IT Broadcast Graphics Industrial Placement 2023

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What we are offering

The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for a number of progressive Industrial Placements, which will commence from July 2023 until July 2024.

We are looking for an exceptional IT Broadcast Graphics Industrial Placement 2023 to help us make a difference to our planet.

Our IT Broadcast Graphics Industrial Placement 2023 will work a hybrid pattern of homeworking and we expect all placements to work in a hybrid fashion and suggest one day a week, but at a minimum, once a month in Exeter HQ. You will receive a salary of £20,048 in line with planned increase to National Living Wage from April 2023, plus amazing benefits.

Why should I choose the Met Office?

Flexible hours and hybrid working

Annual Leave of 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) and an option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave

Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories

Who we are

Right across the world, every single day, people make decisions based on the weather. We have a strong purpose and provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science, helping people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.

Our exceptional people deliver scientific, technological and operational expertise, working together to deliver extraordinary impact, making us one of the most trusted forecasters in the world.

Our Industrial Placement programme offers ambitious and capable undergraduates the opportunity to gain valuable experience working alongside diverse and highly skilled experts in their field. You'll be working on projects that really matter and will make a difference. Whilst the placement is a temporary position until July 2024, there is potential for it to develop into an opportunity to join our Graduate programme after you finish your studies.

Together:

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

Find out more about our values on the Careers section of our website.

Job Purpose

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Met Office on a 12-month Year In Industry placement, developing your skills and knowledge and ensuring you gain the most value possible from your experience with us. You will have the opportunity to network with our cohort of Industrial Placement all over the Met Office and understand what career opportunities we can offer you after you graduate.

This role is within our Broadcast Graphics DevOps team. We develop, configure and support the broadcast graphics software used by the Met Office and our media customers - including ITV, STV, and Channel 5. You will probably have already seen it in action on TV weather broadcasts and you will be a key member of this team.

Our software is an exciting, high-profile product and the results of your work will be used widely, helping to make an important, positive difference to real people.

As our IT Broadcast Graphics Industrial Placement 2023 , key duties will include:

Developing applications to support the broadcast graphics software

Supporting internal and external customers to troubleshoot problems with the broadcast graphics software

Keeping documentation up to date

Testing the integrity of the broadcast graphics software and supporting applications

Exploring new capabilities

We are a DevOps team, so you will get experience in both software development and support work. The placement would be geared more towards a software development role, but there will be plenty of opportunity to get involved in the customer support side of things too.

This Industrial Placement is an exciting opportunity to see first-hand what we do and make a real impact that the Met Office truly values, whilst developing yourself for the start of your career.

Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

Studying for an undergraduate degree with a significant numeracy, science and/or IT element which MUST incorporate a placement year (i.e. sandwich course).

Possess knowledge of at least one programming language, ideally Python.

Keen interest in IT and keeps up to date with current and future IT developments (we keep evolving).

Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.

Can plan and organise work using your own initiative (we live and breathe it).

Demonstrates evidence of good oral and written communication skills.

Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilities

We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but your application will be even stronger if you can demonstrate:

An appreciation of customer needs and the importance of good customer service.

A proven ability to work well as a member of a team.

Practical knowledge or experience of IT.

How to apply

If you share our values, we'd love to hear from you. Please click the link below and complete the application form, making sure to include how you meet each of the criteria above.

We are accepting applications until 29/01/2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 06/03/2023 . You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. Please note we often receive a high volume of applications but we will contact everyone who applies. Our interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.

If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work. 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 assistance to do so, please contact us via . 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 (Guaranteed Interview) Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.

We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming 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 before you start with us.