Published: 23rd January 2013

Job Summary: To ensure the business can deliver an appropriate response to business critical events

Salary: £30-£45K dependent on experience,. Benefits include a final salary pension scheme and 28 days annual leave.

Location: Aldermaston Reading

Tasked with providing and maintaining the warheads for the UK’s nuclear deterrent and supporting national nuclear security, AWE is a truly unique working environment. And as one of Britain’s largest high technology research and development facilities, our expertise, our people and the work we do is truly innovative and world class.

Key accountabilities

• Provide technical expertise to support the company Business Continuity (BC) process and manage integrated company BC programme on behalf of Site Control

Responsibilities

• Review and manage the Business Continuity process to ensure strong linkages with the risk management process and emergency response process
• Play a key role in project managing the implementation of a system to manage, monitor and report on Directorate level plans
• Work with the accountable areas to ensure the Business Continuity process is understood, is deployed and improvement actions identified through the exercise programme are implemented
• To support and report on the company’s integrated exercise programme
• Develop appropriate measures to demonstrate the company is adequately identifying and managing Business Continuity issues
• Developing and delivering the Corporate Business Continuity Training portfolio.
• To understand and apply responsibilities with regard to the Company's Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards
• Support horizon scanning and intelligence activity to support Threat Management process
• Achieve and maintain accreditation to be Duty Staff Officer in support of Threat Response Team and Emergency arrangements
• Support and maintain succession plans for Business Resilience Arrangements including Emergency Arrangements for Duty Senior Manager, Emergency Manager, Emergency Controller, Duty Staff Officer and operations officer roles

Qualifications

• Member of the Business Continuity Institute  at  MBCI
• Relevant degree or diploma in Emergency Management/Business Continuity an advantage

Knowledge

• Expert knowledge of Business Continuity principles
• Expert knowledge of Emergency Response processes and Licence Conditions
• Sound knowledge of risk management
• Relevant standards, including BS7799, BS25999
• Sound awareness of internal and external factors that might affect AWE and require a Business Continuity response
• Project management principles
• Training methodology and implementation.

Experience

• Proven track record of Business Continuity management within a complex, high value commercial organisation
• Demonstrable experience of running complex exercises for both emergency response and company related issues.
• Extensive experience of running multi or cross functional exercises at Board level
• Demonstrable experience of writing/analysing Business Continuity plans
• Experience of project implementation specific to business continuity

Skills

• Ability to lead the introduction and management of cross-company processes
• Ability to operate Business Continuity software an advantage
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal to be understood by a range of audiences
• The ability to influence others to perform to expected deliverables
• Personally well organised and able to work in an organised manner,
• Coping with multiple tasks and able to deliver in the face of challenges.

Behaviours

• Output orientated with a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Customer focused
• Ability to interact at all levels
• Output orientated with a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Customer focus
• Ability to interact at all levels
• Operate with a high level of personal autonomy

Special Requirements

• May occasionally be required to travel in the UK
• On call rota support one in 9 week rotation – additional payment given
• Willingness to undergo DV clearance

AWE is one of the most unique environments in which to work in the UK. And this is your opportunity to take advantage of the unique career opportunities it offers. Find out more about life at AWE and apply at www.awe.co.uk

AWE promotes diversity in employment. We welcome applications from women and men, regardless of disability, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origin, or age.. Successful candidates will be selected solely on their ability to carry out the duties of the post

Because of the nature of work associated with these posts, they are subject to special nationality rules and are open only to British citizens. All selected candidates will be required to undergo security clearance.