Strategic Analysis & Planning Manager

Job Introduction

We’re looking for an exceptional Strategic Analysis & Planning Manager to help us make a difference to our planet.

As our Strategic Analysis & Planning Manager, 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.

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

The Office of Science & Technology (OST) reports directly to the Chief of Science & Technology and the Science and Technology Senior Leadership teams. OST is a responsible for ensuring delivery at operational and strategic levels and takes into account the people, practices, and strategic partnerships to enable success. 

Joining a cross-directorate team, you will gain an understanding of the different elements and priorities of two substantial directorates and work closely with senior management colleagues. You'll be a proactive individual, responsible for providing high quality management information, you will lead on the design dashboards that summarise complex management information, identifying trends and recommendations to assist senior leaders in their decision-making. You will also be an expert in Power BI, providing guidance to ensure consistent, accurate and secure reporting of management information.

Your key duties

• Provide a central point of expertise and support across the directorate for common corporate and professional tools and processes, including (as relevant) but not exclusive to: risk, performance, budgeting & resourcing, strategic planning, horizon scanning, metric development and business analysis.  
• Own the design, and delegate tasks, for monthly delivery of the Science and Technology Power BI Dashboards.
• Proactively monitor performance against targets and perform trends analysis, providing relevant reports for a variety of audiences, taking action to ensure any deviations, issues, threats, or opportunities are resolved or escalated as appropriate.
• Assist with strategic planning, utilising business analysis tools and techniques which determine relevant internal and external trends. 
• Curate and develop qualitative and quantitative analysis of Science Partnerships value, including case studies.
• Responsibility for team management, tasking, and performance, taking corrective action as necessary, mentor staff to develop their capability, continually improving team motivation and productivity to ensure customer and colleague expectations are met.
• Embed Science & Technology procedures, delegating tasks to ensure your team review these at least annually.

Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is accredited as a 'Great Place to Work UK 2023' and in addition has achieved a place on both the UK's 'Best Workplaces in Tech' and 'Best Workplaces for Women' lists.

As our Job Title, your total reward package will be up to £57,639 annually, which includes:

• £41,725 base pay
• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 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. Ability to assimilate and synthesise complex management information, translating into succinct trends and recommendations. 
2. Excellent communication skills (oral, verbal, listening and presentation) with an ability to effectively engage and negotiate with staff at all levels. 
3. Outstanding organisation, prioritisation and decision-making skills.
4. Proven team management skills, demonstrating we are better together through supporting and guiding your colleagues. 
5. Strong proficiency in the Microsoft Power Suite (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, CoPilot).

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 11/09/24 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 23/09/24. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.

How we can help

If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via careers@metoffice.gov.uk. 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. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.