Training Administrator

Job Title:                     Training Administrator

Location:                     Wareham, Dorset

Compensation:           £27,436 + Benefits

Role Type:                   Full time / Fixed Term Contract

Role ID:                       SF75262

Help shape the next generation of defence training

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Training Administrator at Bovington, near Wareham, Dorset.

The role

As a Training Administrator, you'll play a vital role in supporting the successful delivery of defence training programmes. Working within a busy training environment, you'll ensure courses are planned efficiently, records are maintained accurately, and essential training materials are available when needed.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and proactive administrator who enjoys coordinating multiple tasks, working with a variety of stakeholders, and making a real difference to operational training delivery. Your work will help ensure military personnel receive the high-quality training they need to perform critical roles.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Coordinating course schedules, bookings, and training activity across the training operation.


• Managing course attendance, waiting lists, and reserve lists to maximise training uptake.


• Maintaining accurate training records, course documentation, and learning materials.


• Supporting training publications and library services, including course printing and amendment inserts.


• Communicating with internal stakeholders to ensure the smooth delivery of training programmes and resources.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and is based on site at Bovington with some flexibility available. This is a Fixed Term Contract for 12 months.

Essential experience of the Training Administrator:

• Previous administration experience within a busy office, training, or coordination environment.


• Strong Microsoft Office and general IT skills.


• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.


• Good written and verbal communication skills.


• A proactive approach to supporting teams and delivering high-quality customer service.

Qualifications for the Training Administrator:

Full UK driving licence would be desirable.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance


• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance


• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+


• 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 UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.


• ‘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

We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference.

Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering.

Join us and see how far we can go, together.

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 [email protected] 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: 21/08/2026