Organisation Design Consultant

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?
For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.
It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?
We are looking for an Organisation Design & Effectiveness (OD) Strategy Analyst to join our expanding HR team.
It’s an exciting time to join AWE. We’ve adopted new ways of working and there’s still more we want to achieve.
Location - Reading / Basingstoke area
Package - £42,050 - £55,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)
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 (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

As the Organisation Design and Effectiveness (OD) Specialist you will be a subject matter expert in organisational design and will help drive transformation.
You will be involved in an exciting programme of identifying and delivering OD and OE interventions across many different disciplines to transform the performance of our operating model. As a functional expert you will evaluate, critique and benchmark our organisation to identify opportunities to increase effectiveness and develop initiatives that drive value. You will become the ‘oracle’ on how our organisation is shaped and what the future opportunities are. You will develop, maintain and mature an Organisation Design toolkit of best practice methodology, tools and techniques and ensure these are applicable to the AWE environment. You will facilitate workshops and develop design concepts that deliver best practice solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring all organisation change is aligned and compliant to the Organisation Design principles in order to improve performance against the AWE operating model. You will own the AWE accountability framework and leadership blueprint, and manage the AWE job architecture framework ensuring that it is fit for purpose and aligned to other key structures within the organisation.
We are looking for the OD&E Specialist to have:

• Strong proven experience in the field of organisational design and effectiveness
• Proven analytical and diagnostics skills
• An inquisitive mind, challenging the logic and effectiveness of the organisation
• The ability to influence, engage and challenge senior business leaders
• The confidence to work independently, driven by curiosity, and be able to present their research articulately

Candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role.
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Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.
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 us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.