About the job

Job summary

We’re looking for an exceptional Compliance Advisor to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Compliance Advisor, 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 part time, 18.5 hours per week. 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. For internal applicants this could be a 50:50 internal secondment opportunity.

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

Job description

Your world of expertise

As our Compliance Advisor you will have a responsibility to support the Met Office on issues relating to insurance. You will be expected to advise on relevant internal policy, guidance and processes.

As part of your role, you will support the Property Compliance Manager with the management of Met Office insurance and brokerage contracts. You will monitor the handling of claims and maintain accurate insurance records in support of optimum insurance cover.

An excellent team player, you will build beneficial working relationships across the business and externally with key suppliers.

As our Compliance Advisor, your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing insurance advice to Met Office staff, maintaining up to date information on the Met Office Insurance Comms site and responding promptly to insurance queries from colleagues.
• Maintaining up to date information on Met Office insured assets and activities.
• Gathering relevant information and undertaking analysis to support annual insurance renewals.
• Managing the established claims processes to support Met Office objectives. This will include providing guidance in respect of all claims that may arise including on motor and travel policies, as well as claims arising from our interactions with the public which may involve the negotiation of appropriate compensation.
• Maintaining and influencing internal policy and processes as they relate to travel and insurance and taking an active role in facilitating working groups such as the International Travel Audit and Policy Group.

Person specification

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

1. Experience of managing or working within an insurance or similar compliance process (We’re experts by nature).
2. Demonstrate excellent written communication skills to reach different audiences including senior management.
3. As a team player you will have proven ability to build, maintain and influence working relationships with a network of internal and external stakeholders, including some at senior level to create a positive change (We’re better together).
4. Ability to analyse and present insurance related information and communicate clear recommendations.
5. Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks without losing focus, to meet challenging deadlines (We live and breathe it).

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £33,794, Met Office contributes £9,158 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! 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 07/07/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 22/07/2024. 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 undergo a criminal record check. 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. 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.