Business Administrator 9 mth FTC

Roke Manor Research Limited; Romsey; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and engineering consultancy in Romsey is seeking a proactive individual to support business administration tasks. Responsibilities include organizing meetings, coordinating travel, and providing front-of-house reception services. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and organizational skills, be detail-oriented, and have proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. They will also thrive in a fast-paced environment and contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace, benefitting from a competitive salary and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health and Wellbeing benefits

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Possess excellent communication skills and a proactive approach.
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize workload effectively.
• Be a completer-finisher who works well under pressure to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Organise internal and external meetings and data management.
• Arrange complex international and domestic travel.
• Provide front of house reception service during peak periods.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactivity

Microsoft Excel proficiency

Flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Roke, Roke Manor, Romsey, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Monday 5 January 2026 at 01:00

Great ideas come from different minds. That’s why we bring together engineers, scientists, analysts, and creatives from every background — and give them the trust, tools, and freedom to make a difference. What connects us is the mission: solving meaningful problems and building capability that protects what matters most.

And as the challenges evolve, so do we — working on the technologies that will shape tomorrow, not just today.

At Roke

Roke is a world-class technology and engineering consultancy. Roke delivers advanced research, development services and products to high profile customers who come to Roke with varied and challenging problems to solve.

Job Purpose & Key Responsibilities

Your work will be located at Roke's office in Romsey, however travel to other sites to meet business needs may be required from time to time, working closely with all Business Units and Business Services teams across the company and provide and give support to the Business Administration Team Leader, including:

• Organisation of Internal and external meetings, provide data, take & monitor actions on database/SharePoint sites.
• Organisation and booking of complex International & Domestic travel.
• Arranging internal and external meetings.
• Processing of Vehicle Hire & Pool Cars bookings.
• Supporting events, exhibitions, recruitment fairs, and large workshops.
• Organising and reviewing Annual Driver Declarations
• Processing of Roke Instant Awards
• New Starter & Early Careers support
• Support in the processing of staff training requests including updates to Project Forecasting System (PFS).
• To provide a professional front of house reception service at peak trading periods
• Support the booking of Romsey site visitors, highlighting on sites health and safety procedures to incoming guest including badging and contacting hosts.
• Answer and refer switchboard phone calls.
• Support and manage meeting room bookings, including providing stationery and refreshments for meetings where required.
• Always fully comply with Roke’s policies and procedures
• Undertake such other reasonable duties, commensurate with the job holder’s experience and qualifications, as may be required for the smooth operation of the business

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

The right person for this role will be efficient, confident and proactive, and will possess excellent communication skills and be capable of prioritising their workload and able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Be a completer-finisher to prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Possess good organisational and communication skills
• Demonstrate a flexible approach towards internal and external customers
• Proactively identify what tasks need to be completed first as well as the appropriate actions needed to complete specific tasks
• Possess a strong sense of responsibility, accuracy, and excellent attention to detail
• Proactive continuous improvement mindset aligned to companies’ strategies and values
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Internet applications and Microsoft Teams.
• Be proficient at Microsoft Excel

Why You Should Join Us

We have a competitive salary and access to a number of additional flexible benefits, which will cover Health and Wellbeing, Savings and Protection and Life, Leisure and Entertainment.

Roke has a great community of groups with shared interests. These enable people to share ideas and be passionate about tools, technologies and techniques, which interest them.

We are committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity, Diversity and Inclusion. Our working environment is friendly, creative and inclusive and support a diverse work‑force and those with additional needs.

Security Information

Due to the nature of this position, we require you to be willing and eligible to achieve a minimum of SC clearance. To qualify, the candidate should be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years for SC.

The Next Step

Click apply, submitting an up-to-date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.