Business Support Officer

Job Title: Business Support Officer
Contract: 6 months
Location: Stevenage
Pay: £11.50 ph

The Company:
Our client is a world leading, global missile systems company, delivering cutting-edge technologies to its multinational customer base. It operates in all of the major world markets and is the only company able to design and produce missiles and missile systems for army, navy and air forces.

Their growing reputation for innovation and technical excellence owes much to their engineering facilities, rated amongst the most modern in the world.

"Our engineers relish the challenge of producing products to the highest performance specifications and with ability to survive the harshest environments required for the Land, Sea and Air services.."

This is an opportunity to join a marketing leading defence company who values its staff and offers great training and career progression opportunities.

Accountabilities:
>For all placements provide pro-active, accurate and comprehensive support to the local managers and teams
>Provide local expertise in the key IT based applications
>Create, maintain and update MS Excel spread sheets, PowerPoint presentations and MS Word documents accurately and timely.
>Understand & utilise Company IT systems ie SAP, ORCA, DOORS, 4Cast, PDM, Collage and other specialist tools and databases
>Problem solving as required to ensure smooth running of the domain
>Participation in UK Support Function initiatives and personal development initiatives
>Championing a cost conscious approach to the delivery of UKSF supported activities
>Discretion when handling personal and Company data

Dependant on placement, carry out duties as required, including but not limited to:
>Provide accurate control and maintenance of electronic diaries for identified managers
>Arrange travel (including currency) for identified managers
>Provide meeting co-ordination and participation
>Provide management and maintenance of email for identified managers
>Co-ordinate arrangements for on-site or off-site meetings and events, attend and participate as required
>Administer expense forms for identified managers, submitted in a timely manner
>Provide specific support to the Project and/or functional teams
>Specific tasks and projects to be defined in the workplace
>May include documentation, archiving, and other tasks specific to the domain
>Provide general business support to the Project and/or Functional teams
>Assist the general engineering project and/or functional population to optimise efficiency throughout the business
>These tasks may be varied and ad-hoc in scope

Skills and Knowledge
For all placements:
>Formal qualifications ideally up to degree level or equivalent experience
>NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent business experience
>Intermediate level of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
>Good awareness of our operation, policies, processes and products
>Experience of working in a support function across a range of support and administrative activities
>Good written and verbal communication skills using accurate spelling and grammar
>Excellent time management and prioritisation skills
>Self-motivation and ability to adapt to changing environment and evolving technologies

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