Commercial Capability Manager

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.   

• 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.    

• 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. 

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.

• 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.