Project Support Lead Adviser - London, United Kingdom - Natural England

Natural England

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £27,273

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer

Lead Adviser
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Project Delivery
Other
Working pattern:
Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

Job summary:

This position is based Nationally
Job description:

Do you have a passion for nature and the environment? Do you want to make a real difference and secure significant environmental gains in the present and the future? Do you enjoy working in a team? Can you see yourself advising communities and customers to maximise gains for the Natural Environment?

If this appeals to you, a career at Natural England offers rewarding opportunities to secure environmental improvements and play your part in creating a better future for people and nature.

The priority work Natural England is delivering includes:

Establishing a Nature Recovery Network to help wildlife thrive
Monitoring environmental changes to identify and help reduce the effects of climate change
Working with farmers and landowners to develop greener food production methods
Advising on plans for new developments to maximise gains for nature
Providing ways for people to better connect with nature, including green social prescribing

We are the Government's Adviser for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan, an ambitious vision which

brings new opportunities to protect and enhance and to achieve real outcomes for the environment.

The Team
This post will sit in the nutrient mitigation project team, in Strategy and Government Advice (SGA).

SGA advises government on the development of its environmental policy relevant to our remit; develops and delivers new programmes and pilots for the government to support major strategies such as the 25 Year Plan; leads stakeholder relationships with key national level partners; and develops internal standards and guidance on novel issues.

The nutrient mitigation scheme is an exciting new and expanding team. The team enables housing developers to buy credits to mitigate their impact on waterways. The payments from developers fund a variety of environmental measures to improve nutrient levels in our waterways.

payments from developers will fund a variety of measures to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous in waterways for example land use change, cover crops and the creation of new wetlands.

The mitigation will be directly linked to impact and will be maintained and monitored by the scheme.

The credit scheme launched in the Tees catchment in March 2023.

The nutrient mitigation project team are now working to roll out this credit scheme in catchments across England where the impacts of excess nutrients are greatest.

Job description

Role description

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly organised individual with great communication skills to join our friendly and inclusive team.

You will have an aptitude for spotting opportunities for improvement, be able to work flexibly, and have a willingness to be collaborate with the wider project team, other Natural England teams, and contractors.

You will work with the project manager to provide flexible support to the team, as well as own certain areas which are vital for project delivery and success.

We value learning and development; support will be available every step of the way with a huge range of skills and experience to draw upon from colleagues in the nutrient mitigation team.

This is an exciting role that will give you the opportunity to work in a high-profile project in Natural England that is at the forefront of government agenda.

Key tasks/accountabilities

Maintaining a 'lessons learnt' log to feed into continuous improvement of the project.
Maintaining the project RAID (risks, actions, issues, and dependencies) log and chasing outstanding actions.
Providing Site Owner support of the NMS team SharePoint OnLine site.
Updating our media log
Supporting the team to ensure records management standards are achieved.
Organising online and facetoface meetings to ensure an inclusive experience for all.
Ensuring purchase orders are raised and paid on time supporting good budget management.
Reporting on scheme outputs, preparing statistics and charts.
Undertaking various administrative tasks and attending meetings with team members, stakeholders and suppliers.

Benefits
Wherever possible Natural England accommodates requests for both full-time and part-time hours