Early Careers Development Coach

Job title: Early Careers Development – Engineering Assessor (Vocational)

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base

Salary: c.£40,000 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Undertake assessment of the Level 3 Maritime Defence Competence Qualification in accordance with the awarding organisations requirements.

• Maintain assessment records in accordance with BAE Systems and Awarding Organisations policies.

• Coach apprentices to reach their full potential by providing key support, mentoring, challenge and motivation throughout all aspects of their learning journey.

• Monitoring and providing developmental feedback to apprentices to assist in the identification of “readiness” for end point assessment.

• Taking professional pride in their role and embrace continuous professional development opportunities in support of delivering innovative and impactful learning and assessment.

• Developing apprentices that are innovative thinkers and creative problem solvers, through the delivery of vocational excellence.

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of assessing vocational engineering qualifications.

• Recognised industry experience at level 3 or above.

• Skilled engineering professional with recognisable occupational competence in either Mechanical, Electrical or Fabrication / Welding.

Desirable:

• Maritime experience would be highly desirable.

• Training & Development qualifications NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.

• Assessor Award qualification and Verifier Award.

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 Early Careers team:

An opportunity to join a small highly experienced coaching team that are focused and driven with the same passion and desire for the apprentice to achieve through quality planning and assessment. Managing your own diary and case load working centrally from Portsmouth Dockyard you will have the opportunity to have a positive impact on BAE’s future.

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 etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 23RD January 2024

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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