Export Compliance Lead

UK Atomic Energy Authority; Culham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Outstanding pension

Relocation allowance

Flexible working options

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

UK Atomic Energy Authority offers a pivotal Export Compliance Lead role based at Culham (3 onsite days/week) with a salary of £51,317. The role requires UK residency for 5 years and SC clearance eligibility, and supports flexible working arrangements.

You will advise on export controls, oversee import/export activities, and coordinate with regulators to ensure compliant transport of goods and technologies. A strong background in export control and related government policies is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with export control laws and regulations.
• Experience investigating and auditing export controls.
• Ability to advise on transport and import/export matters.

Responsibilities

• Navigate UK Strategic Export Control Lists to determine controlled items needing licences.
• Provide authoritative advice on transport and import/export to projects and managers.
• Interface with regulators or external authorities as required.
• Prepare and apply export licences and monitor licence conditions.
• Ensure transport and export control compliance through audits, investigations and CBT training.

Skills

Export control knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Analytical reasoning

Education

Degree or equivalent business experience

Job description

The salary for this role is £51,317. Onsite working is expected for 3days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.

This role can be based at any of the following sites:Culham, Oxfordshire.

This role requires employees to be eligible for SC Clearance (must have resided in the UK for the last 5 years), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Export Compliance Lead, you will play a pivotal role inunderstanding, applying and implementing Export Control compliance obligations at business level as the subject matter expert (SME) supporting these exciting programmes within UKAEA. You will report to the Transport Manager within the Transport Team at UKAEA. The job holder will also be supporting the implementation of import/export arrangements at UKAEA, this will include the provision of advice on the regulatory aspects of the transfer of controlled items/technology and the overseeing of consignments to and from site.

This role will provide you with an opportunity to bring your existing export control knowledge to an established and growing team and support the business as we move towards delivery of the projects. Your background could be from a range of industries, what’s key is that you have experience in export controls and government policies surrounding Export Control

Key Responsibilities:

• Navigate The UK Strategic Export Control Lists to form the basis of determining whether any products, software or technology that you intend to export are ‘controlled’ and therefore require an export licence.
• Provide authoritative advice to projects and managers on transport and import/export.
• Support the interface with the relevant Regulators or external authorities.
• Make export licence applications (applications and applying licence conditions).
• Provide assurance of the adequacy of transport arrangements through overview of audits, inspections, investigation of events and self-assessment reviews. Ensure effective communication with respect to export control and transport of dangerous goods across UKAEA to include the delivery of training (Radioactive Materials Co-Ordinator, Export Control and the creation of CBT packages) and the maintenance of the transport of dangerous goods and export control sections on Nucleus.

£51,317 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension

• Degree or equivalent business experience.
• ITAR Export Control Regulation – ECOP Certificate – Formal Professional qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience with a view to undertaking certification.
• EAR Export Control Regulations – ECOP Certificate - Formal Professional qualification to be resat every 2 years or demonstrable equivalent experience with a view to undertaking certification.
• Detailed experience of export control laws and regulations.
• Experience of conducting effective investigations and audits.
• Be a subject matter expert to support and advise on export control enquiries in a timely manner.
• Acquire a thorough knowledge of Government policy and concerns relevant to import-export and export control.

UKAEA’s mission is clean energy for all, and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM, including women and individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, while ensuring all appointments are made on merit.

UK Atomic Energy Authority is committed to being accessible. Please email [e-mail] if you have any questions or require help or adjustments to compete on a fair basis, for example, changes to the way we interview or share information.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• Outstandingdefined benefit pension scheme,details of which can be found at the end of this advert.
• Corporatebonus schemeup to7%and aRelocationallowance (if eligible).
• Flexible working optionsincluding family friendly policies.
• Employee Assistance Programmeand trained Mental Health First Aiders,
• Generous annual leaveallowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• A vibrantculturecommitted to equality and being fullyinclusive

What can I expect from the application process at UKAEA?

Once you have submitted a formal application via our website, all CVs will be reviewed shortly after the closing date of the advert.

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as many 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 leads the way in realising fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovation, Commitment, Trust, and Collaboration.