Evidence Engagement Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - Natural England

Natural England
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- £33,736
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  • Senior Executive Officer
  • Senior Adviser
    Contract type:
  • Fixed Term
    Length of employment:
  • For a period of up to to end 31st March 2025
    Type of role:
  • Environment and Sustainability
  • Knowledge and Information Management
    Working pattern:
  • Full-time, Job share, Part-time
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • 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

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  • This position is based nationally
    Job description:

The Evidence Services Team provides scientific and evidence leadership, services and support to help Natural England operate as an evidence-led organisation.

The Team is responsible for delivering Natural England's part of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA).

The NCEA is a transformative programme to understand the extent, condition and change over time of environmental assets across England's land and water environments, supporting the government's ambition to improve the environment within a generation.

Data will come from Earth Observation, professional field data collection, citizen science and partner data sets.

Natural England's NCEA programme is organised into projects:

  • Mapping and Earth Observation - Spatial data and maps on natural capital to inform national and local decision making and delivery.
  • England Peat Map - Mapping the extent and condition of England's peatlands.
  • Field data collection - Data on habitats, soils, landscapes and species to understand the condition of natural capital assets.
  • Citizen science - Working with citizens and community science to fill gaps, provide local and landscape scale information and engaging the public.
  • Data mobilisation and integration - Making NCEA, partner and volunteer data available for analysis, integration, and use. Producing high quality evidence products by analysing and integration NCEA data.
  • Programme management - Managing Natural England's NCEA programme.
Job description

This role will focus on Natural England's contribution to the Defra funded Data Mobilisation and integration project theme.


You will work proactively with the Data Mobilisation team and with internal and some external stakeholders to understand their data needs and data holdings.

The aim is to overcome barriers to data sharing to improve access to and effective use of evidence and assist NCEA projects to produce outputs under the Open Government Licence (OGL).

The role involves engaging with teams across Natural England, Defra Group, and biological recording infrastructure partners and data providers.

Applicants should have a working knowledge of the biological recording landscape and infrastructure that operates across England, and the stakeholders and their respective roles, including the national recording and monitoring schemes and societies.

The NCEA is committed to producing products that can be accessed under the Open Government Licence (OGL) wherever possible.

Applicants should have a working knowledge of data licensing, Intellectual Property (IP), for a wide variety of data as well as a working knowledge of GIS platforms and data capture mechanisms.


The role will require the applicant to demonstrate a strong ability to establish, build and manage collaborative internal and external partnerships, working to common goals and managing conflicting objectives.

Applicants will need to demonstrate broader thought leadership; with the ability to see the bigger picture and to contribute outside their specialism.


Key tasks and principal accountabilities:


  • Seek to understand the short and longterm priorities for Natural England's work and associated data mobilisation issues, to enable effective planning and problemsolving, working with NCEA leads across all projects and wider Defra
  • Engage and work closely with our Natural England data services staff to ensure consistent practice and continuous improvement organization wide
  • Contribute to elements of our NCEA programme of work for improving data quality and access to evidence with development of guidance, tools and training materials for effective data planning and management, data procurement, licensing
  • Seek ways to improve effectiveness and drive efficiencies, collaborating with others across Natural England to put these in place
  • Engage with and influence strategic thinking around the future of the biological recording landscape and infrastructure in England, working with the Defra Group and other Government departments
  • Build effective collaborative partnerships, working across the biological recording landscape in England e.g. National Biodiversity Network Trust, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Associ
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