Evidence Engagement Coordinator - 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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- £33,736

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Higher Executive Officer

Senior Adviser
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Environment and Sustainability
Working pattern:
Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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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, and
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

The Evidence Services Team provides scientific and evidence leadership, services and support to help Natural England operate as an evidence-led organisation.

The Team is responsible for delivering Natural England's part of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA).

The NCEA is a transformative programme to understand the extent, condition and change over time of environmental assets across England's land and water environments, supporting the government's ambition to improve the environment within a generation.

Data will come from Earth Observation, professional field data collection, citizen science and partner data sets.

Natural England's NCEA programme is organised into projects:

Mapping and Earth Observation
Spatial data and maps on natural capital to inform national and local decision making and delivery.

England Peat Map

Mapping the extent and condition of England's peatlands.

Field data collection

Data on habitats, soils, landscapes and species to understand the condition of natural capital assets.

Citizen science

Working with citizens and community science to fill gaps, provide local and landscape scale information and engaging the public.
Data mobilisation and integration
Making NCEA, partner and volunteer data available for analysis, integration, and use. Producing high quality evidence products by analysing and integration NCEA data.

Programme management

Managing Natural England's NCEA programme.

Job description

This role will focus on Natural England's contribution to the Defra funded Data Mobilisation and integration project theme.

You will work proactively with the Data Mobilisation team and with internal and some external stakeholders to understand their data needs and data holdings.

The aim is to overcome barriers to data sharing to improve access to and effective use of evidence and assist NCEA projects to produce outputs under the Open Government Licence (OGL).

The role involves engaging with teams across Natural England, Defra Group, and biological recording infrastructure partners and data providers.

Applicants should have a working knowledge of the biological recording landscape and infrastructure that operates across England, and the stakeholders and their respective roles, including the national recording and monitoring schemes and societies.

The NCEA is committed to producing products that can be accessed under the Open Government Licence (OGL) wherever possible.

Applicants should have a working knowledge of data licensing, Intellectual Property (IP), for a wide variety of data as well as a working knowledge of GIS platforms and data capture mechanisms.

The role will require the applicant to demonstrate a strong ability to establish, build and manage collaborative internal and external partnerships, working to common goals and managing conflicting objectives.

Applicants will need to demonstrate broader thought leadership; with the ability to see the bigger picture and to contribute outside thei