Vetting and Security Administrator

at  Met Office

JOB SUMMARY

We’re looking for an exceptional Vetting and Security Administrator to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Vetting and Security 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. 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 up until 31st August 2025, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proactive and enthusiastic approach to work.
• Customer focused with a professional attitude and good communication skills.
• Be able to maintain confidentiality and security of information.
• Experience of providing support and administration (live and breathe it).
• Have a flexible approach to work as part of a team, able to cope with numerous priorities, activities and deadlines (better together).
• Practical knowledge of using MS Office 365 applications, with a willingness to continue to learn and develop your skills (keep evolving).
  Benefits
  Alongside your salary of £22,852, Met Office contributes £6,193 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

• Manage the full life cycle of the end-to-end vetting process for new staff and contractor clearances, clearance renewals for existing staff and contractors, visiting scientists and collaborators, work experience and summer/industrial placement students, within agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s).
• Confirming security clearances for individuals who hold valid clearance with other government departments, initiating and overseeing the transfer process of those clearances to the Met Office and actioning upon receipt.
• Ensure Met Office security clearance database is accurately and timely maintained to reflect an individual’s current security clearance status at all times
• Produce new Met Office photographic and temporary passes as required in an accurate and timely manner, ensuring an individual’s pass matches their security clearance status and that the pass system records are up to date and accurate at all times
• Monitor the Security e-mail box on an ongoing basis. Responding to all internal and external inquiries in a timely and professional manner, this could be via email, phone calls and face to face.