Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) Admin Support
| Posting date: | 29 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,607 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Southampton |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 429422/1 |
Summary
Do you take pride in being organised, reliable, and able to juggle multiple priorities while keeping everything on track?
Have you supported companies or teams with claims, funding, or training programmes, especially in a public or maritime setting?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) implements the government’s maritime safety policy in the United Kingdom and works to prevent the loss of life and occurrence of pollution on the coast and at sea.
Safer lives. Safer Ships. Cleaner Seas.
Our vision is to be a world-leading organisation, accelerating the transition to sustainable shipping with non-negotiable safety standards. We put our people, our customers and our planet at the heart of everything we do.
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- 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), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at MCA.
We are looking for an organised and motivated individual to help deliver the Support for Maritime Training (SMarT) Scheme — a vital government-funded programme that supports shipping companies with the cost of training cadets, officers, and ratings. As a key part of this high-profile scheme, you’ll ensure smooth day-to-day operations by managing admin tasks, processing funding claims, and working closely with the SMarT Manager and Policy Co-ordinator to support the future of UK maritime skills.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Monitor the SMarT inbox and answer queries, escalating when necessaryProcess SMarT Ship Approval requestsProcess and monitor SMarT Officer Training Payments and Self-funded Officer payments, check SDS entries and action queries Raise, monitor and resolve SMarT service requests for claims, access issues, enrolments andRun regular Power BI SMarT forecast reports and issue to the Training Providers and updated reports upon requestResponsible for organizing the annual MCA Officer Trainee of the Year awardFor further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
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