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462099 Business Support Manager

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 7th June 2026

📍 Location: Bangor (County Down)

💷 Salary: £30.485 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Fixed Term (24 Months) – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

The UK Technical Maritime Services Directorate (UKTMS) inspects and surveys ships to ensure that they meet both UK and international safety, security and anti-pollution standards; it also provides certification to ships and seafarers, and the registration of merchant vessels on the UK Flag; in collaboration with Coastguard colleagues, it responds to pollution from shipping and offshore installations.

As a Business Support Manager you will work collaboratively with the MO Business Manager (BM) to ensure that MO Business Delivery is aligned with Survey & Inspection priorities. You will ensure consistency in approach to Business Support within the Marine Office (MO), and manage the administrative support required by MO Surveyors.

Top Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the Business Manager (BM) to ensure that MO Business Support activity is fit for purpose and aligned with Survey & Inspection priorities, and developing working relationships and processes to improve the efficiency of the MO.
• Collaborating with the MO Technical Manager (TM) and BM in the MO to ensure that Business Support activity is aligned with Survey & Inspection priorities and that MO annual S&I targets are met; assisting the BM by managing the collection, distribution and understanding of Management Information within the Marine Office; reporting to the BM any identified risks that occur within the MO as soon as practicable, and working with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders to devise mitigation measures where appropriate.
• Liaising with MO BM/TM to ensure effective and efficient oversight of resource allocation and income realization.

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:

• Excellent level of numeracy and literacy (in English) for the post.
• Good organisational and time management skills, ability to prioritise work and allocate resources effectively.
• Initiative to solve problems and make decisions, sometimes under time constraints.
• Management skills including the ability to motivate small teams.
• Computer literate and familiar in the use of Microsoft Office IT software.

How to Apply

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

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 7^th June 2026