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. 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 You will be a highly organised individual who would enjoy supporting a Learning and Development (L&D) team. The job involves a variety of administrative tasks relating to specific professional areas of L&D such as Leadership and Management, IT, Project Management and Corporate Essential learning within the Met Office. 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) 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 Senior Business Administrator, 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: 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 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 10/02/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 17/02/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. As part of our commitment to redeploying staff, certain candidates will be given priority status in the application process How we can help If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at. 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. 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