Office Administrator

Office Administrator

Location: Serco Technology Hub, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7XY
Salary: Competitive salary plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Perm/FT/ 37 hours Monday to Friday

Ready to impact a better future?

As an Office Administrator in our UK and Europe Defence, Space and Security Technology team, you’ll play a key role in keeping our projects and operations running smoothly. Your work will support colleagues across the business and help ensure we deliver a high-quality service that our customers can rely on.

This is a varied and people-focused role where no two days are quite the same. From supporting project teams and managers to keeping information flowing and processes on track, your contribution will have a real and positive impact on how we work. Our work touches lives, and by helping our teams succeed, you’ll be helping to create impactful solutions that support a safer, more secure future.

What you’ll do as an Office Administrator

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Provide day-to-day administrative support across projects, including liaising with project managers and specialist teams
• Support payroll processing under supervision, along with timesheet and employee record administration
• Organise meetings and events, including room bookings and refreshments
• Raise purchase orders and sales orders, and process supplier invoices as required
• Maintain accurate filing systems and document control, including supporting local procedure reviews
• Prepare reports and presentations using information provided by the management team

Does this sound like you?

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

• A good all-round education, including English and Maths
• Confidence using IT applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong organisation skills, with the ability to manage deadlines and priorities
• Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal
• A collaborative approach and a genuine desire to support colleagues and customers

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, you will also 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 holiday package
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• 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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