Step Policy - West Burton, United Kingdom - Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

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West Burton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview of Responsibilities:

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy.

As STEP Policy & Engagement Lead, you will play a pivotal role in developing business cases and strategy documents, including being the main author for the key Business Cases for each tranche of the of the multibillion-pound STEP programme.

You will also lead the scoping of cross cutting project work that secures assistance from Whitehall stakeholders and support governance arrangements for the programme.

Additional Responsibilities:

Performing project management functions, planning for crossgovernment boards and working with key partners, writing agendas, minutes and keeping actions logs
Drafting briefing for senior officials, communicating complex arguments clearly and concisely to a senior audience, in both written and oral form
Contributing in a flexible way to the setting up of an aspiring new Government led programme
Documenting and reporting project status including managing risks, issues, and reliances.
Preparing, checking and advising on correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Freedom of Information requests, and responses to other ad hoc requests

You will be required to work from Culham and / or West Burton sites.

Salary

£56,556 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension- Programme
STEP- Department
STEP- Discipline
Business Development- Site Location
West Burton or Culham- Type of Employment

Full-time
Qualifications:

Essential Requirements:

Understanding of, or interest in, working in R&D, innovation, energy, science, or technology policy.
An ability to grasp issues quickly and understand the big picture for DESNZ, the wider fusion sector, and government.
Comfortable working closely with a range of technical disciplines ranging from engineering to legal issues.
Able to quickly grasp new technical information, and credibly distil and communicate this to nontechnical audiences.
Excellent, proven, written communication skills.
Excellent social skills and confidence forging relationships across teams and government.
Clear examples of advanced influencing skills.
Ability to plan and prioritise alongside good problemsolving skills with an eye for detail.
Ability to quickly respond to changing demands and priorities, with the confidence to take quick resolutions without comprising the quality of work.
Have knowledge and previous experience of successfully delivering projects.
Actively contribute to creating a positive and inclusive team.

Additional Information:

Additional Information:

All employees at the UK Atomic Energy Authority must complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and other appropriate security checks, including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.