Assumptions and Dependencies Specialist

Overview

Assumptions and Dependencies Specialist role within the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (E-PMO).

You will facilitate governance and analysis of portfolio assumptions and dependencies, creating management information that supports strategic planning and enables prioritisation and effective portfolio management.

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight with flexible working options.

Closing

Role scope includes working with stakeholders across AWE and the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) to ensure assumptions and dependencies are identified, tracked, and managed through robust governance processes.

Notes: The role is on-site at AWE Aldermaston with limited opportunities to work from home due to the nature of the work.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate governance and analysis of portfolio assumptions and dependencies.
• Create and maintain management information to support strategic planning and portfolio prioritisation.
• Identify, track and manage assumptions and dependencies across projects and programmes.
• Engage with stakeholders across multiple teams to ensure alignment and integration.
• Prepare agendas, briefs, and reports for governance boards and management reviews.
• Maintain registers and management tools for assumptions and dependencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing assumptions and dependencies within a portfolio or programme environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.
• Ability to analyse and validate data, ensuring accuracy and traceability.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Clear understanding of governance processes and change management principles.

Desirable experience

• Experience in facilitating workshops and working groups to identify and analyse dependencies.
• Experience supporting strategic planning and portfolio prioritisation activities.

Benefits

• 9-day working fortnight (every other Friday off) and 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market-leading contributory pension scheme (9%–13% of pensionable pay depending on contributions).
• Family-friendly policies including Maternity Leave (39 weeks full pay) and Paternity Leave (4 weeks full pay).
• Professional career development funding for membership of relevant professional bodies.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
• Discounts on everyday spending.
• Special Leave Policy for volunteering, public service, and caring commitments.
• Other

UK security clearance: You must be a British Citizen resident in the UK for the past 5 years to apply for SC clearance, and 10 years for DV.

If you need adjustments during the process, please indicate on your application.

Interviews are typically conducted via Teams (one-stage process).

We are an inclusive employer and welcome diverse applicants, with GDPR-compliant handling of inclusion information.

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