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Were looking for an exceptional Data Analyst – Power Platform to help us make a difference to our planet.
As our Data Analyst – Power Platform you will work a hybrid pattern of homeworking and weekly visits (open to discussion) to our Exeter HQ. You can choose to work more frequently in our state-of-the-art office if you’d prefer.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 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.
Why join us?
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.
We invest in our people to unlock their full potential. As our Data Analyst – Power Platform, we will support you to develop and thrive to be the best you can be. We champion positive physical and mental health in the workplace and are committed to being an inclusive organisation, providing a working culture that actively values an equal and diverse workforce.
Who we are:
We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science to deliver extraordinary impact and benefit across the globe. Our work helps people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.
Together:
- Were a force for good – focusing on our environmental and social impact
- Were 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
- Were better together – understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
- We keep evolving – pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Find out more about our values – https://bit.ly/3fokaRD
Job description
Job Purpose:
This is an exciting opportunity to play a role in evolving our citizen developer suite of tools, Microsoft Power Platform. This enables the organisation to work efficiently and effectively and be a Force for Good delivering world class services to our customers, partners, and key stakeholders.
In this post, you will need drive, enthusiasm, and experience in managing data and information, translating and communicating how it can support our business goals and make a difference to every single member of the Met Office.
The post sits within the Microsoft Apps for Business Team. You will need to become familiar with our Dynamics 365 Sales implementation (which is where the majority of reporting will be required) and will naturally be able to provide second level support, eventually becoming the SME for the service.
This is an opportunity to demonstrate our values of evolving and bringing people together to share knowledge and show expertise in action. You will collaborate with customers, build a stakeholder community and provide insights and communication about this exciting technology that helps us work smarter with our business information.
As our Data Analyst – Power Platform, your key responsibilities are:
- Collect, organise and study corporate business data from multiple Met Office sources to provide insight.
- Provide support and advice for the use of Dynamics 365, PowerApps and PowerBI.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities:
- Collate and analyse requirements from multiple stakeholders to propose, deliver and maintain useful and timely Management Dashboards & Reports to support business decisions. (Better together)
- Act as a Data Steward by managing and understanding the DataVerse database and ensure integrity of data for both reporting and GDPR/Data Protection purposes (Keep evolving)
- Provide Subject Matter Expertise for Power Platform (including Dynamics 365) to ensure it is exploited and represented as a trusted service. (Expert by nature)
- Demonstrate excellent communication, collaboration and teamwork skills. (Live and breathe it)
- Provide second line support and training to system users so they can use the systems functionality effectively and exploit the systems full potential. (Force for good)
Benefits
£8,667 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Our reward package
As our Data Analyst – Power Platform, your starting salary will be £32100.00. New joiners to the Met Office will start on the salary band minimum. Our 2022-25 pay award means the salary will increase to £33559.00 from 1st April 2024, and you will be able to progress towards £36000.00 over time.
Your total reward package is potentially worth up to £44696.00 annually, which includes basic salary, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.
Your package includes:
– 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 and 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 to support healthy, low carbon travel
– Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands
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How to apply:
If you share our values, wed love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and a Cover Letter/Supporting Statement which evidences how you meet each of the essential criteria – we recommend candidates use the CARL (Context, Action, Result and Learning) method for presenting evidence of skills.
Closing date 07/01/2024 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 15/01/2024. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work. This post is contractually aligned to Exeter HQ, please ask at interview if you would like extra clarity on how often this requirement is likely to be.
How we can help:
If you are considering applying and need support to do so, please contact us via askHR@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 dont 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.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Job contact :
- Name : Resourcing Team
- Email : Careers@metoffice.gov.uk
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- Email : Careers@metoffice.gov.uk
