International Stakeholder Coordinator

Job Introduction

We’re looking for an International Stakeholder Coordinator to help us make a difference to our planet. 

As our International Stakeholder Coordinator 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 opportunities are full time, 37 hours per week, we will 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

Our International Engagement Team collaborates with global partners to deliver enhanced weather and climate information which helps people to stay safe and thrive, in line with UK Government policy. Our activities are global and span Africa, MENA (Middle East and North Africa), South America and Asia Pacific with projects which combine a mix of capacity development, training, scientific consultancy, technical assistance and partnerships. We build long-lasting equitable partnerships to improve the use and uptake of co-produced weather and climate information.

As our International Stakeholder Coordinator, you'll identify opportunities to develop sustainable funding streams for these activities while undertaking successful delivery of complex projects or programmes that meet the needs of users and stakeholders. Using effective stakeholder management and account planning across a range of stakeholders, you'll bring together user and stakeholder needs with the skills and capabilities of the Met Office, contributing to the development of the Met Office International offer in the future.

You will contribute towards International Engagement team priorities through supporting effective stakeholder management with regards to our delivery partner role. You'll be required to attend the International Engagement Teams monthly team meetings in Exeter HQ, and to travel internationally including to developing countries. 

Your key duties:

• Coordinate engagement with prioritised stakeholders to ensure consistency of approach to maximise the value of these relationships and the Met Office’s International Science Partnership Fund (ISPF) activities. 
• Work with Met Office teams to ensure successful delivery of projects.
• Developing and maintaining equitable partnerships with local and national stakeholder communities. 
• Supporting the International Engagement Team in the preparation for relevant international meetings, visits, briefings and progressing of opportunities. 
• Supporting business improvement activities within the International Engagement team, including adoption of business process, systems and reporting, and representation on relevant Met Office groups as appropriate. 

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 International Stakeholder Coordinator, your total reward package will be up to £47,606 annually, which includes: 

• £33,794 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. Better together: ability to build and maintain effective internal and external relationships, with evidence of creating trust and rapport.
2. Force for good: self-motivated, driven, customer-oriented individual who is able to work independently, but also as part of a team.
3. Expert by nature: evidence of successfully delivering projects, including project resources, risks, benefits and finances, as well as evidence of working on project delivery in an international context.
4. Live and breathe it: demonstrable business development capability in the International Development sector, including the ability to understand a customer’s challenges and needs, and to identify where weather and climate services can add value.
5. Expert by nature: excellent communication (oral and written), including influencing and negotiation skills and the ability to produce compelling bids and proposals.
6. Live and breathe it: willingness to travel to developing countries, with a strong understanding of working overseas and in different cultural settings.

Desirable Criteria: 

We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but we’re also keen to discover if you have: 

1. Knowledge of the development sector/ NGOs and issues facing developing countries.

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 03/07/2025 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 21/07/2025. 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. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.