Enterprise Information Architect - Part time

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Our reward package

As our Enterprise Information Architect, the starting salary will be £45150.00 with opportunities to progress to £49890.00 over time. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minima.

Our total reward package is potentially worth up to £68,611 per annum, which includes basic salary, market forces supplement, potential corporate bonus, employer pension contributions.

This role attracts a market forces supplement of £4,500 per annum paid quarterly, pro-rated from the date of taking up the appointment to 31 March 2022 - this scheme is currently under review. We also offer: - Outstanding Civil Service Pension - Flexible hours and homeworking - Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years - Option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave - Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel - Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories

Who we are

The weather. It impacts all of us, all the time. But for some people, those impacts can mean real suffering. Landslides, floods, snowfall, and other extreme weather events can cost lives.

At the Met Office, we can't control the weather, but we can try to forecast these life changing events and help to reduce the impacts by allowing people time to prepare. We're great at doing this already, but we can be better, and that's why we need your help.

The UK Government has invested heavily in the Met Office, with a £1.2B investment in a new supercomputer that will help us to increase our forecasting capability; but our IT is only as good as the teams that can exploit it.

We're looking for an Enterprise Information Architect to work with us to create outcomes from this investment, people who want to make a difference to the world we live in, who want to save lives and livelihoods across the world, not just the UK.

A career at the Met Office opens a wealth of opportunities to not only work with world class partners, such as Microsoft, ServiceNow, Amazon and many others, but also to challenge them to create solutions for Met Office problems.

You'll be able to see your work reflected on millions of devices through our award-winning weather app, and know that solutions that you helped to deliver are helping the international community prepare for climate change.

We believe that well supported teams deliver the most effective outcomes and that's why you will enjoy the benefits of a flexible working day, aligned as much as possible around you and your lifestyle.

We're globally connected and as an architect at the Met Office you can expect to be able to attend and speak at conferences and events in the UK and abroad. Events such as MetTech in Switzerland, AWS reinvent in Las Vegas and AMS in Boston all of which will allow you to grow your own profile and network, whilst also forming critical relationships between the Met Office and global leaders.

We're the Met Office, come and join us and help us to make a difference

Our values - it's who we are: - We're a force for good - We're experts by nature - We live and breathe it - We're better together - We keep evolving

Job Purpose

The EA team supports the Met Office enterprise design function that designs and assures the capabilities (people, process, technology, data and information) of the Met Office that help our customers to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.

A key element of the job will be working closely with the Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) Team and the organisation-wide community of Information Asset Owners (IAOs) to help the Met Office maximise it's information capabilities in support of our mission:- 'to help you make better decisions to stay safe and thrive'.

As our Enterprise Information Architect - Part time , the key duties are:

Establishing architectural principles, policies and standards to support capability growth and transformation;

Ensuring design decisions are aligned to EA and KIM strategies to support delivery of strategic objectives;

Owning the Information Architecture strategy and roadmaps, including 'as-is', 'to-be' and transitional states to provide direction and leadership across the Met Office and support the delivery of the KIM strategy;

Developing a community of practitioners to grow knowledge in information architecture, strengthening the breadth and depth of expertise and informing decision making. Contributing to other communities to strengthen professional development;

Guiding the organisation to make good design decisions, by promoting reuse, sustainability and scalability to achieve value for money

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

Bridging the gap between technical and non technical Translates technical concepts between software engineering, delivery management and service management so the business applications, opportunities and impacts are understood by all.

Making, guiding and assuring decisions You can make, guide and assure effective decisions, explaining clearly how the decision has been reached. You must have the ability to understand and resolve disputes across varying levels of complexity and risk and communicate this across the organisation

Strategic design and business change You have an overall perspective on business issues, events and activities, and an understanding of their wider implications and long-term impact (e.g. determining patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements). You focus on outcomes rather than solutions and activities and constructively challenge the status quo or dominant design

Community collaboration You contribute to the work of the community, building successful teams through understanding team styles and influencing as well as motivating team members. You give and receive feedback, facilitating the feedback loop. You facilitate conflict resolution within teams, ensuring the team is transparent and that the work is understood externally. Able to help teams maintain a focus on delivery while being aware of the importance of professional development.

Self-learning and knowledge development Description: Plans personal development in line with career objectives. Able to investigate, discriminate and share new information and knowledge with key stakeholder communities.

How to apply and additional information

To apply, please click on the link below and attach the most recent version of your CV, along with a cover letter which briefly states your experience against each essential and desirable criteria. Closing date 26/07/2021 with interviews commencing from 09/08/2021 . We update all applicants once the vacancy has closed and applications have been reviewed. At present, all interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recognise that Great Minds Don't Think Alike and are committed to being a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We are a Disability Confident, Mindful Employer and we hold an Athena Swan Bronze award for our work on gender equality. We apply the Civil Service Code to ensure that everyone is recruited on merit, fairness, and open competition. If you are considering applying and need assistance to do so, please contact us via . You can request adjustments either within our application form or via email.

We offer disabled applicants the option of requesting their application is considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the minimum criteria for the role. 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. We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information.

Our roles sometimes require higher level Security Clearance, which generally requires living in the UK for at least three out of the last five years, but applicants not meeting this criteria may be considered.