IM&T Associate

Job Description - IM&T Associate (00137636) Job Description IM&T Associate - 00137636 This vacancy is not currently eligible for the UK Employee Referral Scheme. Description Job Title: IM&T Associate 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 Grade: S4 You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development. We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager . If you don’t feel you can talk to your Line Manager , you can contact your HRBP. PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity. Job Description: By joining us in the role , you will play a key part in supporting and developing our Early Careers employees. You will be acting as the functional lead and you will coordinate recruitment, onboarding, placements and training, ensuring that apprentices gain the skills, knowledge and experience needed to succeed while supporting workforce capability, training compliance and colleague development across the function. Core Duties: You will work with the Early Careers team to coordinate the attraction, selection and review of Early Careers employees including onboarding activities You will be proactively engaging with prospective students and their tutors; facilitating roadshows, open days, STEM Ambassador activities etc As a functional lead for IT Early Careers, you will help to ensure that apprentices are allocated an appropriate placement to provide the required occupational skills, knowledge and behaviours You will be responsible for ensuring that placement Managers deliver top quality placements and support for Early Careers employees You will be collaborating and communicating with the Early Careers team as part of our functional early career responsibilities You will be responsible for supporting apprentices wellbeing and signposting them to appropriate support where necessary You will be required to analyse , report on and act upon training and competency data You will be identifying, tracking and monitoring skills gaps and training tickets for IM&T colleagues, ensuring that the team have the competency and qualifications Essential Skills: You will require experience of supporting others with the development of their knowledge, skills, behaviours and competencies Hold experience of monitoring, analysing and reporting on trends and metrics with a high level of Microsoft Office skills You will require strong planning, organising and stakeholder management skills with the ability to effectively communicate and present Experience of working with early careers employees, education or learning and development will be required The IM&T People Capability Team Here in the team, we are responsible for the delivery of three key streams of work, including functional leadership for Early Careers. We collaboratively ensure meaningful placements, oversee training and development programmes, manage the training budget and coordinate workforce capability planning to support talent growth, development, and long-term organisational success. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. Why BAE Systems? Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make. A place where everyone can thrive: We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer. 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: 31st August 2026 Job Digital Data and Cyber Primary Location Barrow-in-Furness Organisation Maritime & Land Sector (GSF) Closing Date 31/Aug/26, 10:59:00 PM Want to make a referral but can’t find a suitable role? We are currently accepting speculative referrals for specific skillsets (roles based in the UK). Click here to find out more. All Privacy rights will be protected. Make a speculative referral If this advert states that this role is eligible for the UK referral scheme, but there is no link here to make a referral for this specific vacancy, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk who will be able to advise.