Technical Secretariat/Author

AWE; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company is seeking a Technical Secretary/Author in the Aldermaston area. This role involves coordinating regulatory and technical meetings and requires excellent organizational and communication skills. Candidates should possess A Levels or equivalent qualifications along with critical thinking and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders. This position offers a salary of up to £40k per annum and various employee benefits including generous leave and career development opportunities.

Benefits

270 hours of annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Career development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Group Personal Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Discounts on everyday spending

Special Leave Policy for volunteering

Qualifications

• A Level or equivalent qualification or comparable on-the-job experience.
• Critical thinking/problem-solving mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Exceptional organizational skills managing multiple tasks.
• Excellent active listening and action plan development.
• Ability to structure clear leadership-level reports.
• Good analytical skills interpreting data sets.
• Good document and configuration control.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate leadership, regulatory, and technical meetings.
• Review and format senior board papers and communications.
• Consult with stakeholders to ensure accurate meeting outputs.

Skills

Critical thinking

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Education

A Level or equivalent qualification

Job description

Technical Secretariat/Author

Location: Reading / Basingstoke area

Salary: Up to £40k per annum (Depending on experience and suitability for the role)

Closing Date: 23rd August

Benefits

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time.
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing – more information available on our careers site.

Job Summary

As we move into an exciting phase in our programme, we have an opportunity for a Business Operations Technical Secretary/Author to join AWE. You will provide support to the Liabilities function, which is tasked with maintaining our site infrastructure and utilities, as well as the decommissioning and demolition of old buildings to make way for new modern facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• The end-to-end coordination of leadership, regulatory, customer and/or technical meetings, incl. notification, meeting planning, meeting packs, note taking, data gathering, data analysis, and action tracking.
• Structural review and formatting of senior board papers and communications.
• Consulting with key stakeholders and meeting contributors to ensure meeting packs and outputs are well informed and accurate.

Qualifications

• A Level or equivalent qualification or comparable on-the-job experience in a comparable field.
• Critical thinking/problem‑solving mindset.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management approach.
• Exceptional organisational skills and experience of managing multiple tasks and stakeholders at any one time.
• Excellent active listening skills and the ability to translate information and/or requests into action plans.
• An ability to structure clear and concise leadership‑level reports, papers, and information packs.
• Good analytical skills and ability to interpret data sets to ensure appropriate action/response is taken.
• Good document and configuration control.

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.