Senior Operational Meteorologist - JOMOC
Met Office
About the job
Job summary
We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Operational Meteorologist to join our team at JOMOC and help us make a difference to our planet.
This position will be based at Northwood Headquarters.
Through this campaign we're recruiting for three permanent roles. A list of successful reserve candidates will also be held for twelve months and will be offered roles as they come up. Any temporary and/or part time positions have the potential to develop in to permanent and/or full time positions.
Why join us?
We invest in our people to unlock their full potential. As our Senior Operational Meteorologist, we will support you to develop and thrive to be the best you can be. We champion positive physical and mental health in the workplace and are committed to being an inclusive organisation, providing a working culture that actively values an equal and diverse workforce.
As our Senior Operational Meteorologist - JOMOC your starting salary will be £38838.00. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minimum. Our 2022-25 pay award means the salary will increase to £41725.00 from 1st April 2024, and you will be able to progress towards £45257.00 over time.
In addition you will be paid:
- £4,000 pa Unsocial Hours Allowance (UHA) - Post Based Shift
- £2,000 pa DEL - Location Low Allowance
- Relocation assistance may be available
Your total reward package is potentially worth up to £53,757 annually, which includes basic salary, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.
Your package includes:
- Outstanding Civil Service Pension
- Flexible hours and homeworking
- 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
- Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
- Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories
Job description
Who we are:
The Met Office National Security Advice Group (NSAG) delivers meteorological advice and insight to HM Government as well as MOD policy and decision makers as part of a cross-government approach to national security. NSAG is now made up of analysts, technical architects, engineers and meteorologists in HQ, Mobile Meteorological Unit (MMU) and Joint Operational Meteorology and Oceanography Centre (JOMOC).
JOMOC is a partnership between the Royal Navy and the Met Office serving as the main hub for delivering global environmental services to UK and allied defence forces. Working across security domains JOMOC is responsible for establishing a joint environmental picture for defence users.
Together:
- 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
Find out more about our values - https://bit.ly/3fokaRD
Job Purpose:
As a Senior Operational Meteorologist - JOMOC, your purpose is to provide global on-site embedded and remote environmental services to enable the UK and Allied armed forces to gain operational and tactical advantage during deployments.
Your accountabilities and responsibilities in this job are as follows:
- To apply operational service delivery knowledge and subject matter expertise of the defence user and global meteorology, when collaborating with our colleagues across Met Office/Navy Hydrography and Meteorology (HM) teams, to ensure a consistent environmental picture for the defence users.
- To manage and deliver environmental services to Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) and Joint Force Air Component (JFAC) briefing command teams regularly as well as producing seasonal forecasts and climate briefs to assist with planning of current and future operations and exercises.
- To maintain an on-site embedded presence in PJHQ, JFHQ and JOMOC.To manage and deliver remote environmental services to deployed defence users.
- To manage and conduct environmental analysis to respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) from a variety of defence users.
- To ensure services are delivered in line with priorities, quality standards, resource, health and safety and business continuity procedures, contributing to the creation and maintenance of these.
- To identify lessons, opportunities and manage improvements to increase the team’s effectiveness and efficiency.
- To develop and maintain relationships with our defence users and colleagues that enhances the Met Office and JOMOC’s reputation.
- To train, coach and mentor newer members of the team in both the Met Office, JOMOC and military awareness and skills needed for this role.
- To carry out continuing professional development in line with current and future needs of the role.
- To cover other secondary responsibilities of the Met Office, JOMOC and the military team with which you are embedded as required and suitably trained for.
Person specification
Who we are:
The Met Office National Security Advice Group (NSAG) delivers meteorological advice and insight to HM Government as well as MOD policy and decision makers as part of a cross-government approach to national security. NSAG is now made up of analysts, technical architects, engineers and meteorologists in HQ, Mobile Meteorological Unit (MMU) and Joint Operational Meteorology and Oceanography Centre (JOMOC).
JOMOC is a partnership between the Royal Navy and the Met Office serving as the main hub for delivering global environmental services to UK and allied defence forces. Working across security domains JOMOC is responsible for establishing a joint environmental picture for defence users.
Together:
- 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
Find out more about our values - https://bit.ly/3fokaRD
Job Purpose:
As a Senior Operational Meteorologist - JOMOC, your purpose is to provide global on-site embedded and remote environmental services to enable the UK and Allied armed forces to gain operational and tactical advantage during deployments.
Your accountabilities and responsibilities in this job are as follows:
- To apply operational service delivery knowledge and subject matter expertise of the defence user and global meteorology, when collaborating with our colleagues across Met Office/Navy Hydrography and Meteorology (HM) teams, to ensure a consistent environmental picture for the defence users.
- To manage and deliver environmental services to Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) and Joint Force Air Component (JFAC) briefing command teams regularly as well as producing seasonal forecasts and climate briefs to assist with planning of current and future operations and exercises.
- To maintain an on-site embedded presence in PJHQ, JFHQ and JOMOC.To manage and deliver remote environmental services to deployed defence users.
- To manage and conduct environmental analysis to respond to Requests for Information (RFIs) from a variety of defence users.
- To ensure services are delivered in line with priorities, quality standards, resource, health and safety and business continuity procedures, contributing to the creation and maintenance of these.
- To identify lessons, opportunities and manage improvements to increase the team’s effectiveness and efficiency.
- To develop and maintain relationships with our defence users and colleagues that enhances the Met Office and JOMOC’s reputation.
- To train, coach and mentor newer members of the team in both the Met Office, JOMOC and military awareness and skills needed for this role.
- To carry out continuing professional development in line with current and future needs of the role.
- To cover other secondary responsibilities of the Met Office, JOMOC and the military team with which you are embedded as required and suitably trained for.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £38,838, Met Office contributes £27 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 using your CV and Cover Letter/Supporting Statement (which must evidence how you meet each of the essential criteria).
Closing date 25/02/2024 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 18/03/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. Our interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.
How we can help:
If you are considering applying and need assistance to do so, please contact us via careers@metoffice@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 (Guaranteed Interview) Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming 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
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.