Marketing Campaign Executive

Commercial Manager

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– Abingdon Rd, Culham, UK

– Full-time

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA are at the forefront of realising energy from fusion, working with industry and research partners to deliver the ground-breaking developments that will underpin tomorrow’s fusion power stations with the aim of bringing fusion electricity to the grid. Do you want to work in a new, state-of-the-art nuclear materials research facility? We need experienced engineers, scientists and technicians for its expanding and wide-ranging investment, commissioning and operation programmes. The UK Atomic Energy Authority has an excellent opportunity for experimental materials scientists to join its Materials Research Facility team.

The nature of the work means you may be eligible for an ongoing enhanced payment, the circumstances in which this would be the case, can be explained at interview.

Job Description

Who are we looking for?

RACE is the UKAEA’s centre for Remote Applications in Challenging Environments. Working within UKAEA policies, RACE seeks to collaborate with other end users, partners and customers to strengthen existing relationships and create new as opportunities arise.?

The Commercial Manager will be responsible for helping RACE deliver the Business Plan to assist with the growth of this Business Unit. RACE has a very diverse portfolio of activities and commercial types and this role will be at the front end of shaping and advising activities.

To be successful as the Commercial Manager for RACE you will be proficient in commercial writing/drafting and be able to deliver work and projects to tight deadlines. You will require strong influencing skills and the ability to communicate positively and effectively with stakeholders across the organisation, and also outside of the organisation.

What will you be responsible for?

– Be able to communicate and discuss commercial matters with members of the RACE team and wider UKAEA.

– Ability to engage astutely with 3rd parties who may be funders, partners or suppliers in order to secure appropriate commercial relationships.

– Provide relevant commercial advice, management, and direction to the RACE Team. This includes contract review, negotiation and management as well as advising the technical teams on the correct commercial strategies for their projects.

– Good knowledge of different Commercial arrangements, including Collaborations, Consortiums and contracts.

– Support the programme teams with the creation and management of a wide range of contracts and collaboration agreements.

Qualifications

Essential skills, experience and competence required

– Knowledge and experience of UK legal [contractual] framework.

– Knowledge and experience of negotiating and operating a range of contract models.

– Commercial management experience in a scientific/technical environment.

– Delivery focussed coupled with experience of working to tight/fixed deadlines.

– Experience working with people with different cultures/languages.

– Negotiation skills.

– Contract writing skills.

Additional information

What we offer

– A competitive salary

– A culture committed to being fully inclusive, supported by a Being Inclusive Strategy and Inclusion Ambassadors

– An Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, with a full calendar of health and wellbeing initiatives

– Flexible working options including family friendly policies

– Emergency leave (paid)

– 30.5 days’ annual leave increased with length of service (including privilege days and 3 days between Christmas and New Year) plus bank holidays

– Wide range of career development opportunities (e.g. professional registration, internal promotions, coaching and mentoring programme)

– Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme

– Annual corporate bonus scheme

– Relocation allowance (if eligible)

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly from individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, including nationality and citizenship, people with disabilities, (visible and hidden) and women. The Executive team with support from our EDI ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ (EDI) partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, is actively promoting EDI and taking steps to increase the diversity of our people through reinforcing best practice in recruitment and selection, and revaluating approaches where it is clear we can remove barriers to success.

Please be advised that this vacancy is due to close on 18th April 2022. We may close earlier than this date if large or sufficient numbers of applications are received.

Please note, all employees working at the UK Atomic Energy Authority will be required to complete an online Disclosure Certificate application as part of their clearance – The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks will show the details of all current criminal convictions or will confirm that there are no such convictions.

Note for applicants who are applying for employment with UKAEA either from outside the United Kingdom or who have spent time outside the United Kingdom in the last five years. Please visit the UK Government website. If the country you are resident in or have resided in is not listed on this website or that the UK Government is not aware of how to obtain a criminal records check from that state then we are unable to process your application.