Nuclear Security Business Operations Analyst

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Nuclear Security Business Operations Analyst

Apply locations Reading area time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: March 31, 2025 (18 days left to apply) job requisition id R26918

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.

Nuclear Security Business Operations Analyst

Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: £38,500 - £45,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Let us introduce the role

We are seeking a skilled data analyst with a strong background in data management and administration to join our newly formed business operations team. The role supports the Nuclear Threat Reduction programme, working closely with counterparts across Science to ensure a consistent and effective approach. In this role, you will have the opportunity to primarily be responsible for building and maintaining function and programme data, primarily on SharePoint but also utilising other document management systems, to drive and enable effective communications and business operations between a range of internal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities:

1. Build, maintain and manage SharePoint sites to enable effective information storage, access and communication, utilising other document management systems as required.
2. Lead on the development and realisation of effective communication and information management strategies.
3. Support and manage information and knowledge capture activities to enable efficient and effective current business operations and assure the future provision of these.
4. Organise and manage capability planning, including underpinning resource allocation, to ultimately assure continuous capability readiness.
5. Active participation in capability, communication and knowledge management workstreams, and associated projects, ensuring effective communication across a range of internal stakeholder networks.
6. Lead on the collation, management and representation of a range of business data to underpin current and future operations.

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

1. Effective communication skills with the ability to form strong stakeholder relationships across the business.
2. Good business acumen with experience supporting a variety of business disciplines.
3. Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance conflicting demands, prioritise and deliver effectively under pressure.
4. Strong administration skills with diligence.
5. Experience in presenting high level metrics in a meaningful way for trend analysis to a wide range of audiences.
6. Excellent track record of delivery and engagement with senior stakeholders.

Some reasons we think you will love it here:

AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:

1. 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
2. Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
3. Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
4. Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
5. Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
6. Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
7. Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
8. Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

Important things you need to know:

1. You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. AWE will fund this. 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 to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
2. 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.
3. Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a one stage process.

Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 3 days onsite per week.

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.

About AWE

If you’re looking for a role with excitement, intrigue and something that really makes a difference then now is the time to join AWE. We are at the start of a once in a generation – possibly two generations – programme to design and produce a replacement warhead for the UK’s continuous at sea deterrent. We will do this while continuing to deliver the Trident programme as well as managing ambitious state-of-the-art capital and construction projects – some of which have never been done before. Find out more on our website.