Operations Clerk

Job Title:               Operations Clerk
Location:               Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Compensation:     Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:             Full time / Permanent
Role ID:                 SF56175

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as an Operations Clerk at our RAF Benson site.

The role
As an Operations Clerk, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will ensure the provision of operational support to the flying task.

Day to day, you’ll prepare briefing material for the upcoming days flying, co-ordinate and display aircraft allocation, meteorological information, and Royal Flight data for the daily flying programme, as well as:

• Ensure relevant publications, maps charts and documents are to the correct amendment state and readily available in the Ops room. 
• Composite statistical data and have a good understanding of flying operations system databases. 
• Assist in post-crash management procedures providing administrative support to the Duty Authoriser.
• There will be some general duties as required, including (but not limited to), driving, housekeeping and other responsibilities.

This role is full time and based onsite at RAF Benson.

Essential experience of the Operations Clerk:

• IT skills MS office, word excel.
• Experience of support to military or civilian flying operations
• Driving Licence
• Communication skills.

Qualifications for the Operations Clerk

• We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain a minimum of BPSS security clearance for this role.

Our Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Contributory Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave. 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

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 careers@babcockinternational.com 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: 03/05/2024

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