Lead Adviser Enforcement and Appeals Team - 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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Salary:

- £27,273
Job grade:


  • Higher Executive Officer
  • Lead Adviser
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Type of role:
  • Investigation
    Working pattern:
  • Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 2Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

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Location

  • East of England, North East England, North West England, South East England, Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

Job summary:


  • These positions are based at Ashford (Kent), Cambridge, Carlisle, Crewe, Eastleigh, Kendal, London, Manchester, NewcastleuponTyne, Norwich, Penrith, Peterborough, Reading, Worthing and York
    Job description:

The team
The Enforcement & Appeals Team covers all aspects of Natural England's enforcement powers.

Enforcement Lead Advisers will provide advice to Area Team (ATs) and Natural England Wildlife Licencing (NEWLS) colleagues regarding enforcement cases and will take a lead in the investigation and delivery of sanctions in medium/significant cases.


Enforcement Lead Advisers also contribute to investigations into the death of wildlife and companion animals where pesticides are thought to be involved, as part of the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS).

As this is a national team there is a requirement, on occasion, for national travel.


Job description

  • Provide general advice and support to Area Teams /NEWLS Advisers dealing with enforcement cases.
  • Take a lead role in medium/significant enforcement cases.
  • Carry out site visits to collect evidence.
  • Providing advice and support as required for liaison with witnesses and suspects, collection of evidence, classifying offences and drafting warning letters including specialist evidence collection in relation to pesticide offences.
  • Assist/lead on with the negotiation of mediumhigh risk enforcement undertakings (technical advice from ATs/NEWLS).
  • Coordinate formal investigations: prepare case files and take witness statements.
  • Ensure the principle of cost recovery is applied in all cases.
  • Assist in making recommendations on Enforcement response.
  • Draw up and serve enforcement notices.
  • Work with Appeals Senior Adviser where enforcement notices are appealed against.
  • Ensure compliance with enforcement notices and provide completion certificates
  • Record the offences on the national casework tracker.
  • Lead on advice to other Enforcement bodies, including coordinating the production of technical witness statements where appropriate; and take a lead role in the investigation of WIIS cases.

Competencies
Competence 1

Professional competency

Technical Skills and Knowledge

  • Search out and understand all the relevant information when dealing with complex situations and show great judgement in reaching decisions. (Essential)
  • Understand Natural England's statutory remit and tell a balanced and integrated story of our strategic direction. (Essential)
  • Identify appropriate solutions for avoidance, mitigation, compensation of environmental impacts and meeting shared outcomes; and identify opportunities for enhancing the natural environment. (Essential)
  • A sound knowledge of the legislation giving Natural England its regulatory and enforcement powers is desirable. This includes EIA (agriculture) Act, Wildlife & Countryside Act and Environmental Damage Regulations etc. (Desirable)
  • Experience of leading on enforcement and/or highrisk regulatory casework is desirable. (Desirable)
Competence 2

Professional competency

Personal Effectiveness

  • Make and explain objective decisions which combine your professional judgement and evidence. (Practitioner)
  • Train, coach and mentor others in the use of Evidence. (Practitioner)
Competence 3

Professional competency

Work Delivery

  • Manage and deliver your work to meet agreed targets and deadlines (Practitioner)
Competence 4

Professional competency

Putting People at the Heart of the Environment

  • Nurture trusting partnerships and collaborate to achieve pragmatic outcomes that help deliver your organisations vision, mission and aims. (Practitioner)
  • Collaborate and proactively engage with businesses and communities to resolve human/wildlife conflicts. (Practitioner)

Person specification:


  • Please refer to Job Description

Benefits:


  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details:


  • Please refer to Job Description
  • Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment

Security:


  • People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have th
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