Join MBDA as a Business Support Officer in Bristol on a part-time, 12-month fixed term contract working 18 hours per week. This hybrid role offers a flexible blend of office and remote working, a salary of circa £13,622 (FTE £28,000), and the chance to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Programmes team.
Requirements
Experience in a similar business or administrative support role managing complex diaries, travel, and events.
Intermediate knowledge of MS Office Applications (PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, OneNote).
High level of resilience, communication, organization skills, and attention to detail.
Must be a British Citizen or Dual UK national eligible for BPSS security clearance.
No specific degree or minimum years of experience stated.
Skills & Responsibilities
MS Office Applications: Create and maintain accurate spreadsheets, presentations, and documents to support team operations.
Diary and Travel Management: Manage complex schedules, extensive travel arrangements, and expenses for senior management.
Communication & Relationship Building: Build effective working relationships at all levels while maintaining discretion and confidentiality.
Event Organization: Plan and organize meetings, workshops, and training days, capturing and managing actions.
Potential transition routes: People from administrative assistant or office coordinator roles may bring strong organizational and communication skills, alongside meeting security and MS Office requirements.
Job description
The UK Support Function prides itself on high levels of team spirit and strives towards creating an inclusive environment, where our teams can develop and grow within a supportive working culture.
Salary: Circa £13,622, part time (full time equivalent £28,000) depending on experience
Location: Bristol (with flexibility to travel to other UK sites occasionally)
Dynamic (hybrid) working: Working a minimum 2 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. As a minimum and after 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 are 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.
The 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 one of our Programmes team based at our Bristol site.
To provide pro-active, accurate and comprehensive administrative support to the Senior Management team members to include, but not limited to:
To manage complex diaries, extensive travel arrangements and expenses
To organise meetings, events, workshops, training days and participate when required and take and manage actions
Create and maintain MS Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, MS One Note and MS Word documents accurately
Manage an access control process to ensure control of data and compliance
Understanding and utilising MBDA systems, tools and policies
Supporting any wider UKSF activities such as participation and contribution to working groups
These tasks may be varied and ad-hoc in scope
What we're looking for from you:
Experience in a similar Business /Admin Support role; managing complex diaries, organising meetings, events and travel arrangements
Someone who can exhibit a high level of resilience, communication, organisation skills and attention to detail, which is key to success in this role
Someone who is forward thinking, who looks 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 your own workload effectively
Someone who is an enthusiastic team player, that demonstrates integrity and maintains confidentiality
Willingness to learn and extend the role above and beyond the job description
To develop to become 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
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