Export Contract Officer

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within the UK Export Contract Management Team for an ambitious project manager to provide project and contract administrative support to the delivery of a challenging portfolio of export contracts!

Salary: Circa £30,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

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:

This is an ideal opportunity to develop programming skills whilst working with MBDA directorates and functions as well as international customers with a wide range of cultural experiences and contract demands. You will be driven by an interesting and diverse work content with an openness to experiencing and embracing different international cultures. This opportunity has a career progression within the Export Contract Management Department.

• Opportunities to engage with a wide range of international Customers and their cultures: North and South America, Asia, the Middle and Far East, Asia Pacific as well as Europe;
• You will be able to provide a significant business contribution to the expanding portfolio of export contracts;

• Support the MBDA Export Contract Manager with the organisation and preparation of Customer facing meetings; post contract kick-off, progress and acceptance meetings;
• Engage with Customers for routine administrative aspects, specifically document definition and coordination for delivery and payment as well as letter of credit, bank guarantees and transportation;
• Preparation and coordination with involved functions within MBDA for customer deliveries in close liaison with Shipping department;
• Provide support during Customer facing Factory Acceptance Tests at MBDA sites for a wide range of MBDA products as well as assisting loading procedures at departure ports and during Customers’ acceptance in the concerned country;
• Gather all information pertaining to export licence condition fulfilment, and ensure completeness of the export license tools in conjunction with Export Control function;

What we're looking for from you:

• You are motivated by an interesting and diverse work content with an openness to experiencing and embracing different international cultures;
• You have proven experience in project management, the defence sector and an exposure to international Customers;
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills, including an open, confident and clear communication style;
• A high degree of self-motivation with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Practical relationship management to maintain and grow our relationships with customers and industrial partners as well as with internal teams;
• Previous experience of working functions such as finance, customer support, export control, project management, quality, and shipping;
• You are motivated by an interesting and diverse work content with an openness to experiencing and embracing different international cultures;
• You have proven experience in project management, the defence sector and an exposure to international Customers;
• Effective interpersonal and communications skills, including an open, confident and clear communication style;
• A high degree of self-motivation with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Practical relationship management to maintain and grow our relationships with customers and industrial partners as well as with internal teams;
• Previous experience of working functions such as finance, customer support, export control, project management, quality, and shipping;

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