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Business Support Officer - UK Support Function
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About the Role
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 £28,000 depending on experience
Location: Stevenage (with flexibility to travel to other UK sites occasionally)
Dynamic (hybrid) working: Working 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.
Please note: This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract
What We Offer
- 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.
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The Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual to become a valued member of our dynamic team within the UK Support Function (UKSF). As a Business Support Officer (BSO) you will provide administrative and operational support to the UKSF Function Head as detailed below.
The Role
Will be based in our Stevenage office, however, flexibility to travel to other sites may occasionally be required. To provide proactive, accurate and comprehensive administrative support to the UKSF Function Head and their 1st reports, to include, but not limited to:
- Complex diaries, extensive travel arrangements and expenses
- Create and maintain MS Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and One Note accurately
- Organise meetings, annual team event, social events, team lunches, training days, participate when required and take and manage actions
- Liaising with MBDA UK Resourcing team to arrange interviews
- Organisation of monthly team briefs
- Maintain action logs
- Support Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) activities
- Act as a buddy for new starters within the Function
- Provide cover for UKSF Coordinators as and when required
- Maintaining and updating UKSF intranet pages
- Participation in UK Support Function initiatives and personal development initiatives
- Understanding and utilising MS Office and MBDA systems
- A high level of stakeholder engagement and managing/building relationships within the UKSF and across the business
- Strong communication skills
These tasks may be varied and ad-hoc in scope
What We're Looking For
- 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 the 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
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