Senior Adviser, Digital Stakeholder Engagement Lead - London, United Kingdom - Natural England

Natural England

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London, 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:
Communications / Marketing
Environment and Sustainability
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 is a National Role
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 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.

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-life balance that works for you and us.

You will have access to a range of benefits including discounts on shopping vouchers, cycle to work scheme, and childcare vouchers.

You can also join the Civil Service Sport club which offer discounts on a range of sports and leisure opportunities as well as social events.

Natural England is a fantastic place to work, where difference is celebrated.

We're committed to fairness and equality for all, so you feel valued for who you are and what you do.

Our shared values help us work together to benefit the communities we serve. Our thriving employee-led diversity networks support our inclusive culture and contribute to our Diversity Action Plan.

Locations

National team roles can be linked with any Natural England office while Area Team roles will be linked with an office in the relevant geographic area.

The Team

The Strategy and Government Advice Team plays a vital role in the development, implementation and communication of Natural England's vision, mission, and goals.

We also advise the government on the development of environmental policy and the 25-year Environment Plan.

The team is currently growing in capacity to help Defra design and plan for the implementation of mandatory net gain in 2023.

This role will move from programme delivery into National Operations mid

The Environment Act will make Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) mandatory, for the majority of developments 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).

This vacancy is an exciting opportunity to be involved in helping to deliver the government's flagship policy on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and is at the heart of the Biodiversity Gain Digital Service programme, one of the most significant change programmes for Natural England.

You will play a significant part in the delivery of the Programme's communication and engagement agenda. As an enthusiastic, self-motivated team player with excellent lateral thinking and a proactive outlook, you'll need to use initiative and motivation to help set the direction and successfull