About the job

Job summary

We’re looking for an exceptional Lead Performance Analyst to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Lead Performance Analyst, 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, 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.

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 the Lead Performance Analyst within the Plans and Performance Team you will be responsible for leading development and production of compelling reports and dashboards that allow key decision makers to understand what's happening in the organisation and make informed decisions. 

You will be an expert by nature, passionate about getting hold of the best management information possible, understanding its strengths and weaknesses and using it to highlight organisational performance. You will also have the opportunity to lead a community of practice of like-minded colleagues, working to evolve and improve the Met Office's use of business intelligence.

You will coordinate development of the Met Office's Key Performance Indicators, working with senior stakeholders across the organisation to develop a suite of metrics to measure delivery of our world-leading science, technology and operations as well as our key change initiatives, reporting against delivery of those KPIs on a regular basis.

Your key duties

• Design, develop and evolve executive and senior management level reports and dashboards using a comprehensive suite of metrics to measure the performance of the Met Office.
• Lead development of the Met Office's Key Performance Indicators and ensure progress against these is monitored and reported effectively.
• Lead a cross-office community of practice to ensure consistency of reporting and work to improve accessibility and intelligent use of management information across the Met Office
• Be an expert in the use of PowerBI and the wider Microsoft Power Platform, using those skills in your day-to-day role as well as mentoring and coaching others in the Met Office.

Person specification

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

1. You will be an expert in the use of PowerBI, and the wider Microsoft Power Platform, or alternative software - able to develop reports and dashboards using a complex suite of management information to highlight key trends and indicators to senior decision makers.
2. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work with senior stakeholders to create, develop and monitor delivery of a comprehensive set of Key Performance Indicators for an organisation or significant department.
3. You can demonstrate the ability to keep evolving the maturity of the use of business intelligence at all levels within an organisation, able to coach and mentor others.
4. You are seen to live and breathe your passion and in-depth understanding of the reports and dashboards you produce, able to evidence your ability to communicate and present information at all levels but particularly to senior stakeholders, often directly influencing the decisions made.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £52,799, Met Office contributes £14,309 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 below with your CV 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 09/06/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 24/06/2024. 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

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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.