Business Support Officer - Sales and Business Development in Stevenage

The UKSF pride ourselves on high levels of team spirit and provide an inclusive environment, where our teams can develop and grow within a supportive working culture. As a Business Support Officer (BSO) you will provide administrative and operational support to the SBD team as detailed below.

Responsibilities

• Based in our Stevenage office, however, flexibility to travel to other sites may occasionally be required.
• Provide proactive, accurate and comprehensive administrative support to various Senior Managers within our Sales and Business Development area.
• Assist new starters within the SBD team.
• Support shared email inboxes.
• Gifts & Hospitality support (utilisation of the tool).
• Donations & Sponsorship support.
• Comms & engagement activities (Intranet updates, communities & communications flow down).
• High level of stakeholder engagement, coordination and relationship-building within HR and across the business.
• Create and maintain MS Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and MS Word documents accurately.
• Provide administrative support and facilitate external visits and events.
• Undertake duties with flexibility, initiative and enthusiasm and operate as an integral part of the team.
• Maintain a high level of accountability, integrity, resilience and ability to work within a team.
• Extensive complex diary management.
• Extensive complex travel arrangements (international and domestic) and expenses.
• Organise complex meetings, events, workshops and training days, participate when required and manage actions.
• Proficient in MS Office applications and in MBDA tools and systems.
• Participation in UK Support Function initiatives and personal development initiatives.
• A professional demeanour in all situations; ability to withhold confidential information and exhibit high levels of integrity.
• Proactive and detailed-oriented approach.
• These tasks may be varied and ad-hoc in scope.
• Experience in a similar Business/Admin Support role; managing complex diaries, organising meetings, events, travel arrangements and expenses.
• Strong resilience, communication, organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Forward thinking with a focus on improving efficiencies in working practices and processes.
• Ability to prioritise, be adaptable, multi-task and manage your own workload effectively.
• Strong communication skills.
• Enthusiastic team player.
• Willingness to learn and extend the role above and beyond the job description.
• Potential to develop to become the knowledge point of contact within the team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in a similar Business/Admin Support role; managing complex diaries, organising meetings, events, travel arrangements and expenses.
• Ability to exhibit a high level of resilience, communication, organisation skills and attention to detail.

About MBDA & Equal Opportunity

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.