External Engagement Advisor in Helensburgh

Inspire Future Talent. Shape Tomorrow's Workforce. At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an External Engagement Advisor at our HMNB Clyde Faslane site. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the next generation of talent entering the defence, aerospace and engineering sectors. You'll help raise awareness of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers, build meaningful partnerships across education and industry, and strengthen Babcock's reputation as an employer of choice.

Working at the heart of our Naval Nuclear business, you'll directly contribute to developing the future workforce needed to support critical national infrastructure and defence programmes.

The role As an External Engagement Advisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll lead the development and delivery of engagement initiatives that educate, inspire and attract future talent. This highly visible role combines relationship building, event management, community engagement and strategic planning, giving you the opportunity to make a lasting impact across schools, colleges, universities and local communities.

Day-to-day you'll be required to:

• Develop long-term partnerships with schools, colleges, universities and community organisations to promote STEM careers and opportunities.
• Conduct reviews of existing engagement activities and implement sustainable outreach programmes across the west coast of Scotland.
• Create, deliver and evaluate talent attraction, careers and STEM initiatives, measuring impact and identifying future priorities.
• Coordinate engagement activities across the business, acting as the central point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and support to education partners to enhance STEM learning outcomes and careers awareness.

This role is full time, 36 hours per week Monday to Thursday and provides hybrid working arrangements. Travel to schools, events and other stakeholder locations will be expected. Occasional out-of-hours attendance at events may be required, with time off in lieu provided.

Essential experience of the External Engagement Advisor

• Experience building relationships and engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong organisation and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Experience developing and delivering careers events, networking activities, training programmes or outreach initiatives.
• Knowledge or experience within education, early careers, talent development or STEM engagement environments.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Qualifications for the External Engagement Advisor

• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Educated to Scottish Highers standard or equivalent qualification level.
• National 5 English and Mathematics or equivalent.

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

• 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 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.
• ‘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

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 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 respect 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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 16/09/2026