Vetting and Security Administrator

Job Introduction

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 31^st August 2025, 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 carrying out an important role in enabling the Met Office to continue provision of the services our customers require, and to maintain our reputation, by helping with the protection of our staff and assets and the confidentiality, availability and integrity of our information and data and systems. 

Reporting to the Security Advisor you will work within a small team, providing administrative support in all aspects of physical & personnel security.

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.

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 Vetting and Security Administrator, your total reward package will be up to £32,260 annually, which includes:

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

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 17/09/2024 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 23/09/2024. 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. 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.