Senior Administrator

Babcock International; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in Plymouth seeks a Senior Administrator to ensure smooth operations. This role involves leading communications, supporting internal events, and providing high-level administrative support. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in senior administrative roles and be proficient in Microsoft Office. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and generous benefits, including a matched pension scheme and a holiday trading scheme.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Special paid leave for reservists

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior administrative or team lead role.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Experience supporting communications, SharePoint management, and/or event planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead communications for the Effectors Business Unit.
• Plan and deliver internal events like site visits.
• Oversee administrative support to the Facilities team.
• Provide senior-level administrative support.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Coordination skills

Event planning experience

SharePoint management

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Education

Vocational training or equivalent experience in administration or business support

Job description

Job Title: Senior Administrator

Location: Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF 68209

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Administrator at our Devonport, Plymouth site.

The Role

As a Senior Administrator, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring smooth and efficient processes that support critical projects in defence, aerospace, and engineering. This role offers the chance to make a real impact - helping deliver solutions that protect lives and secure nations, while advancing your own career in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Lead and coordinate communications issued by the Effectors Business Unit, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with business objectives.
• Plan and deliver internal events, including site visits, team briefings, and engagement activities.
• Oversee administrative support to the Facilities team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations across all three Effectors locations.
• Provide senior-level administrative support, managing complex tasks and processes with minimal supervision.
• Champion continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to streamline administrative processes and enhance team efficiency.
• Provide dedicated administrative support to the teams based at our Devonport and Ashton sites, helping to ensure efficient and effective site operations.
• Support the Head of Operations and wider leadership team with diary management, meeting coordination, and document preparation.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days onsite and days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Senior Administrator

• Proven experience in a senior administrative or team lead role.
• Strong organisational and coordination skills.
• Experience supporting communications, SharePoint management, and/or event planning.
• Experience supporting communications and/or event planning.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other business systems.

Qualifications for the Senior Administrator

• Vocational training or equivalent experience in administration or business support.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What We Offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 03/12/2025

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