Thames Solent Nnrs Business Coordinator - South East, United Kingdom - Natural England

Natural England

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South East, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Salary:

- £27,273

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer

Lead Adviser
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Environment and Sustainability
Working pattern:
Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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Location

South East EnglandAbout the job

Job summary:

This position is based at Reading, Wallingford, Nobel House London, NE Eastleigh, SO50 9YN
Job description:

The Team
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

The Role

The Thames Solent Area Team is looking for a motivated individual to work with our National Nature Reserves Managers with an aim to provide comprehensive business support for the effective running of our NNRs and their bases.

The role will be based in the Business Delivery Team within the Thames Solent Area Team and will involve regular travel to our NNRs.

We are seeking an individual with a passion for nature, as well as a range of knowledge, skills and experience covering contracts management, H&S protocol, training coordination, procurement and requisitions, and high-quality administration and records keeping.

You need to be a team player, able to work with a range of staff in local and national teams and can operate as an individual.

You will lead projects and cultivate effective working relationships that can make a real difference in the natural environment.

Key Tasks:

As the NNRs Business Coordinator working in Thames Solent your role would be varied and include:

Sharing best practice across the NNRs in the areas of H&S checks, first aid inventories, machinery maintenance and servicing, and vehicle safety checks.
Coordination training logs, staff licenses to operate, and additional staff qualifications.
Providing onsite facilities support at the NNR bases, including IT hardware, office equipment, and troubleshooting other issues arising.
Managing contracts with maintenance and servicing contractors, and waste and recycling services.
Providing resilience support to the wider Business Delivery Team.
Delivering a high standard of administration and customer service. Procurement of goods and services as required, sourcing appropriate suppliers, and raising requisitions in line with organisational procedures.

We are looking for individuals who have a broad combination of the skills set out below:

A passion for nature and desire to work to enable nature's recovery.
A good understanding of standard IT, and a willingness to learn new systems.
Understanding and experience of working to customer service standards.
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Ability to work on own initiative and good problemsolving skills and resourceful when triaging queries.
A broad understanding of Natural England's objectives.

Desirable:

Experience of using the Single Operating Platform (SOP)
Experience of using SharePoint Online

The role will require travel to sites and meetings across team area. A driving licence (or the ability/desire to acquire one quickly) is desirable for the role. The role will include a mixture of working in offices and sites/farms and homeworking.

All Natural England colleagues are expected to work from their affiliated office for a minimum of one working day each week.

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