About the job

Job summary

We’re looking for an exceptional Net Zero Supplier Engagement Manager to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Net Zero Supplier Engagement Manager, you will sit within our Net Zero Team in Property Management, based in Exeter. 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 0.5 FTE at 18.5 hours per week. 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. For internal applicants this could be a 50:50 internal secondment opportunity.

Whilst this is a temporary post for 9 months, there is the potential to develop into a permanent position.

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 a leading contributor to United Nations climate research, the Met Office knows first-hand how greenhouse gas emissions are impacting our climate. One of our key objectives will be to drive our ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 on our journey to Net Zero. Our success will critically depend on our procurement processes and supplier relationships.

We need a Net Zero Supplier Engagement Manager who is as passionate and committed as we are in this area, to drive our supplier engagement forward and lead the way on Scope 3 carbon reduction plans in support of our Net Zero goals.

As our Net Zero Supplier Engagement Manager, your key duties will be:

• Engage and liaise with Operational Contract Managers / relationship managers and supplier Net Zero representatives to support and drive forward the Met Office emissions pathway.
• Working with our Commercial Team to design the procurement processes to support the implementation of commercial requirements to deliver Scope 3 in accordance with Government policy and Met Office strategy.
• Be responsible for the collation of data to inform overall Net Zero (Scope 3) regular reporting as required. Work to design, monitor and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and objectives.
• Own the Supplier Emissions Questionnaire and collate the questionnaire output from major suppliers to create an emissions pathway. Document the progress made by key suppliers.
• Use our spend data to identify and work with our top suppliers under the relevant categories to embed Net Zero within our procurement processes.
• Work with our Commercial team and Operational Contract Managers on strategic Net Zero plans and ambitions to embed into processes for new suppliers and contract management. 
• Through engagement with government and wider forums stay on top of evolving requirements, current trends, developments, and best practice in relation to Scope 3 emissions. 

Person specification

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

1. Strong stakeholder engagement skills to liaise with, and brief, Operational Contract Managers/relationship managers, supplier Net Zero representatives and other key stakeholders, to secure engagement, positive outcomes and the provision of required data.  (We’re better together)
2. Demonstrable drive and initiative to work independently when required to organise and plan activities, identify what needs doing and collate and document your own conclusions. (We live and breathe it)
3. Experienced procurement or sustainability practitioner who can demonstrate a working understanding of Net Zero and how it impacts on procurement processes and supplier relationship management. (We’re better together)
4. Analytic skills and ability to interpret and rationalise diverse data sources and information, in order to understand supplier emissions reporting and supply chain lifecycle strategies to meet our Scope 3 emission reduction ambitions. (We keep evolving)
5. Suitable and relevant qualification (for example CIPS, IEMA, Master’s degree in an Environmental discipline or equivalent) and / or suitable practical experience of environmental and sustainability management. Candidates working towards a relevant qualification will also be considered. (We’re experts by nature)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £41,725, Met Office contributes £11,307 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 18/07/2024. 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

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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.