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On behalf of AWE, we are looking for a Senior Workforce Investigations Manager (Inside IR35) for a 9 Month contract based in Aldermaston 2-3 days per week with ad -hoc Travel as needed

What if you could work on something that you can’t test… but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge. That’s exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day delivering important work, in support of the most important mission – keeping the nation safe.

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.

As a Senior Workforce Investigations Manager, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Conducting or supervising management investigations on behalf of the business.
• Analyse information collected and reach timely unbiased conclusions and findings.
• Effectively assess witness credibility.
• Generate professional, well-drafted investigation records, plans and reports
• Contribute to the follow up of actions arising from investigations.
• Maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to all issues.
• Develop, implement, and maintain investigation toolkit and training package
• Develop monitoring tool to identify and report on common themes and key risk indicators arising from investigations undertaken.
• Drive up the quality and speed of case investigations in accordance with legislation and Company policies and procedures.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.
• Maintain workload and case trackers to enable the reporting of service performance and identification of improvements.
• Collate and analyse local team case data to identify issues and opportunities.
• Ensure local work instructions are followed to maintain process compliance (regarding legal, regulatory and internal requirements) and quality.
• Deal with escalated issues within team remit and escalate further where necessary.
• Deliver and manage HR/Investigation related documentation (hard copy and electronic) so that it is appropriately handled and retained in compliance with data privacy regulations, including oversight of the archiving process; and ensure all correspondence and documentation produced is accurate, using approved templates.
• Maintain positive and professional working relationships with internal and external colleagues and customers, ensuring process hand-offs are properly executed.
• Maintain understanding of up-to-date employment regulations, applicable laws and Company policy.

Essential:

• SC Clearance
• Previous Investigations experience
• Managing Planning and documenting Investigations
• Delivering Investigation results
• Building strong relationships particularly with ER teams
• Strong Communication skills
• Resilient in difficult situations

Desirable:

• Investigations qualification

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, AWE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

AWE guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".