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Job Description
Senior Manager - Sector Partnerships & Skills Planning - Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4PR
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: Negotiable
AWE is currently recruiting for a Senior Manager - Sector Partnerships & Skills Planning, to play a pivotal role in shaping the organisation\'s future workforce by identifying current and future skills needs across sectors and industries. Location: RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking. Plans to relocate role to Green Park (Reading), from December 2025.
Package: Starting from £61,040 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your working pattern on your application.
Ready to play your part? At AWE, it\'s not just a job, it\'s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe.
Responsibilities
* Lead strategic partnerships with government bodies, industry stakeholders, and external partners to address skills gaps, build robust talent pipelines, and ensure the organisation has the capabilities required to deliver on its programmes and long-term objectives.
* Conduct sector-wide analysis to identify current and emerging skills gaps, and develop a comprehensive skills intelligence framework to inform strategic workforce planning.
* Work closely with the Strategic Workforce Manager, Workforce Planning Manager, Talent teams, and external partners to align skills planning with business needs and co-develop training, upskilling, and reskilling programmes.
* Represent the organisation in external forums, align with regional skills initiatives, and influence policy and funding opportunities.
* Ensure visibility of talent supply and demand, lead initiatives to address critical skills shortages, and monitor the effectiveness of skills development programmes, recommending improvements as needed.
Qualifications
* Proven experience in workforce planning, skills strategy, or developing sector partnerships, ideally within complex or regulated industries.
* A strong understanding of labour market trends and skills policy, along with experience working collaboratively with government or public sector stakeholders.
* Ability to translate strategic workforce insights into actionable plans; proficiency in predictive modelling, statistics, and workforce analytics.
* Familiarity with human capital trends and business strategy.
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders; strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to work in a priority-changing environment and manage own workload.
* Initiative, enthusiasm, flexibility, and ability to meet tight deadlines.
Benefits
* 9-day working fortnight with every other Friday off; 270 hours of annual leave.
* Market-leading contributory pension scheme: employer contributions 9% to 13% of pensionable pay.
* Family-friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 weeks full pay; Paternity Leave - 4 weeks full pay.
* Professional development funding for annual membership of relevant professional bodies.
* Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
* Life Assurance (4x annual salary).
* Discounts on a wide range of everyday spending.
* Special Leave Policy for volunteering, public service, and caring responsibilities.
Working Arrangements
Hybrid working is available on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 3 days onsite per week.
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