PrincipalEthicsSpecialist

**If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.** **_Principal Ethics Specialist_** Closing date: 11th June 2026 **Location:** **RG7 4PR** , located between Reading and Basingstoke, with **free onsite parking**. Travel to other sites may be required. **Package: £60,400 – £80,000** (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience) **Working pattern:** AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider **flexible working requests** so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. _Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis._ **_Ready to play your part?_** **_At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?_** This role leads AWE’s **ethics strategy** , setting the vision, frameworks, and culture that ensure concerns are raised, investigated, and resolved with integrity. You will drive a long‑term, organisation‑wide **ethics programme** , shaping the policies and behaviours that embed ethical decision‑making at every level. As the organisation’s expert on ethical conduct, you will provide trusted guidance, oversee complex investigations, and champion openness and transparency. You will create clear expectations, accessible advice, and reliable escalation routes that strengthen AWE’s integrity, performance, and credibility. **_Duties to include:_** * Sets the ethics strategy for the organisation, defining the long‑term direction and priorities. * Owns the development and continuous improvement of ethics policies, processes, and procedures. * Maintains confidential escalation routes for raising Business Ethics concerns. * Attends and reports into governance committees, including