Operations & Communications Manager

We are looking for a Operations & Communications Manager to work in the newly formed P3M (Portfolio, Programmes and Projects) Function Transformation Team as well as the wider Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (ePMO). You will be responsible for assisting with the design, delivery and coordination of communications and stakeholder engagement across the P3M Transformation programme as well as supporting the operations of the wider ePMO.

Your focus will be on facilitating effective engagement across the wider Function to enable the P3M Transformation outputs (such as new ways of working, tools, processes etc), to be adopted and embedded whilst ensuring continuation of Business as Usual. You will be responsible for streamlining the way we engage and operate across the ePMO with a focus on effectively engaging the Function and wider business.

Engagements may involve designing workshops, events, and conferences to raise the profile of the Function and the Transformation inside and outside of AWE. Working across a programme to improve the function as well as ePMO operations offers a great opportunity to expand business knowledge, develop, and ultimately be part of delivering something that truly plays it parts in transforming our business.

We are in the Berkshire countryside between Reading and Basingstoke. This role is suitable for hybrid working.

From £45,110 depending on experience and suitability.

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (including bank holidays, plus every other Friday off).
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, and access to mentors & training.
• Employee assistance programme and occupational health services.
• Market leading contributory pension scheme.
• AWE Life Assurance policy.
• Discounts & salary sacrifice scheme - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

• A proactive, results oriented approach to communications planning and delivery.
• Good written communication skills for use across a wide selection of communications channels.
• Passionate about conveying clear messages and calls to action adapted for neuro-diverse audiences.
• Demonstrable listening and questioning skills - able to get to the source of information and interpret, in plain English, appropriately to chosen audiences.
• A proficient project/campaign coordinator and effective influencer.
• Experience in utilising the most appropriate mix of channels to ensure a positive outcome to communication activities.
• A positive self-starter and able to work well operating as part of a team.
• Experience in managing and/or coordinating internal and external events.
• Communication related post graduate qualification and membership of relevant professional body (IABC, CIPR, CIM) would be beneficial, but is not essential.
• The ability to analyse, and interpret charts, spreadsheets, and schedules.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with team members, taking account of different abilities and workloads.
• Committed to translating strategy into operational reality, with excellent skills in making sense of complexity.
• You can demonstrate tenacity and resilience professionally when working in a pressurised and fast paced changing environment.
• Experience of working in a project, programme or portfolio environment.
• Experience of change management.

• Support the development and implementation of strategies and plans to enable the delivery of effective business operations, capabilities, and services.
• The enduring delivery, measurement and monitoring of business operations, capabilities, and services to ensure maturity and improvements are achieved.
• The delivery of continuous improvement, innovation and change management to ensure that the Business Area is recognised for developing and applying best practice across the enterprise.
• Support the growth of academic,…