Contract Support Co-ordinator

We Served; Chippenham; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is looking for a part-time Contract Support Coordinator to ensure the smooth delivery and compliance of the Electro-Mechanical Training Contract. This hybrid position involves 24 hours of work per week, with opportunities to further develop your skills in a dynamic environment. Essential qualifications include a relevant degree or 3 years of experience in a similar role, with strong knowledge of MS Office applications and financial reporting skills. The role offers various perks including flexible working options and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Flexible working options

Dynamic working environment

Employee share scheme

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Excel.
• Proven experience producing precise meeting minutes.
• Ability to manage financial reporting accurately.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth delivery and compliance of training contracts.
• Coordinate and record contract performance data.
• Manage timesheets, expenses, and reporting.

Skills

Strong knowledge of MS Office applications

Proven experience producing high-quality meeting minutes

Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders

Experience managing financial reporting

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent qualification or 3 years' experience

Tools

SAP

SharePoint

Job description

Job Title: Contract Support Coordinator

Location: Lyneham, Chippenham + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: £29,100 Pro Rata + Benefits

Role Type: Part Time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70515

Shape the future of defence training – join us as a Contract Support Coordinator and make a real impact.

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Contract Support Coordinator at MoD Lyneham, near Swindon, Wiltshire.

The role

As a Contract Support Coordinator, you’ll be at the heart of our Electro-Mechanical Training Contract (EMTC), ensuring smooth delivery and compliance. It’s an opportunity to develop your skills in a dynamic environment while contributing to projects that support national defence.

Day-to-day, you’ll help maintain governance, manage reporting, and support key decision-making processes that keep our training programmes running efficiently.

• Taking accurate minutes during contract meetings and ensuring clear records of actions and decisions
• Coordinating and recording contract performance data, producing monthly and ad hoc reports
• Administering contract change processes and supporting governance meetings
• Managing timesheets, expenses, purchase orders, and reconciliation tasks using SAP and SharePoint
• Overseeing training expenses, travel bookings, and month-end reporting in line with contract deliverables

This role is part time, 24 hours per week working onsite with 1 day working from home.

Essential experience of the Contract Support Coordinator

• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Excel and database tools
• Proven experience producing high-quality, precise meeting minutes
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders
• Experience managing purchase orders, expenses, reconciliations, and financial reporting accurately

Qualifications for the Contract Support Coordinator

• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification, or 3 years’ experience in a similar role

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• 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 and shopping savings portal
• Payment of professional fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days’ special paid leave
• Holiday Trading – buy or sell up to one working week of annual leave
• ‘Be Kind Day’ – one paid day a year for volunteering
• Flexible working options
• A dynamic working environment

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 a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 05/01/2026