FCAS People, Skills and Culture Lead - MBDA : Job Details

Bristol

FCAS (Future Combat Air System) is one of the largest, most exciting and challenging programmes within Defence – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to design and deliver a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) for the RAF in record time.  The key cornerstone of FCAS is the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), which sees the UK working with our international partners Italy and Japan.  FCAS and GCAP combined present a unique opportunity to influence the design of the fighter aircraft and its weapon system to reflect a new approach to the employment of effects and weapon integration rather than a more traditional integration of effectors to an air platform.

The FCAS portfolio consists of a number of different projects and contracts looking at different areas within Combat Air.  MBDA UK is involved in a number of these projects including the main UK FCAS Acquisition Programme which encompasses the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as well as the TEMPEST project, under the FCAS Technology Initiative (TI), where some novel technologies are being explored. 

In order to achieve our ambitions, the FCAS programme is on an exciting change journey, supporting our teams to thrive amidst ambiguity, collaborate across industry and government partners and develop ground-breaking technical and people skills.

Job Title: People, Skills and Culture Team Lead

Salary: Circa £58,000 to £65,000 depending on experience 

Location: Bristol or Stevenage; Regular UK travel

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working such as 2 days per week onsite and 3 days from home.

Security Clearance: British Citizen. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team. SC required.

The opportunity:

Working on a once in a generation programme within the FCAS People, Skills and Culture team we are looking for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment which has challenging timescales and expectations but exciting opportunities.  If you have a talent acquisition or skills background, enjoy working as part of a team, across a variety of internal and external teams working collaboratively at pace, then this role could be for you.

Key Accountabilities:

• Understand the skills required for MBDA in the programme, including gap analysis and create a plan to fulfil the gap in order to deliver the programme.  Working with various MBDA teams and processes to ensure we deliver to the programme with all the required skills at the right time.
• Working collaboratively with external programme partners to define and provide the strategic direction and approach on skills to deliver the programme successfully.
• Stakeholder management, building relationships to influence across internal and external stakeholders to connect Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) activity into wider initiatives
• Working with the relevant stakeholders to facilitate international secondments
• Identifying opportunities to improve knowledge management and knowledge transfer particularly with key skills
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to identify and minimise risks and dependencies
• Primary support to the Programme's early career network 

What we're looking for from you:

• Experience of deploying skills initiatives to fulfil skill gaps and/or a background in talent acquisition preferably within defence or similar industries
• Proven ability to build constructive and collaborative working relationships using effective coaching and influencing skills - sometimes having challenging conversations whilst building high trusting relationships
• Ability to analyse, interpret and communicate business and people data to inform discussions and influence strategy
• Experience of leading, developing and managing a team
• Strategic mindset to connect SWP activity into wider initiatives
• Ability to manage the teams work schedules, programme reporting and governance
• Ability to break down complex problems to understand the critical contributing factors, and reach out into the business to find the requisite knowledge and experience to help solve them.
• The programme is highly dynamic and the scope is changeable. This provides an exciting environment which requires someone who is willing to work with uncertainty and adapt to changing priorities

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Our company:

MBDA is a leading defence organisation.  We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

Our Business:

We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential.   MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

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