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Job Title – Early Careers Leader

Job Location – Tewkesbury & Fleet, UK

Flexible, condensed or reduced working hours considered and hybrid working where possible.

Job ID – 11437

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury and Fleet are part of our ICI division, we work closely with UK Government and Security Agencies primarily in the areas of crypto/cyber security, electronic warfare, counter drone capabilities and situation awareness projects.

In this role, you’ll pave the way for how we hire, develop and lead on early talent which is critical to future proofing our business through building a pipeline of the next generation of future Engineers and leaders. This role requires a confident leader and executor; one who can innovate at pace with strong leadership skills, outstanding partner management abilities. This is for someone who really wants to put our Early Careers on the map.

You'll have the drive and ability to go beyond just the job description, thinking broadly and creatively, connecting different ideas to make things clearer. You'll be able to do this while also thinking strategically, rolling up your sleeves to deliver our ambitious plans. Does this sound like you?

A genuine passion for STEM outreach and the development of the next generation of engineers is an essential ingredient!

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Flexible, condensed or reduced working hours available, i.e. 4-day condensed working week, 9-day fortnights,12pm finish every Friday, etc.

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days

• Private medical insurance with optional family cover

• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution

• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)

• Group income protection

• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme

• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

  What the role will involve

  The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Implementing the strategy and plan, setting ambitious goals and building confidence by doing what we say we’ll do

• Leading the team, leading with intent, giving clarity on goals and priorities

• Manage the day to day including onboard, performance reviews, rotation placements, ensuring academic achievements are met and all employee management responsibilities

• The Early Talent lifecycle, critically reviewing and enhancing all aspects such as ED&I, outreach activity, engagement initiatives and retention strategies while remaining positively dissatisfied to drive improved value and impact

• Coaching the team and business partners, providing expert knowledge to shape thinking improving performance and outcomes

• Observing, mapping and implementing an exceptional experience for our early careers

• Guide peers and managers of the potential and gains of an early careers programme

• Capture and deliver expansion opportunities with our early careers offering where opportunity presents

• Be the spear head for all STEM activities supporting the outreach of our business, and the social value commitment we make as an organisation

• Broadening our offering to include internships, placements and work experience

  What you’ll bring

  The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Previous substantial experience in a similar Early Careers Lead role

• The ability to look beyond the job spec, operate in the grey – look big and wide and join the unseen dots to create clarity

• A natural leader who inspires, innovates and drives a continuous improvement mentality

• Being an authority in guiding and implementing strategies that sync perfectly with our company aspirations

• Providing robust leadership and relationship skills, adept in collaborating at pace to deliver something brilliant

• Previous experience of working in early careers in a Manufacturing or Engineering environment

• An engineering background is a gain but not an essential

  Important to know

  Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

  As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

  We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.