Training Support Coordinator

Location: Homebased in the Portsmouth area (minimum of 2 days a month in the office in Portsmouth, PO2 8ER)

Contract: Part time, 21 hours over 3 or 5 days, fixed term until September 2027

Salary: £15,277 per annum, pro rata (£25,462 per annum, full time equivalent)

Closing Date: 30 September 2026

Are you a Training Support Coordinator looking for a new opportunity?

The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure, while also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development.

Thousands of young people take part in Sea Cadets activity every week. We want to reach thousands more. We have a strong vision and are on the cusp of rolling out a new multi-year growth strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide for young people. We aim to equip them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world. We are immensely proud of the breadth, quality and safety of activities we offer to young people.

We are currently looking for a Training Support Coordinator to join our team.

About the role

The Learning Team at MSSC is looking for a Training Support Coordinator (TSC) to join the team to support the work of our training delivery team. The Training Support Coordinator (TSC) works on the development and administration of processes and policies in support of the learning delivery team as we seek to enable our volunteers to deliver training to cadets and volunteers in line with the Sea Cadets Learning Strategy. The successful candidate will be self-motivated, organised, and a good communicator. The work location can be flexible (home or office-based) requiring occasional evening working supporting our volunteers by attending virtual and in-person meetings at MSSC and Sea Cadet Corps (SCC)facilities, including MSSC National Support Centre in London.

Responsibilities

• To coordinate and support administration related to White Fleet vehicle bookings in line with Road Transport Regulations
• Processing of Recognition of Prior Learning and Experience (RPLE) requests and supporting the continual development of the process.
• Processing of invoices and covering the approval of volunteer expenses for Training Manager leave.
• To carry out other administrative duties including but not limited to: updating “Westminster” records to cadet and volunteer qualifications and appointments.
• Support the Programmes and Virtual Training Manager with the coordination and delivery of appropriate MSSC and other approved training packages including BTEC, Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards and CyberFirst.

Requirements

• Experience in supporting a programme of training activity.

• Experience following processes outlined in policies and operating standards.

• Experience of working with volunteers to engage and influence.

• For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack. If you are interested in this role, please apply now!

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per annum, pro rata for part time employees, increasing with length of service
• Hybrid working for many roles
• Volunteering Leave
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to the Marine Society Digital Library
• Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling

Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

Additional Information

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.

We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC’s values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.

All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.