Learning From Experience

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 recruiting for Learning From Experience Team Leader and Learning From Experience Specialists at various levels and experience within their careers. You will define and deliver a programme for an enduring business capability across AWE that aligns and delivers to the Businesses goals resulting in improved mission success and workforce engagement.

Location - Reading / Basingstoke Area

**Salary**: £Negotiable (dependent on experience)

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)

Learning From Experience Team Leader is responsible for deploying the strategic direction, tactical delivery, and support of the Learning from Experience (LFE) capability across the organisation. Through leadership, collaboration, and deployment of the AWE LFE programme the role holder will create a framework for systemic organisational learning and provide assurance that the principles and methodologies are consistently applied across the organisation. Learning From Experience Specialists is responsible for supporting the delivery of a framework for systemic organisational learning and provide assurance that the principles and methodologies are consistently applied across the organisation.
- Define and deliver a programme for an enduring LFE capability across AWE that aligns and delivers to the Businesses goals resulting in improved mission success and workforce engagement.
- Develop and maintain relevant and appropriate measures of business performance in the field of LFE across AWE and its process owners such that, through acting as a second line of defence, it can be demonstrated that the appropriate controls are in place.
- Identify and develop opportunities for Learning from Experience to be incorporated into existing and new company processes.
- Support the organisation in developing mechanisms for effective usage of Learning from Experience with a particular focus on institutionalising learning in processes and standards.
- Support implementation of double loop / closed loop Learning from Experience.
- Undertake Assurance activities relating to LFE.
- Support the development and sustainment of a LFE community of practice and associated best practice guides.

To be considered for this role you will have some of the following skills and experience:

- Proven experience of deploying Learning from Experience including the development and introduction of new ways of working, delivering appropriate solutions in a cost effective and cost-efficient way.
- Ability to come up with creative and innovative solutions/ways of working/methodologies. Provide inspirational leadership, facilitate, and coach cross functional teams for performance improvement.
- Ability to forge positive relationships with and influencing stakeholders with an ability to communicate effectively.
- Facilitation, Problem solving, Continuous improvement Gap analysis and Root cause Analysis.

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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.