An excellent opportunity to join our Support Function team as a Business Support Specialist supporting one of our key programmes, (this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities)
- Owning and coordinating data transfers for the programme, including
- Maintaining the process and how to guides
- Understanding of the tools available for the transfers
- Maintenance and updating of relevant registers, documents and storage of documents relating to transfers
- Owning and managing the document management system for the programme
- Coordination of the Hand Carriage Process for the programme
- Maintaining how to guides and forms
- Liaising with internal stakeholders to streamline the process
- Liaising with stakeholders to maintain trackers with timely updates
- Analysing data and producing reports using Power BI
- Facilitating working groups for senior management
- Coordination of floorplate security
- Manage and coordinate lessons learned activities across the project
- To be a key member within the UK Support Function and participate in engagement activities
- Sharing best practice and knowledge within the UK Support Function and offering guidance and training to team members
- Participation and progress on UK Support Function personal development initiatives – to be accountable for own self-learning and development
- Discretion and confidentiality to be maintained
- Any other adhoc technical administration duties
After 5, 10 and 15 years of service, an additional day of annual leave is added to your allowance at each of these milestones. You can also enjoy more time off by purchasing up to an additional five days holiday through payroll.
- Salary: Circa £35,000 depending on experience
- Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification
- 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.
- 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, We recognise that having or adopting a child is a significant life event for our employees and as a family friendly employer we offer a range of enhanced family leave provisions to support employees before, during and after a period of leave.
- Our 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. We also offer 2 weeks enhanced pay for paternity leave and neonatal care leave for up to 12 weeks where a period of extended hospital care is required after birth. Employees also have access to support whilst undergoing fertility testing and treatments.
- Lifestyle - Discounts & Vouchers: The Discounts platform includes a great range of features such as discounts, instant vouchers, reloadable cards, easy saver cards, cashback, mobile app and Wellbeing Centre.
- Technology Vouchers: Purchase the latest gadgets and white goods up to the value of £2,500 and spread the cost over 12 months.
- Charity Donations: Donate up to five charities each month, with full tax relief on all donations.
- MyCar Scheme: The MBDA MyCar Scheme offers employees the opportunity to access up to two new vehicles via a salary sacrifice arrangement including an all-inclusive package.
- Holiday Purchase: Purchase up to 5 days' extra holiday whilst making tax and National Insurance savings, spreading the cost over 12 months.
- Development of our people is of vital importance to us at MBDA, which is why we ensure everyone has access to the teams, tools and resources needed to achieve their goals. This includes our dedicated in-house Learning & Development team, our Apprenticeship programmes, a variety of online learning platforms, and much more. We encourage new learning and will provide up to £150 in financial support per year if you wish to participate in further study in your own time. If you lead a team, or hope to do so in the future, we offer a range of management training opportunities, with paths designed for people of all experience levels.
- Dynamic Working: We want our people to work when and where they feel they can be most effective. For most of our employees, we have a flexi-time scheme that allows you to choose, within certain parameters, when you start and finish each day and how you can use time you have accrued. For roles that do not have to be based on one of our sites full‑time, you will have opportunities to work from home as part of your agreed Dynamic Working arrangement. If you have worked the time, you are also able to accrue and take up to 15 days of Flexi‑leave per annum, in addition to the 25 days of annual leave provided and bank holidays.
Security Clearance All employees at MBDA are required to hold UK Security or BPSS Clearance.