Senior Business Administrator

at  Met Office

JOB SUMMARY

We’re looking for an exceptional Senior Business Administrator to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Senior Business Administrator, 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 a week and would try to accommodate 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.
Whilst this is a temporary position for 12 months, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Experts by nature - you have evidence of work in a administrative role managing multiple tasks and keeping track of various requests in an organised manner.
2. Better together – you have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and can communicate in a professional manner whilst being able to listen and empathise with colleagues and customers.
3. We keep evolving - you are comfortable learning to use new technology and IT systems to support your work.
4. We live and breathe it - you are self motivated, and work to improve working processes to support team objectives
   Benefits
   Alongside your salary of £26,954, Met Office contributes £7,808 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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)

Your key duties:

• Monitoring and responding to the Team inbox and People Development requests
• Reviewing and evaluating feedback
• Procurement support (Purchase Orders, setting up suppliers)
• Administration for courses (joining instructions, room booking