Scientific Advisor: Sustainable Commodities - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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- £30,317 - £36,606
  • National: £30,3017 £32, 803 London: £33,827 £36,606. For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'

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  • Higher Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DEFRA
  • I&B
  • International Biodiversity & Climate
    Type of role:
  • Science
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, sustaining a thriving rural economy, and supporting international nature, climate and biodiversity agendas.


Within Environment Group, the International Biodiversity and Climate Directorate (IBC) is focused on driving a shift to a nature-positive world: reversing biodiversity loss, restoring ecosystems, tackling climate change and contributing to global poverty reduction.


IBC uses international negotiations, Official Development Assistance (ODA) programmes, political engagement, legislation and science to reduce global biodiversity and species loss, and to protect, conserve and restore terrestrial ecosystems.

We are an ambitious Directorate that engages confidently with partners across Government and the globe to:


  • Negotiate, agree and deliver effective global frameworks for protecting and promoting nature and biodiversity through the UN system and multilateral environment agreements.
  • Influence partners to transition to nature positive economies with higher ambition Nationally Determined Contributions, National Adaptation Plans and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans.
  • Provide strategic leadership and active investment to address pressures and threats to biodiversity globally.
  • Protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade.
  • Mobilise finance for nature and shift the international finance system to be nature positive and deforestation free
  • Move to sustainable supply chains and production to end commodity driven deforestation and reduce the UK's global environmental footprint.
  • Support developing countries to achieve positive impacts on climate, biodiversity, health and poverty through ODA funds.


We are a dynamic and friendly directorate, offering varied and rewarding roles with the opportunity to make a real difference to the long-term future of our planet.

Our work will enable you to develop a wide range of skills, with a particular emphasis on working collaboratively, influencing others and thinking creatively.


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This role sits within the International Nature and Climate Division of IBC.

INCD's role is to achieve tangible international action to protect biodiversity; mitigate and adapt to climate change; and reduce poverty.

We are facing the unprecedented and interdependent crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

These two challenges together are the most pressing issues of our time and an existential threat to human welfare, prosperity and life on earth.


The focus of this role is on providing scientific analysis and evidence support on international environment policy, strategy and negotiations.

You will work closely with policy teams to support the delivery of key international environment policy by assessing evidence requirements, leading research to build the evidence base, supporting on our evidence strategy, and providing analysis to inform policy design.


The role will provide scientific expertise and advice, designing and managing evidence projects and working closely with policy teams to understand and assess various policy options.

You will form strong working relationships and identify areas for collaboration, learning and influencing to support evidence led policy.

You will be responsible for providing science and analytical inputs into a range of programmes and initiatives across INCD.

Additional responsibilities will include supporting the wider work of the IBC team, such as cross-cutting science, monitoring and evaluation and specific projects as needed.


A background in nature, conservation or climate would be advantageous, and the role requires you to be highly capable of working in a strongly scientific and evidence-led area, with the ability to synthesis complex or technical information for a wide variety of audiences.


In this role you will be an important member of the wider team who will both support you and rely on you as a valuable colleague.

Further you will be expected to promote civil service values and encouraging your team to take part in directorate and department-wide initiatives.


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