgramme-
- Department
- Fusion SkillsDiscipline
- ManagementSite Location
- UKAEA Culham, OxfordshireType of Employment
- Full-timeReference Number
- REF3944R-
- **Qualifications**:

- Deep knowledge of future talent schemes to include funding and developing talent through learning opportunities, such as undergraduate placements.
- Experience of managing a business and P&L account to ensure sustainability of business model with turnover approaching £10M.
- Experience of stakeholder management within the public sector primarily as well as private sector, across industry and academia, preferably in the engineering sector.
- Experience of contributing to the development and delivery of skills and talent development strategy.
- Deep understanding of academic routes available for people to progress into research and innovation organisations, including an understanding of barriers to these for minority groups.**Additional Information**:

- £83,421 base salary
- Final salary defined benefit scheme (equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution)
- 25 days annual leave, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
- Flexible and hybrid working options

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