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NEWLS Lead Adviser – Ref : 5695
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Working pattern: Full-time, Job share, Part-time
Location: 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 Humber
About the job
Do you have a background in ecology and/or protected species? Would you like your skills to
deliver ecologically sound and pragmatic solutions for both wildlife and humans?
We have a number of vacancies in our national team delivering our wildlife licensing work.
Natural England’s Wildlife Licensing Service has been created to provide effective and
efficient protected species licensing in line with our service standards. The team covers
Species Management, European Protected Species, and Science and Conservation among other
strands of related activity.
The team focus on providing high quality processing, assessment, and determination of
individual and Class licence applications. We also offer chargeable discretionary advice
services which can bring considerable benefits to our customers and protected species. All
aspects of the licensing life cycle are handled within the team from initial administration/
registration through to compliance. We work closely with other teams in Natural England to
secure the best outcomes for our natural environment.
In parallel to managing our annual caseload we are always striving to improve our service and
find smarter ways to protect our wildlife alongside sustainable growth. This includes
developing and refining our licensing processes, the range of services and licence types we can
offer and improving our ways of working through reform and continuous improvement.
The successful candidates will play a central role in the delivery of Natural England’s
wildlife licensing work.
Job description
Undertake technical assessments of a wide range of licence applications for science and
conservation, damage, development and public health and safety under a range of legislation
including: Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981), Conservation of Habitats & Species
Regulations (2017) and the Protection of Badgers Act (1992.)
Delivery of licensing advice under Natural England’s Discretionary Advice Service (DAS).
Development of bespoke novel licensing approaches through DAS where necessary and backed by
evidence and disseminating this learning throughout NEWLS.
Delivery of draft licence licences under Natural England Wildlife Licensing Service’s
Pre-submission Screening Service (PSS).
This role provides the opportunity to identify win-win solutions for wildlife and people in
Natural England Wildlife Licensing Service’s range of pre-application services. Successful
candidates will proactively seek positive, large-scale wildlife impacts on some of the most
exciting strategic projects across the country, including nationally significant infrastructure
projects (NSIPs), major housing schemes, and complex projects through our chargeable services, through the following activities:
Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 1st March 2024
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