Ethics Manager

Location: Barrow-in-Furness. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £60,500+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing the rollout of the annual Business Conduct Training to all employees in your line of business, raising awareness of doing the right thing.
• Analysing and identifying emerging ethical issues, trends and reputational risks to inform the Chief Counsel / Senior Management Team and support the Ethics Officers to provide mitigation.
• Undertaking the resolution of Submarines ethics cases, acting as a point of escalation from the ethics officer network and providing oversight for ethics-related investigations.
• Acting as an ambassador for the Code of Conduct to champion ethical principles and values within the organisation, collaborating with Leaders and Managers and engaging with the workforce across the business to support the integration of ethics and values into daily operations and activities.
• Supporting in building trust and confidence amongst employees about the processes to address ethical concerns.

Your skills and experiences:

• Demonstrated experience as a trusted business partner, working within the Business Conduct field and collaborating across multiple areas of the organisation, including facilitating discussions with stakeholders at varying levels within a Business Unit or Sector.
• Ability to identify and interpret trends, and translate insights into practical actions and objectives for internal initiatives.
• Sound analytical capability to address and resolve complex issues across a range of challenging situations.
• Broad cross-business awareness, with the ability to adapt approaches to align with different operational needs.
• Proven experience in conducting workplace investigations.
• Well-developed project management skills, with experience coordinating and delivering initiatives effectively.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Ethics team:

As the Ethics Manager, you will be leading the delivery of the Ethical Business Conduct programme across Submarines in accordance with the BAE Systems Business Conduct Strategy through effective management, communication and reporting against the programme objectives and deliverables. Managing a team of Ethics Advisors, you will also train and lead the volunteer Ethics Officer Network, supporting colleagues across the business in speaking up and increasing awareness of the Code of Conduct. The role will involve working with all levels in business, across different functions and at varying levels of seniority, including Directors, Trade Unions, HR and the general workforce.

We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 18th February 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.