[ref. o92956316] Plymouth - Office Manager

Role ID: SF59925

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 Office Manager at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

As an Office Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll work with the administration management team to help develop the careers of the administration teams and apprentices. This is a challenging but also a rewarding role.

Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for the management of the executive suite providing mentoring and guidance to the administration team.

This will include:

• Establishing and implementing an admin Hub to ensure resources are used effectively, to support all demands from the business, various projects and their teams.
• Diary management for the Directors and senior leadership teams, as well as minute taking at senior leadership meetings, distributing in a timely manner and ensuring all actions are tracked and recorded
• Management of the administration team delegating work as and when required to meet the demands of the business.
• Leading the recruitment process for all gapped posts for the Hub, as well as being responsible for all Personal Development Reports (PDR) for direct reports and identifying any additional training.
• Mentoring new members of staff and apprentices, providing support to the apprentices at project meetings and attend careers fairs to promote the apprenticeship scheme.

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

• Strong leadership skills with experience of managing/supervising and coaching/mentoring a team.
• Knowledge of safeguarding guidelines - Desirable.
• Experience of recruitment and selection of candidates.
• Effective decision making/problem solving skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.

• GCSE in English and Maths at Grade C or equivalent.
• NVQ L3 in Business and Administration or equivalent discipline.
• Supervisory/Management qualification or equivalent - Desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is 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.

• 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 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

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 16/10/2024

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