Business Operations Manager

462476 Business Operations Manager

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 14th June 2026

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

💷 Salary: £35,663 – 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

Join a dynamic Directorate at the heart of the UK’s maritime governance landscape. As Business Operations Manager, you’ll keep a complex, high‑profile portfolio running smoothly – overseeing budgets, governance, performance reporting and recruitment while enabling strategic delivery across the MGRC. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, support the Director’s key stakeholder engagement, and manage sensitive business information. This is a role for someone driven, organised and adaptable, ready to influence outcomes and shape effective operations across a critical national function.

Top Responsibilities

Manage the Directorate Business Support team with responsibility for business operations including budgets, corporate governance, business activity reporting and recruitment.
Oversee and assist with the preparation, scrutiny and quality assurance of daily and all other reports, papers and briefings that are for the attention of the Director to enable the Director to fulfil their core functions.
Acting as MGRCs principal liaison with the office of the Chief Executive for ministerial correspondence, liaising where appropriate with DfT officials. Reviewing and clearing submissions ahead of Director sign off.
Responsible for managing the research and preparation of reports, memoranda, briefing papers and presentations as required by the Director to ensure relevance, accuracy, and corpocracy.
Co-ordinate and ensure that key stakeholders deliver within timeframes to comply with governance frameworks and MGRC/MCA priorities.
Commission work on behalf of the Director to internal colleagues and external stakeholders that supports MGRC organisational strategy and the wider MCA Business Plan.

For more information, please see the full advert using the link provided.

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 financial management and control, including interpretation of trends and developments to facilitate development of future business strategies.
Evident management of leadership skills including the ability to build and motivate teams especially during periods of change i.e., resource planning, performance management, and development.
Good organisational and time management skills, ability to prioritise work and allocate resources effectively.
Well-developed inter-personal, oral and written communications including the ability to influence and persuade effectively.
An understanding of media queries and the ability to handle criticism and complaints.
The post-holder to be computer literate and familiar in the use of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and SharePoint.

Required Licenses

Applicants are required to hold a full UK Drivers Licence.

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4fjoD89

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 14^th June 2026