Digital Skills Engagement Practitioner

Job Description

Job Title: Digital Skills Engagement Practitioner

Location: Any UK BAE Systems site, with ability to travel to Preston regularly. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £42,000 to £44,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and hosting digital skills events led by the Global Digital Academy across the UK and internationally
• Developing and supporting third-party partner relationships to create digital upskilling events and engagement initiatives
• Organising and running internal events across the Enterprise to engage and upskill technical professionals
• Developing and maintaining a suite of supporting collateral for digital engagement activities
• Reviewing and recommending proposals for sponsorship/investment in digital engagement initiatives
• Providing centralised expertise and service support for digital engagement activities in line with company objectives
• Liaising with the Early Careers & Skills Education Services Team to align digital skills outreach activities

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proficiency in digital skills and learning, including creating training videos, interacting with various toolsets, and learning new platforms
• Experience and confidence in public speaking and/or presenting to large audiences through various media channels
• Experience in digital engagement, marketing, event management, or community building, with a background in hosting virtual or in-person events
• Excellent communicator

Desirable:

• Background in Learning & Development promotion and engagement, creating engaging materials
• Experience in digital engagement, marketing, event management, or community building, with a strong background in hosting virtual or in-person events

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 Global Digital Academy team:

Step into the spotlight as the face of the Global Digital Academy! This role offers you the unique opportunity to spend time in the studio, recording and creating engaging materials. With ample progression opportunities and the ability to shape your role, you’ll enjoy lots of autonomy while leading on engagement and creativity. You’ll be part of a small, dynamic team, reporting directly to the Deputy Principal. This is your chance to make a significant impact and drive innovation within the academy!

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, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also 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: 9th January 2025

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.

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