Export Control Practitioner

Job Title: Export Control Practitioner

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.

Salary: £29,667+ depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Bring broad expertise, applying knowledge of export control procedures to audits, projects, and communications, and providing practical guidance to the business on the importance of export control

• Operate in a supportive capacity to the EC Lead Professional, carrying out export control activities in line with established business processes

• Assist in formal Export Control investigations, compiling and presenting evidence for assessment against potential breaches

• Help maintain up-to-date written Export Control processes, procedures, and user guides, and conduct audits to assess compliance with business processes

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Proficient IT skills, including Microsoft Office packages

• Effective communication skills, with the ability to work confidently with internal and external stakeholders at all levels

• Working knowledge of BAE’s core business processes, procedures, and toolsets

Desirable:

• Knowledge and understanding of Export Control regulations and related working practices

• Previous experience in logistics, commercial, or supply chain roles

• Experience working in a process-driven or compliance-focused environment

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

Act as an export control practitioner, supporting the business’s export control activities by applying knowledge and experience of export control procedures. This role offers the opportunity to work within a specialist support function on an exciting submarine programme – managing licences, understanding business strategy, embedding compliance, and collaborating with customers and industrial partners. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

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: 29th August 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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