Contract Support Co-ordinator

Babcock Canada Inc.; Swindon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a part-time Contract Support Coordinator for 24 hours a week at their MoD Lyneham site near Swindon. The role involves managing governance, reporting, and acting as a liaison among senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree or equivalent experience, strong knowledge of MS Office tools, particularly Excel, and a proven track record in producing accurate meeting minutes. The position offers a range of employee benefits and requires maintaining security clearance.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of professional fees

Holiday Trading

Flexible working options

'Be Kind Day'

Qualifications

• Proven experience producing high-quality, precise meeting minutes.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Excel.
• Experience managing purchase orders and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Help maintain governance and manage reporting.
• Administer contract change processes and support governance meetings.
• Coordinate and record contract performance data.

Skills

Strong knowledge of MS Office applications

Ability to build and maintain strong relationships

Experience managing purchase orders

High-quality minute taking

Education

Relevant degree or 3 years experience in a similar role

Tools

SAP

SharePoint

Excel

Job description

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Location: Lyneham, Swindon, GB, SN15 4PZ

Onsite or Hybrid: OnSite

Job Title: Contract Support Coordinator

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

• 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.