Senior Advisor - Yorkshire and Humberside, United Kingdom - Natural England

Natural England

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Yorkshire and Humberside, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Salary:

- £33,736
Job grade:

Senior Executive Officer
Senior Adviser
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Operational Delivery
Working pattern:
Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Location

Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

Job summary:

This position is based in York
Job description:

These roles are based in York and Sheffield

About the team

This vacancy is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the Biodiversity Gain Site Register programme, one of the most significant change projects for Natural England, delivering the government's flagship policy on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG).

You will be at the forefront of helping to build a new function, the Register Operator.

This new and significant function, of over 125 people, will involve working at pace, and in partnership across Natural England to ensure we have a highly skilled and performing team.

At Natural England, we love what we do. We're here to make sure people and nature can thrive.

A healthy natural environment is fundamental to our wellbeing, prosperity, and happiness - that's why we collaborate with scientists, lawyers, project managers and experts to implement environmental policy and shape decisions.

Net Gain is an approach to development and or/land management that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than beforehand.

This means protecting existing habitats and ensuring that lost or degraded environmental features are compensated for by restoration, or by creating features that are of greater environmental value.

The Environment Bill will make the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) approach to development mandatory in the English planning system. It will require planning applicants to deliver 10% BNG, as measured by the Biodiversity Metric, on their own development site or at an offsite location, in order to receive planning permission from the Local Planning Authority (LPA)

About NE
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 advisor 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.

Job description

About the Role
This role will change as the function grows as Workforce is needed. Initial flexibility is a requirement. As roles will be allocated as needed in the project Lifecycle. You may be allocated to other work areas in the short term.

Appeals
Dealing and managing register appeals that are received. Compiling paperwork, working with the Appeals authority body.

Fines

Dealing and managing the fines process for the register, checking accuracy, and managing customers and complaints.

Finance

Dealing and managing the Fee reconciliation process and the reporting and allocating of Fees.

Helpline

Dealing directly with customers, supporting through the Register process and systems.
Complaints working withing the NE guidelines managing complaints on all aspects of the register procedures and policies.

Benefits

Wherever possible Natural England accommodates requests for both full-time and part-time hours and other flexible working patterns to help employees achieve a good work/life balance and maintain their health and wellbeing.

Natural England provides excellent opportunities for career progression, training and development tailored to your role. From induction to ongoing learning and development, everyone in Natural England is supported to develop their skills and capabilities.

Everyone has 10 days to devote to personal learning and development, as well as an additional 3 days to volunteer.

You will have access to Civil Service Pension and benefits arrangements and generous leave allowances (33 day per year pro rata), as well as flexible working, to help you achieve a work-li