Transitions Support Coordinator

Met Office

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 11th November 2024

 

Details

Reference number

375455

Salary

£26,954 - £29,531
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Project Delivery

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

Exeter

Job summary

We’re looking for an exceptional Transitions Support Coordinator to help us make a difference to our planet. 

As our Transitions Support Coordinator, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. 

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, based in Exeter.

Job description

World changing work 

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. 

  • We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
  • We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
  • We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
  • We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
  • We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your key duties 

  • Working as part of a team actively promote the Met Office’s Service Acceptance Policies and best practices across Observations. Ensure tasks and projects that implement changes to our observing networks comply with Release Management and Service Acceptance processes and policies. 
  • Support the Observations network managers with the implementation of the service mapping process (as it develops) as required.
  • Review and assist with the maintenance of the Release Management controlled documentation to ensure efficient use of processes and their conformance.
  • Using meteorological awareness, technical skills and knowledge check and approve documentation prior to Service Acceptance and formal release.
  • Provide operational support to Stores including cover for internal stock order processing and asset management of equipment, regular asset audits and process reviews. 
  • Support the Head of Transition and Data Quality including maintaining the T&DQ Risk Register and providing a secretariat function for T&DQ monthly progress meetings.
  • Produce monthly report (using Power BI) showing T&DQ Network Service Lifecycle activity.

Person specification

Essential Criteria, skills and experience: 

  1. Better together: Proven ability to work effectively without detailed supervision, on multiple tasks and across multiple teams, whilst knowing when to seek assistance.
  2. Evidence of effective planning with the ability to prioritise work to meet tight deadlines.
  3. Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to analyse information from multiple sources and provide reports in multiple formats and suitable for varying audiences.
  4. Expert by nature: Evidence of an understanding of the need for the governance processes and the ability to identify and implement process improvement.
  5. We keep evolving: Good working knowledge of SharePoint and an understanding of the importance of document management and version control, awareness of or the willingness to lean Power BI and other O365 apps
  6. Expert by nature: Awareness of ITIL service management principles and willingness to learn with a view to obtain appropriate qualification (such as ITIL Foundation) if required.

Desirable Criteria: 

We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but we’re also keen to discover if you have: 

  1. Basic knowledge of meteorological observing equipment and instrument calibration. 
Alongside your salary of £26,954, Met Office contributes £7,808 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Why join us 

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists. 

As our Transitions Support Coordinator, your total reward package will be up to £37,776, annually, which includes: 

    • £26,954 base pay
    • An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%
    • Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Selection process details

How to apply 

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills. 

Closing date 11/11/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 25/112024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. 

How we can help 

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.  

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role. 

We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code. 

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us. 



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Security

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Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Resourcing Team
  • Email : careers@metoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : careers@metoffice.gov.uk

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