Job Description

Set your sights on a future in maritime with a role designed for aspiring professionals. This Home Port Operations Coordinator, within the Maritime Team here at Carnival UK offers a unique blend of learning, growth, and hands-on experience in the heart of our maritime department. It's your chance to start building a solid foundation in this field.

Role Overview

The Home Port Operations Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Home Port Operations duty Managers in undertaking administrative tasks. Primarily, this role involves assisting the Duty

Manages in the delivery of operationally safe, cost effective and efficient turnarounds for the CUK Fleet and provision of Port Agency for our sister brands at the Port of Southampton. The ideal candidate will be competent in prioritising and working under little supervision. They will be self-motivated and trustworthy. With experience and development, candidates in the role could seek to progress into the more specialised Duty Manager role.

Key accountabilities for Home Port Operations Coordinator include:

• Maintain and manage the generic shared mailboxes for the team, identifying what can be actioned and what needs to be referred to the Duty Manager
• Support the HPO Duty Manager on Crew transfer arrangements and other Port Agency husbandry for Princess Cruises, HAL, AIDA and Costa
• Prepare and issue templated Guarantee Letter for sister brands as required
• Respond to internal stakeholders’ port/turnaround queries in a timely manner

This role is classified as CUK14 and is available on a full-time 12-month fixed term basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

About you: the ideal candidate

You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:

• Experience in the workplace including in customer facing environment desirable

In this role, your unique personal attributes will help you stand out. If you have qualities that can drive success in the maritime sector, we want you on our team. Your ability to blend technical skills with interpersonal strengths will lay the foundation for innovation and growth within our department.

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist. 

Why join us?

Carnival UK is about being part of a community that values growth, work-life balance, and wellbeing. We’re a holiday company so we know there’s more to life than work. 

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague here.

Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• A friendly welcome with help settling in

Take the next step

Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we might close applications earlier than advertised. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to become part of a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.

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