Business Administrator Apprentice -Rotary

Business Administrator Apprentice

Location: RNAS Culdrose, TR12 7RH,
Salary: £20,313.20 plus excellent benefits
Schedule:  18 Months/ FT/38 Hours

Apprenticeship Qualification: L3 Business Admin

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Business Administrator Apprentice in our Defence, Space and Security team, you’ll help keep vital operations running smoothly by supporting colleagues and customers across a busy and purpose-driven environment. Your work will have a clear and positive impact on how our services support national defence and the wider community.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring front-of-house excellence and efficient administrative support across IMOS and AESAS contracts. Through hands-on experience, mentoring, and structured learning, you’ll build the confidence, skills, and capability you need to grow your career while contributing to work that genuinely touches lives.

What you’ll do as a Business Administrator Apprentice

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Welcome visitors, issue passes and access cards, and provide on-site induction
• Organise meeting rooms, including arranging refreshments when needed
• Monitor and restock office supplies such as stationery, beverages, cleaning materials and printer consumables
• Support onboarding processes for new colleagues
• Enter timesheets for colleagues across the site
• Process and administer purchase orders, invoices and vendor information
• Manage incoming and outgoing post and use a corporate credit card for purchasing when required

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• The ability to complete a Serco‑funded NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration
• Confidence communicating with a wide range of colleagues and customers
• Basic knowledge of IT applications including Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• A positive, proactive attitude and willingness to learn and develop

This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Discover all you need to keep growing

We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Holidays: Competitive holidays
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

To discover more about our careers in Defence, meet our team, and to find out more about what we offer, please follow this Link. 

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. 

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