Business Support Officer - Programmes Export Operations

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: Circa £28,000 depending on experience
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on site
• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 based on company performance (varies year to year)
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution up to 14%
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working arrangements welcomed
• Enhanced parental leave: Up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (paternity, neonatal and fertility testing and treatments enhancements available)
• Facilities: Subsidised meals, free car parking and other site benefits

About the Role

Business Support Officer (BSO) within the Programmes Export Operations team - provides administrative and operational support to senior management and training teams. The role requires a proactive, accurate, and comprehensive approach to assist in daily management tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex diaries, extensive travel arrangements and expenses
• Organise meetings, events, workshops, training days and take and manage actions
• Create and maintain MS Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, MS OneNote and MS Word documents accurately
• Coordinate with internal and external customers and stakeholders
• Assist and support new starters within the team
• Raise purchase requisitions and process invoices using MBDA online tools
• Understand and utilise MBDA systems, tools and policies
• Support wider UKSF activities such as participation and contribution to working groups
• Perform varied and ad hoc tasks as required

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar Business / Admin Support role, managing complex diaries, organising meetings, events and travel arrangements
• High level of resilience, communication, organisational skills and attention to detail
• Forward thinking with a focus on improving 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 demonstrating integrity and maintaining confidentiality
• Willingness to learn and extend the role beyond the job description
• Desire to develop into a knowledge point of contact within the team
• Confidence in building effective working relationships at all levels
• Participation in UK Support Function and personal development initiatives

EEO & Diversity

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