Part-time Administrator

About Serco at ESOC

Serco is a trusted partner at ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany, playing a vital role in ambitious space missions. We are seeking a part-time Administrator (20 hours per week) on a fixed-term contract until the end of the year.

Your Mission

As an Administrator, you will be the engine behind daily operations, supporting teams, managing data, coordinating services, and ensuring smooth delivery. You will master details from financial data to procurement, travel coordination, and reporting, creating clarity and consistency.

What You'll Do:

• Ensure excellent service quality and high-performance standards.
• Prepare monthly and ad-hoc service reports.
• Carry out routine and ad-hoc administrative and office support activities.
• Perform general administration tasks (e.g., organizing business travel and training).
• Maintain and validate financial data.
• Provide support for controlling and accounting activities.
• Manage licenses from industrial vendors.
• Maintain databases and perform regular consistency checks; support service contract management.
• Support procurement-related activities (e.g., GRN checks, triggering renewals, and amending purchase orders).
• Assist with supplier management and cost centre management.

What You'll Bring:

• Experience in administrative or operational support roles.
• A focus on service quality, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Strong organizational and reporting skills.
• Close attention to detail when working with financial data and databases.
• Understanding of controlling, accounting, and procurement support activities.
• Confidence working with vendors, licenses, and service contracts.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Clear communication skills with colleagues, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the ability to manage priorities effectively.

What We Offer:

• Hybrid working model.
• 30% discount on the Deutschland ticket.
• Subsidised Wellpass.
• Pension and health schemes.
• Up to 30 days of holiday per year (pro-rata).

About Serco:

Serco is a leading Space Services Provider with extensive experience supporting space missions globally. We offer capabilities across the full space lifecycle and are experts in sourcing talent within the space sector.