Personal Assistant to the Directors in Plymouth

Location: Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Compensation: £24,500 - £28,000 Depending on Experience + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

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 Personal Assistant to the Directors at our Plymouth, Devon site.

The role:

As a Personal Assistant to the Directors, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Executive Suite, supporting senior leaders at the heart of a business that delivers critical programmes across defence, aerospace and engineering. Working alongside a small and supportive team, you'll provide high-quality administrative and executive support, helping Directors operate effectively in a fast-paced environment. Every day will bring new challenges, varied responsibilities and the chance to develop your skills while making a real impact on projects that support national security and public infrastructure.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be required to:

• Manage complex diaries, coordinating schedules and resolving competing priorities.
• Oversee Director inboxes, ensuring timely responses and follow‑up actions.
• Arrange internal and external travel and supporting logistical requirements.
• Coordinate meetings, preparing agendas and collating supporting documentation.
• Support Directors with planning, organisation and delivery of key business activities.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience:

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience supporting senior leaders or executives in a busy environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines.
• High levels of discretion, professionalism and a proactive approach.

Qualifications:

• GCSE English and Maths at Grade C / Grade 4 or above.
• NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration or Customer Service Practitioner.
• Additional administration, business support or executive assistant qualifications.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be 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.

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 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 the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘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 has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world for over a century. 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 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.