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454949 Radio Team Coordinator

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 31st May 2026

📍 Location: Southampton (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £30,485 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) is seeking a Radio Team Coordinator. This opportunity sits within the Directorate of UK Technical Maritime Services (UKTMS), which has responsibility for developing, negotiating, and maintaining UK objectives and regulations relating to a wide range of safety and environment issues associated with ships and vessels of all sizes (from small pleasure vessels to the largest internationally trading ships).

This role is in the Radio Team, which deals with the use and protection of radio spectrum, development and availability of technical standards for bridge navigation and radio communications equipment. The team is dedicated to ensuring that UK vessels are equipped with reliable, compliant, and future‑ready radio and navigation technologies.

The job holder will provide comprehensive and proactive support and coordination to the Radio Team in delivering its responsibilities and objectives, with particular responsibility for managing assessments for Ofcom radio licence applications.

Top Responsibilities

Management of the co-ordination, assessment and approval of applications from Ofcom (within agreed deadlines) for non-operational innovation licences (i.e. drones) and radio frequency jamming exercises, to ensure that maritime radio frequencies are not adversely affected.
Develop risk assessments, working with external Technical Advisors to evaluate maritime radio-interference risks and support a new system for assessing and mitigating impacts, including those arising from military exercises and new UK transmitters.
Coordinate and facilitate internal and external meetings, overseeing logistics, developing agendas, preparing briefing materials, providing secretariat support, and ensuring clear tracking and delivery of actions and outcomes.
Support the organisation and delivery of international engagements, including International Maritime Organization (IMO) meetings, by maintaining decision trackers, organising documentation, and contributing to early drafts of briefing papers.
Manage financial processes, including processing invoices and producing accurate monthly finance returns, accruals, prepayments and budget submissions.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
Access to the staff discount portal.
Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, providing support to operational business teams and delivering a high-quality service
Proficient administration skills and well organised, with the ability to effectively manage shifting priorities
Recent experience and a basic working knowledge of budget and financial management
Experience using Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Word, OneNote, SharePoint and Excel.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4v1aLnP

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 31^st May 2026