Business Support Officer

Salary: Circa £28,000 depending on experience

Location: Stevenage (with flexibility to travel to other UK sites occasionally)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Working 2-3 days a week onsite with a flexible/blended approach to office and remote working.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. After the offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave - enhancements available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

Opportunity

Working as a Business Support Officer (BSO) in a friendly and supportive team on a 12 month fixed term contract, you will provide administrative and operational support to the CAMM Programme based at our Stevenage site.

Responsibilities

• Provide pro active, accurate and comprehensive administrative support to the Senior Management team.
• Manage complex diaries, extensive travel arrangements and expenses.
• Organise meetings, events, workshops, training days and, when required, take and manage actions.
• Create and maintain MS Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, MS OneNote and MS Word documents accurately.
• Manage an access control process to ensure control of data and compliance.
• Understand and utilise MBDA systems, tools and policies.
• Support any wider UKSF activities such as participation and contribution to working groups.
• Handle varied and ad hoc tasks as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar Business/Ad min Support role, managing complex diaries, organising meetings, events and travel arrangements.
• High level of resilience, communication, organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Forward thinking, looking to improve efficiencies in working practices and processes.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office Applications (PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, OneNote).
• Ability to prioritise, multi task and manage workload effectively.
• Enthusiastic team player, demonstrates integrity and maintains confidentiality.
• Willingness to learn and extend the role beyond the job description.
• Ability to develop into the knowledge point of contact within the team.
• Confident in building effective working relationships at all levels.
• Participation in UK Support Function and personal development initiatives.

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.