Business Administrator Apprentice (ultra Sonar Systems Ltd (ultra Maritime)

About the role

🚀 Business Administrator Apprentice: Shape the Future of Maritime Security! 🚀

Ready to dive into a dynamic role that’s more than just a job? As a Business Administrator Apprentice, you'll be a key player in winning new business and supporting a cutting-edge defence organisation. Reporting to the Head of Bids & Proposals, you'll provide essential administrative and coordination support to the Business Development team, making sure exciting opportunities and customer submissions are handled with precision and flair. ✨

What You'll Be Doing:

• Information & Systems Guru: Become a pro with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, keeping customer and opportunity data fresh. 💻 You'll also be the master of our SharePoint libraries and other Microsoft Office tools, ensuring all bid documents are organised, accessible, and up-to-date. Plus, you'll help maintain our awesome proposal content, like case studies and expert CVs! 📚
• Bid & Proposal Powerhouse: Assist in crafting compelling proposals and tender submissions, ensuring they’re top-notch through quality checking. You'll be involved in proposal approval processes, making sure everything is reviewed and recorded by the book. ✍️
• Coordination Champion: Keep our fast-paced team humming by coordinating meetings, reviews, and actions. You'll be the glue that holds things together! 🤝
• Research Whiz: Dive into market and competitor research, uncovering valuable insights that help us stay ahead of the game. 🕵️‍♀️
• Reporting Rockstar: Help prepare important reports and trackers, keeping everyone in the loop. 📊

What We Offer:

• A Mission That Matters: Protect lives, advance technology, and shape the future of maritime security. This is your chance to make a real impact! 🌎
• Support for Your Life: We get that your life outside work is just as important. That’s why we’re flexible! 🙌 We’re open to discussing hybrid setups, remote working, part-time hours, compressed hours, and bespoke working patterns to fit *your* lifestyle.
• Epic Weekends: Enjoy a 9-day fortnight across our sites, giving you an extended weekend every other week to recharge, chase your passions, and spend time doing what you love! 🏖️

Through structured apprenticeship learning and hands-on experience, you'll develop killer organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills. You'll get a front-row seat to the entire bid and proposal journey, building a solid foundation for a career in business administration, bid management, project support, or business development.

Ready to join the mission? Apply now! 🚀

Key responsibilities

• Manage and maintain information within CRM, document libraries, and proposal content repositories.
• Provide administrative and coordination support for bid and proposal submissions and approval processes.
• Coordinate team meetings, reviews, and associated actions.
• Conduct market and competitor research.
• Contribute to governance and continuous improvement activities.