Job Description

Job Introduction

We're looking for a

Business

Support

Practitioner

to help us make a difference to our planet.


As our Business Support Practitioner, 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 per week and 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.


Whilst this is a temporary position for 18 months, there is potential for it 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

Your world of expertise

Joining our Services Central Office within the Strategic Analysis & Planning Team, you'll work closely with senior leaders, providing high quality secretariat, administrative (often complex) and logistical support to the senior managers and wider Directorate. You will champion new tools and processes to ensure improvements are made to administrative working practices, thus enhancing service delivery. You'll ensure effective management of information, providing advice and recommendations to the senior leadership team who can then use that information to make certain decisions.


Your work will combine regular tasks and a set of lead responsibilities, which could be a specific subject area and/or a specific activity within the Directorate, and you'll provide cover for other colleagues in the team as necessary.

Your key duties

As our Business Support Practitioner, you will primarily provide support to the Warnings & Guidance teams within Weather Impacts & Advice, including:

Updating and monitoring risk and issues logs, providing support to Head. Maintaining and updating SharePoint and Comms sites, as well as teams' channels, ensuring efficient and effective communication. Financial support such as reconciling invoices and raising purchase orders. Managing and co-ordinating leave and training requests across the teams. Co-ordinate roster writing across the teams. Managing and co-ordinating regular meetings, providing support where needed and ensuring communication is cascaded.

Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their 'Best Workplaces in Tech' 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their '54 Best Workplaces for Women' 2023 list.


As our Business Support Practitioner, your total reward package will be up to 38,280 annually, which includes:

26,954 base pay. An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. 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.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience:

An

expert by nature

, you are highly organised with evidence of excellent prioritisation, organisational and time management skills, and a proven ability to deliver complex administrative tasks, often with competing workloads and sometimes to very short deadlines. 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. You have strong interpersonal and team-working skills with a proven ability to work both independently and

better together

as part of a team, building relationships with colleagues at all levels. You

live and breathe it

, being self-motivated, and working to improve working processes to support team objectives. You are experienced in the use of Microsoft 365 tools, with demonstrable ability to apply these tools to improve the efficiency of administrative tasks.

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 22/10/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 10/11/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.

How we can help

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.


If you're considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. 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, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.