Support Administrator

Babcock International; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Digital GP

Employee discounts

Professional fees paid

Reservist leave

Be Kind Day

Job summary

Babcock is hiring a part-time Support Administrator for RAF Cosford near Albrighton, West Midlands. The role focuses on day-to-day communications, paperwork, and resource coordination within a defence-aviation environment.

The successful candidate will manage compliance, maintain documentation, and support the team to ensure timely, accurate operations across the site. 30 hours per week, onsite work.

Qualifications

• GDPR control over documentation and personal information.
• Proficient in IT skills including all aspects of Microsoft Office or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Be The Communication Hub – Keep everyone in the loop with timely updates and clear communication.
• Champion Training & Compliance – Keep training records accurate and support the team in meeting all compliance requirements.
• Manage Essential Resources - Handle the ordering and distribution of stationery, workwear, PPE and other essential resources.
• Track Progress – Monitor tasks and deadlines, supporting the team in meeting key milestones.
• Provide All-Around Support – Step in wherever needed to ensure smooth efficient operations.

Skills

GDPR awareness

Microsoft Office

Education

5 A-C GCSEs including Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Support Administrator

Location: Wolverhampton, GB, WV7 3EX

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Support Administrator

Location: Albrighton, West Midlands

Role Type: Part Time / Permanent

Role ID: SF76510

Help Keep Critical Aviation Operations Running Smoothly

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Support Administrator at RAF Cosford, near Albrighton, West Midlands.

As a Support Administrator, you'll join our Aviation business, supporting a team that delivers essential services within a highly respected defence and aviation environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your administration career while contributing to work that supports national capability and operational excellence.

The role

As a Support Administrator, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the efficient day-to-day running of the team. You'll be at the centre of communications, administration, compliance and resource coordination, helping colleagues stay organised, informed and focused on delivering outstanding results. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, values teamwork and takes pride in delivering excellent administrative support.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

• Be The Communication Hub – Keep everyone in the loop with timely updates and clear communication.
• Champion Training & Compliance – Keep training records accurate and support the team in meeting all compliance requirements.
• Manage Essential Resources - Handle the ordering and distribution of stationery, workwear, PPE and other essential resources.
• Track Progress – Monitor tasks and deadlines, supporting the team in meeting key milestones.
• Provide All-Around Support – Step in wherever needed to ensure smooth efficient operations.

This role is part time and based onsite at RAF Cosford. This role is 30 hours a week.

Essential experience of the Support Administrator:

• GDPR control over documentation and personal information.
• Proficient in IT skills including all aspects of Microsoft office or equivalent.

Qualifications for the Support Administrator:

• 5 A-C GCSEs including Maths and English (or equivalent)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard BPSS/ 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

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• 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

Babcock

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that reflect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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.