UKAEA currently manages around 60 active secondments, with an ongoing pipeline of new international collaborations. At least 30 additional arrangements are expected each year across a wide range of partner countries, including USA, France, Japan and Germany and secondments across UK industry, government, universities, and research institutions. Each arrangement is complex and resource-intensive, particularly overseas, and the function also supports the immigration of hundreds of international visitors annually across all programmes.
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Core responsibilities
- Lead the strategic approach to organisational collaborations and international postings, aligning with ExCo, senior leaders, and external partners.
- Ensure Global Mobility is embedded early in planning, advising on compliant frameworks that protect organisational and IP interests.
- Approve and oversee international assignment allowances, expenses, and policy frameworks, supported by tax and finance expertise.
- Negotiate and finalise secondment and partnership agreements with third parties in collaboration with Legal and IP stakeholders.
- Procure and manage outsourced global mobility services, ensuring quality, compliance, and value for money.
- Develop scalable self-service policies, tools, and shared-service capability to improve efficiency and consistency.
- Build and manage the resources, funding, and structure required to deliver an expanding global mobility function.
- Lead and develop a high-performing, flexible team and contribute to operational leadership forums.
- Provide senior escalation support and cost modelling to programme leaders on complex mobility scenarios.
- Champion EDI and GDPR best practice across global mobility operations and supplier relationships.
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