## International Relations Manager – Flexible – Herdus House, West Cumbria,Hinton House, Warrington; London or Harwell, Oxfordshire Hybrid workingavailable with 40% of time in an NDA office
Salary: £43,010 to £50,600 dependent on skills and experienceCategory:Strategy
**The opportunity and your impact:**
Join the NDA group as an International Relations Manager and play a pivotalrole in shaping and advancing our global partnerships and internationalengagement activities. You will be at the forefront of internationalcollaboration in nuclear decommissioning and waste management, helping todeliver our mission to safely and efficiently clean up the UK’s earliestnuclear sites. Through your work, you will facilitate strategic internationalrelationships, represent the NDA group on a global stage, and help ensure thatinternational best practices and innovative approaches are applied within theNDA group. Your efforts will be integral to delivering the NDA groupsinternational relations strategy to facilitate our mission delivery, provideinternational leadership on decommissioning and waste management, and supportwider UK benefits.
**Hear from the hiring manager, Tom Rookes:**
“This is a rare and exciting opportunity to work on international issues thatare at the heart of nuclear decommissioning and waste management, with real-world impact and influence. You’ll be joining a collaborative and dynamicteam, engaging with leading organisations, and helping shape the future of oneof the most complex and rewarding sectors globally.”
**The Role**
As the International Relations Manager, you will oversee and coordinate aportfolio of international activities across the NDA group, focusing on NorthAmerican and European decommissioning and waste management organisations, aswell as key multilateral organisations such as the IAEA. In this
role, you will facilitate strategic partnerships, represent the NDA group atinternational forums, and work to deliver a coherent, aligned internationalrelations strategy to facilitate the NDA groups mission delivery, provideinternational leadership on decommissioning and waste management, and supportwider UK benefits.
- *Key Accountabilities**
- Lead, support, and coordinate the NDA groups portfolio of international activities, with a focus on North American, European, and multilateral decommissioning and waste management organisations.
- Negotiate, establish, and manage bilateral and multilateral agreements that advance NDA group objectives.
- Represent the NDA group at international forums, conferences, and working groups, promoting UK expertise, ensuring the application of best practice domestically, and facilitating sharing of lessons learned and experience internationally.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key overseas stakeholders, including decommissioning and waste management organisations, regulatory agencies, government departments, and international organisations.
- Collaborate with international relations teams across the NDA group and other internal stakeholders to ensure that international activities are coherent, aligned, and well-coordinated, leveraging cross-departmental collaboration to achieve group-wide goals.
- Drive process development and implementation to ensure effective coordination and monitoring of international strategies and initiatives.
- Support the development and delivery of international projects and collaborations to meet NDA group objectives and UK commitments.
- *Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Required:**
- Portfolio Management: Proven ability to develop, monitor, and implement processes for a portfolio of international activities, aligning group-wide efforts.
- Project Management Expertise: Strong organizational skills and experience in delivering projects within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communicator, networker, and negotiator with the ability to engage at all levels across varied cultures and sectors.
- Nuclear Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with NDA group activities and UK nuclear decommissioning strategies, spanning scientific, technical, operational, and policy domains.
- Interpersonal Aptitude: High levels of tact, diplomacy, commercial insight, and cultural awareness.
- Adaptability: Capable of managing the demands of international travel and dynamic global engagement.
- *Professional Development Opportunities**
This role offers significant opportunities for growth and professionaldevelopment, including exposure to high-profile international engagements,leadership within key global initiatives, and the chance to build a network ofcontacts and partnerships within the global nuclear sector.
**_Why work at the NDA?_**
_We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to workevery day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feelsrespected, included and able to perform at their best. At NDA, we arecommitted to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value thediversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that representsthe rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently, we areunderrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants fromWomen, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have adisability._
_NDA is a member of the disability confident scheme, when requested we willmake reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process and we guarantee tointerview all candidates who have a disability who meet all of the essentialcriteria for the vacancy_ _._
_We are happy to discuss flexible working. We will also make workplaceadjustments for disabled employees if these are needed to help them perform attheir best in the role, and we are happy to discuss this once a job offer hasbeen made_ _._!(f0WZI3VwSXu5XWHcSVEpWuNQsU8c5PGqNMXKgvy4.jpg)(uploads-eu-west-2.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.comrteimagef0WZI3VwSXu5XWHcSVEpWuNQsU8c5PGqNMXKgvy4.jpg)
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