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Marine Lead Adviser in the Natural England Wessex Area 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?
We have a vacancy for a Marine Lead Adviser in the Wessex Area Team. The role will deliver our
marine work with a focus in the seas off Somerset and Dorset. This exciting key role is vital
to the delivery of Natural England’s marine vision in this area. You will be working on some of
the most biodiverse marine sites in England and should be ambitious to recover marine nature.
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:
We are the Government’s Adviser 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.
Find out more about the work of Natural England here.
Role description
The role will cover the subtidal and intertidal marine areas and will involve monitoring marine
ecosystems, the provision of both statutory and discretionary advice to regulators and
developers relating to the potential impacts of planned or licensed activities in and around
marine protected areas, and partnership work to deliver improvements to marine and coastal
habitats. The successful candidate will join the Wessex Coast and Seas Team working flexibly,
collaboratively, and proactively with others to deliver the Team’s marine work plan. The role
could also involve the mentorship, guidance, and leadership of Adviser-level staff.
The successful candidate will be proactive, flexible, adaptable, and creative, with a
commitment not only to creating resilient landscapes and seas through conservation of marine
flora and fauna, but also to meeting Natural England’s vision of connecting people with nature.
A thorough understanding of legislation around marine species and ecosystem conservation is
essential. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate experience of nature recovery work within
the marine environment, their ability to solve complex problems and to enthusiastically build
strong and productive stakeholder relationships.
The Marine Lead Adviser role will cover:
This role may involve working outside, and regular travel including to sites, with occasional
overnight stays.
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
Natural England is adopting hybrid working – which means our staff work from a flexible range
of locations, encompassing home, offices (ours and our partners) and relevant sites. All new
staff will be formally linked to one of our 25 offices across England and the expectation is
that all new staff will be able to access their local office to be part of the community of
staff in their geographical area. Full time staff are expected to attend their associated
office for a minimum of one day a week.
Staff members are required to carry out all their duties working in this way and cannot do so
from an overseas location at any time. Travel expenses will be paid if work related travel is
required but does not apply to travel between home and your associated office.
Wessex Area Team roles will be linked with an office in the relevant geographic area. View a
map of our office locations
here.
Pay
It is Natural England policy to employ at the entry point of the salary range.
How to Apply
We welcome and encourage applications from all communities. Natural England is accredited to
the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude
towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements for the role at
the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at interview, or there is anything else you would like
the panel to take into consideration, you should notify us of this at application stage where
possible, or well in advance of your interview.
This vacancy uses competency-based assessment. We’ll assess you against the competencies below
during the selection process:
When completing the application form you should present relevant examples using the STAR
format. Give us an example of how you have demonstrated the competency (which can be work
related or from another area of your life) and tell us about the Situation, the specific Task
you had to undertake, the specific Actions you took, and the Result (both immediate and in a
wider context) of your doing so.
Please note that STAR format is not required when answering the Technical Skills &
Knowledge competency. Examples should be given in no more than 250 words for each competency.
Competencies
Technical skills and knowledge (STAR format answers not required)
Essential
Desirable
Work Delivery
Personal Effectiveness
Creating resilient landscapes & seas
Wessex team contact
Tim Hall, [email protected], 07760 998 171
Find out more & apply
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