Campaign Coordinator

AirTanker; Carterton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Bonus scheme

EV scheme

Contributory pension (10% match)

Family add-ons

Job summary

AirTanker is seeking a Campaign Coordinator to join the Strategy & Business Development function, supporting the Columbus campaign. You will organise a multidisciplinary team, maintain plans and logs, coordinate stakeholders and ensure information flows enable effective decision-making.

You’ll work across planning, governance, communications and campaign delivery, coordinating inputs from across programmes, commercial and finance.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating a complex campaign, programme, project or business change activity.
• Experience producing agendas, meeting packs, action logs, status reports and presentation materials.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills with clear written and verbal communication across stakeholder groups.
• Attention to detail and good judgement handling sensitive information.
• Understanding of project or programme controls (milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, actions, decisions).
• Experience working collaboratively across different functions.
• Defence, aviation, government contracting or regulated environment experience is advantageous.
• Project administration qualifications such as APM or PRINCE2 desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating campaign meetings, workshops, reviews, decision points and key milestones.
• Maintaining campaign plans, action logs and dependencies and preparing governance materials.
• Coordinating inputs across programmes, commercial, finance, supply chain and corporate affairs.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement, briefings, communications and campaign events.
• Supporting mobilisation and onboarding of employees, contractors, secondees and advisers.
• Identifying opportunities to improve coordination, information flow and campaign controls.

Skills

Campaign coordination

Planning & Organisation

Agenda preparation

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Defence sector experience

Project management qualification

Education

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification

PRINCE2 Foundation

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

We’re looking for an organised and proactive Campaign Coordinator to join our Strategy & Business Development function, supporting the Columbus campaign.

You’ll sit at the centre of a multidisciplinary team, bringing structure and coordination across campaign activity, governance and workstreams. You’ll keep plans and actions on track, coordinate stakeholders and ensure the team has the information needed to support effective decision-making.

Why AirTanker?

AirTanker is a vital part of the UK’s defence capability, delivering air-to-air refuelling and air transport services to the RAF and MOD. We operate at the intersection of military precision and commercial innovation. As a Campaign Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in keeping the Columbus campaign organised and moving forward, coordinating activity across teams, tracking actions and milestones, and supporting effective communication and decision-making.

What's in it for you?

• Cross-Functional Working: Work closely with teams across programmes, commercial, finance, supply chain, service delivery and corporate affairs.
• Campaign Exposure: Play an active role in coordinating a major campaign involving multiple business areas and stakeholders.
• Varied Role: Gain experience across planning, governance, stakeholder coordination, communications and campaign delivery.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Including private medical insurance, with enrolment windows to add family members at an additional cost, bonus scheme, EV scheme, contributory pension with the option to adjust contributions and employer matching up to 10%, and more.
• Adventure & Belonging: Battlefield tours, adventure training, and family fun days.

What you'll be doing

• Coordinating campaign meetings, workshops, reviews, decision points and key milestones.
• Maintaining campaign plans, action logs and dependencies, helping owners keep activity on track. Preparing agendas, meeting packs, presentations and status updates for governance forums. Recording decisions and actions and ensuring agreed outcomes reach the right stakeholders. Maintaining campaign records, registers, templates and controlled documentation.
• Coordinating inputs across programmes, commercial, finance, supply chain, service delivery and corporate affairs.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement, briefings, communications and campaign events.
• Supporting the mobilisation and onboarding of employees, contractors, secondees and advisers joining the team.
• Identifying opportunities to improve coordination, information flow and campaign controls. Handling commercially sensitive information with discretion and confidentiality.

What you'll bring

• Experience coordinating a complex campaign, programme, project or business change activity. Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and drive actions through to completion.
• Experience producing agendas, meeting packs, action logs, status reports and presentation materials.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint. Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence working across different levels and stakeholder groups.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgement when handling sensitive information.
• An understanding of project or programme controls, including milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, actions and decisions.
• Experience working collaboratively across different functions.
• Experience within defence, aviation, major infrastructure, government contracting, PPP/PFI or another regulated environment would be advantageous.
• A project, programme or business administration qualification, such as APM Project Fundamentals Qualification or PRINCE2 Foundation, would be desirable.