Business Support Officer - Programmes Export Operations R36692

Job Overview

Working as a Business Support Officer (BSO) within the Programmes Export Operations team, you will provide administrative and operational support to the management team.

• To provide pro‑active, accurate and comprehensive administrative support to the Senior Management and training team, including managing complex diaries, extensive travel arrangements and expenses, organising meetings, events, workshops, training days, and participating when required, taking and managing actions, creating and maintaining MS Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, MS One Note and MS Word documents accurately, coordinating with internal and external customers and stakeholders, assisting new starters, raising purchase requisitions and processing invoices using MBDA online tools, understanding and utilising MBDA systems, tools and policies, supporting UKSF activities such as participation and contribution to working groups.
  
  These tasks may be varied and ad‑hoc in scope.
• 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, One Note).
• 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.

• High level of resilience, strong communication, organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Forward thinking and proactive in improving work processes.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Strong prioritisation, multitasking and workload management.
• Team player with integrity and confidentiality.
• Willingness to learn and go beyond the job description.

Salary:
Circa £28,000 depending on experience.

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2–3 days per week on‑site.

Security Clearance:
British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. All successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS).

• 25 days of paid annual leave per calendar year, with additional days after 5, 10, and 15 years of service, and the option to purchase up to an additional five days holiday.
• Dynamic Working policies allowing flexible hours and location, including paid overtime and dynamic leave (time in lieu).
• Retirement savings plan: 4 % employee contribution, 6 % employer contribution, up to 2 % increase.
• Free financial webinars and education resources.