Knowledge Assets and Intellectual Property Manager

Job Introduction

We’re looking for a Knowledge Assets and Intellectual Property Manager to help us make a difference to our planet. 

As our Knowledge Assets and Intellectual Property 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 

Knowledge Assets (KAs) are non-physical assets such as intellectual property (IP), data, skills, know-how, and research and development outputs. Effective management of KAs and IP is critical to the success of the Met Office - we need to value and protect what makes the Met Office unique.  

Managing the process from identification through to exploitation, you will ensure the Met Office knows what knowledge assets and intellectual property it has and what is valuable and important. You'll ensure there are effective plans and actions in place help make sure the Met Office is getting maximum value from these assets. You'll also ensure people in teams across the Met Office are equipped to manage these assets effectively.

Your key duties:

• Work with colleagues across the Met Office, especially in Services, Markets, Legal and Knowledge and Information Management teams, to deliver a coordinated set of activities around Met Office KA and IP.
• Maintain and develop the Met Office KA and IP register and invention disclosure process so a clear picture is available of all important Met Office KA and IP.
• Implement focused work to equip key teams in the Met Office with the knowledge and ability to manage and protect KA and IP appropriate to their job.
• Develop and take forward actions to exploit key IP and Knowledge Assets where wider exploitation is possible and beneficial, in line with our wider strategic objectives.
• Engage, develop and manage relationships with colleagues in key IP partner and stakeholder organisations.

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 Knowledge Assets and Intellectual Property Manager, your total reward package will be up to £58,419 annually, which includes: 

• £41,725 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. An expert by nature, with proven ability to translate scientific and technical concepts into plain English and be able to summarise these meaningfully and concisely for yourself and others.
2. You work better together, with experience of stakeholder management and building and maintaining a network of relationships with colleagues and in key external organisations.
3. You live and breathe it, with experience of developing, tailoring and delivering presentations and written communication to get buy in from colleagues and stakeholders.
4. A force for good, you have experience providing governance and assurance on records and catalogues for sharing knowledge and information with others.

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. Experience of working with Knowledge Assets and Intellectual Property.

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 22/09/2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 02/10/2025. 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.