JOB SUMMARY

We’re looking for a Met Office Manager (British Forces South Atlantic Islands) to be based at Mount Pleasant Complex, Falkland Islands to help us make a difference to our planet.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, based in the Falkland Islands with the opportunity to travel to Ascension Island in support of the operational meteorological team based there and potentially further to South Georgia if operational opportunities arise.
The Met Office Manager (BFSAI) tour is an 18-month temporary position, with the option to extend up to 2 years, if suitable. This role is accompanied with MOD providing schooling services for primary aged children. We’re currently recruiting for the tour with a start date of October 2025, with onboarding into the organisation and pre-deployment skills training prior to deployment. Timescales dependent on the successful candidate.

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)
• 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

Your key duties:

• Lead, manage and inspire the South Atlantic team (Falklands and Ascension Islands) in the delivery of expert weather services to support MoD activity, ensuring they are in accordance with both the Defence customer and Falkland Governments specifications and standards.
• Work as part of the Weather Impacts and Advice (WIA) Extended Leadership Team to provide operationally focused but strategically aware advice into Senior Leadership Teams.
• Collaborate with other operational leadership teams, in particular the Met Office Manager Mediterranean, in leading and the coordination of resourcing in the South Atlantic, including having an awareness of budgets and financial targets.
• Day-to-day line management of South Atlantic teams including performance management, career development and employee welfare.
• Act as a focal point for key defence customer personnel in the South Atlantic to enable strategic decision making with respect to the weather.
• Work with our Markets Stakeholder Relationship teams to ensure the de-confliction of interests and requirements between the two customer groups on Island (BFSAI and the Falkland Island Government).
• Collaborate with the WIA Overseas and Deployed Squad Lead to lead the service delivery strategy for BFSAI, striving for continuous improvement.
• Support the forecasting team during periods of high operational cadence by achieving your Aeronautical Meteorological Observers (AMO) certification prior to deployment