Campaign Support – Space

Job Title: Campaign Support Lead – Space

Location: United Kingdom – All BAE UK Sites will be considered. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £90,000 commensurate with skills and experience and executive benefits package.

The BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Space business unit was created in July 2024, bringing together In-Space Missions with existing BAE Systems Space expertise to demonstrate our commitment to investing in Space, present a clear, consistent message for our customers, and align our extensive combined capabilities to deliver Azalea.

Our mission is to be a British Space prime delivering defence, security and civil Space capabilities and data services to UK and international customers. We’re focused on National Security & Defence (Secure Space), Space Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capability, Data & Digital Insights, and Missions & Rideshare.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide comprehensive business winning support to the Space Domestic Business Development Director (D&NS) and Space Business Unit Domestic Campaigns team.
• Adoption of business winning and campaign best practice, adoption of the BAE Systems business winning toolkit and all of the associated activities required for campaigning in a complex and contested market.
• Establish new, and mature, targeted strategic customer relationships e.g. 1* and above, across MOD and other relevant Government departments.
• Engage senior Company executives in contact activity as part of agreed customer relationship strategy.
• Provide steering for core space capability/product development in support of those campaigns, in doing so, consider design for future exportability. Including CTIO / centralised strategic investments and route to UK market.
• In collaboration with the Space BU, pursue and deliver growth through the definition of a qualified and unweighted pipeline of opportunities for further development.
• Support the Space BU to develop the associated financial data for the Integrated Business Plan (Orders/Sales/Investment Budgets etc.) and the campaign strategy and go to market plans to deliver that strategy.
• Co-create the organisational construct and manage the tasks of the Capture Managers, Business Development Managers and functional teams that support the execution of the current campaign objectives.
• Support establishing Comms & Marketing KPI’s and attendance at events to showcase space capabilities to improve win rate.
• Collaborate to shape customer requirements, defining the route to contract, associated timeline and acting as customer advocate during solution development.
• Establish the appropriate governance framework for domestic space campaigns, support the Space BU updates and if agreed, represent the business on pan-company steering boards, working groups and committees.
• Will have the appropriate experience and competencies to support and mentor early-stage business development activity with UK MOD / Space Command and other Government Departments, doing so in close cooperation with Head Office Group Business Development.

Your skills and experiences:

• Ability to define and implement a win strategy and be able to define a solution that meets the needs of the customer whilst ensuring the solution is deliverable by the business.
• Ability to identify, manage, develop and sustain strong senior customer (internal and external) relationships.
• Subject Matter Expert for Business Winning associated with large/complex campaigns.
• High levels of commercial and business acumen.
• Ability to navigate uncertainty, remain adaptable and able to context switch seamlessly across the breadth of the campaign.
• Application of Business Winning Processes, policies, tools and Approvals.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Flexible Working Statement:

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder that may affect your performance in certain assessment types), please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.

All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 7th March 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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