If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.

Commercial Capability Manager

Package: £47,760 to £60k (depending on experience)

Location: Reading, with free onsite parking.

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday as a non-working day. This role is eligible for hybrid working, meaning employees typically spend three days on site in a long week and two days on site in a short week. We support flexible working where possible, including part-time and varied working hours, so please let us know if you would like us to consider an alternative working arrangement when you apply.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

As the Commercial Capability Manager, your primary responsibility is to develop and embed a full capability framework covering competencies, training, development and mentoring. As part of this you will need to identify and evaluate skill gaps within Commercial and implement training programmes to bridge those gaps. You will work closely with department heads to understand the specific knowledge and expertise required for each role and develop tailored development plans. 

This role will report into the Senior Capability Manager.  

Key Accountabilities:

• Accountable for managing and fostering effective relationships with external governing bodies providing visibility and influence of any change (MOD, DNO, CAB) and identifying opportunities for collaboration across government Commercial skills and development.

• Accountable for defining the Commercial competency framework and career pathways. 

• Accountable for Commercial training plans and management of associated Commercial training providers, ensuring that AWE training providers are fully leveraged.  

• Accountable for working in collaboration with wider AWE HR and talent teams to ensure full alignment with the wider AWE employee development processes, tools and procedures.  

• Accountable for the Commercial skills and development programme and budget. 

• Accountable for understanding capability development demand.

• Accountable for understanding market trends across people development and capability and define Commercial requirements to ensure best in class capability development.

• Accountable for analysing and understanding skills gaps and developing and implementing a plan to bridge these gaps across Commercial. 

• Accountable for rolling out a Commercial mentoring programme in order to nurture and develop internal talent.   

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:

• Must have proven professional experience.

• Experience of working in a Procurement / Commercial function.

• Experience within HR or other people related functions with specific experience in skills and development.

• Highly skilled in stakeholder management, with ability to deploy effective tools and strategies to create business alignment and influence decision making.

• Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong management skills.

• Good analytical skills.

• Strong proficiency within the Microsoft suite including excel.

• Comfortable with a degree of ambiguity and changing priorities.

• Strong organisational and time management skills.

• Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.   

• Attention to detail. 

• Comfortable engaging colleagues across different teams and levels of seniority.

• Ability to work collaboratively.

Work hard, be rewarded:

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:

• 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

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Next steps:

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

Important things you need to know:

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.