Marine Senior Adviser - North West, United Kingdom - Natural England

Natural England

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North West, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £33,736
Job grade:

Senior Executive Officer
Senior Adviser
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Environment and Sustainability
Working pattern:
Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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North West EnglandAbout the job

Job summary:

This position can be based at the following locations:
Crewe, Manchester

Job description:

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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

This role is based within the Cheshire to Lancashire Area Team and we provide advice and input to a range of marine work and major casework, including; offshore wind farms, tidal barrage, oil, gas, fisheries, conservation advice and condition assessments.

This role will be part of the Area Team cohort of Senior Advisers who specialise on protected sites, coastal dynamics, freshwater and riverine environments, amongst other areas.

This role will be expected to work with other Senior Advisers in the team and provide leadership for our Lead Advisers.

A substantive part of the role will be to have oversight of offshore wind advice delivery within the Irish Sea.

This exciting work will involve working on offshore wind projects, maintaining an overview of the co-ordination and delivery of Natural England's advice on marine sustainable development.

Requirements of the role will include:

Demonstrating expertise in the delivery of marine major casework and be able to maintain an overview of the work and be able to prioritise issues across the marine sector.
Supporting effective case handling and delivery of timely and evidencebased advice, working with Lead Advisers, national specialists, Principal Advisers and Managers and attending meetings and hearings as appropriate.
Working with Lead Advisers to quality assure advice as set out in our nonfinancial scheme of delegation and to act as a point of escalation to identify risks associated with the delivery of our advice.
Participating in the relevant internal networks, including those within the Area Team, and report to the Area Team Manager with Marine oversight to ensure that marine delivery targets, which support major casework, are met.
Proactively engaging with key partners and customers to ensure effective communications and excellent stakeholder relationships (both internally and externally).
Developing capability and capacity within the Area Team through mentoring, coaching and contributing to relevant learning and development opportunities.

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 dif