Business Support Specialist - Land Ceptor

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

1/27/2025

We have an exciting opportunity to join the UK Support Function. You will undertake specific responsibilities to support, prioritise and coordinate effective and efficient technical/functional administrative support to teams based at MBDA's Bristol Site.

Job Title: Business Support Specialist - Land Ceptor

Salary: Circa £32,000

Location: Bristol

Dynamic (hybrid) working pattern: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working with 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home.

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.

What we can offer you:

• 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…
  
  
  

The opportunity:

You will need to exhibit a high level of organisation skills, great team ethic and the ability to interface with people at all levels both internally and externally, whilst embracing innovative ways of working. This dynamic role provides a fantastic opportunity to develop your skill set and be a part of friendly, supportive team that encourages personal growth and collaborative working.

• Flexibility to travel to other UK sites and MBDA's Poland office when required
• Generate and maintain a close working relationship with internal and external stakeholders (including our key Customers)
• Identifying Process Improvements for project and programmes
• Manage shared calendar and deconflict meetings for project and programmes
• Monitor Project and programme emails and maintaining programmes change request record
• Programme International Visits Control Office (IVCO) applications
• Programme security briefing scheduling and monitoring
• Project point of contact for shipping and export physical goods
• Programme documentation for shipping and export and intangible transfers (taking account of security, export, infrastructure and consignment restrictions)
• General project transfers of classified documents
• Facilitating internal programme and customer meetings and admin working group support, whilst maintaining and monitoring meeting action trackers
• Purchasing activities utilising SAP
• Project specific events e.g. offsite workshops
• 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
  
  
  

What we're looking for from you:

• Can demonstrate a great team ethic and the ability to interface and build close working relationships with people at all levels both internally and externally
• Can demonstrate an ability to prioritise tasks to achieve results in a timely manner, ensuring a high level of accuracy
• Can demonstrate courage and influencing skills whilst promoting MBDA company values and behaviours
• Someone that is forward thinking, who looks to improve efficiencies in working practices and processes
• Someone that is self-motivated with the ability to adapt to changing environments, evolving technologies, tools and processes
• Can demonstrate a high level of proficiency in Microsoft packages to include Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• A meticulous approach to tasks, with a positive attitude and the ability to multi-task, be proactive and accountable
• A professional demeanour in all situations and be able to withhold confidential information
• It is essential that the post holder undertakes the extensive duties with flexibility, initiative and enthusiasm and operates as an integral part of the team
• Willingness to learn and extend the role above and beyond the job description
  
  
  

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