Associate Director, Products and Services Technology
Met Office
About the job
Job summary
We’re looking to appoint an exceptional Associate Director, Products and Services Technology.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, but we would also consider applicants wishing to work a minimum of 30 hours per week and we will also try our best to consider those intending to work a job share. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
Whilst this is a temporary position for 2 years, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position. As our Associate Director the job may be suitable for hybrid working. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
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
At the Met Office we achieve our purpose of helping people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive by delivering 24x7 digital and advice based services to customers across the UK and globally. The work we do is truly world changing.
Our technology is fundamental to ensuring we consistently deliver these critical services whilst also enabling us to drive innovation for our customers. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership to the teams who deliver the trusted technology services that underpins the Met Office product and service portfolio, helping us achieve our purpose through greater impact and benefit for the UK.
Job description
Your world of expertise
As our Associate Director, your key duties will be:
• Being an active member of the Extended Leadership Team supporting the delivery of strategy for the whole Met Office
• Working with the CTO and wider Technology leadership team to develop and maintain Met Office technology strategy to meet the needs of the organisation
• Ensuring effective development, operation and lifecycle management of technology services in line with defined service level agreements
• Working with customers and senior stakeholders across the organisation to ensure the technology services provided are aligned to customer need
• Maintain awareness of relevant developments in the wider industry and champion their application into the Met Office to help develop innovative solutions
Person specification
Essential Criteria, skills and experience:
1. Professional qualification or chartered accreditation in technology with associated relevant experience (We're experts by nature)
2. Experience of leading large technology teams (100+) empowering autonomy and fostering active collaboration. (We're better together)
3. Financial literacy – proven track record of managing a significant budget (£10 million+) within agreed limits and experience of budgeting and forecasting processes
4. A proven track record of leading critical and complex business and IT change at scale involving multiple vendors
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £72,500, Met Office contributes £19,575 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
How to apply
If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you. Apply providing your CV/ Career history and give 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 20/06/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 04/07/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
How we can help
If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via careers@metoffice.gov.uk. 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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
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.