Job Description
Post Title: Marine Evidence Manager (Deep-Sea Mining)
Team: Marine Evidence
Ref No: 202363
Grade: S (SEO)
Type of appointment: Fixed-term (18 months)
Location: Peterborough or Aberdeen
Salary: £36669
This post will have a base in either Peterborough or Aberdeen.
JNCC has adopted a hybrid working approach, allowing colleagues to benefit from time in the office, with the flexibility also to work from home. Employees are expected to work from our office base for 1 – 2 days a month as a minimum, this will vary by team and the exact balance will depend on the nature of your role. We can provide more details at the interview and offer stages.
Most of the work will be office/home based, but you will also be required to attend meetings and workshops in the UK and overseas, which will involve staying away from home overnight or for up to a week’s duration.
Who are JNCC?
Looking for an opportunity to help turn science into action for nature, people and the planet? Then JNCC is the employer for you.
Established in 1991, we’re the UK’s statutory advisor on issues affecting the natural environment across the UK and internationally. Our primary role is advising all four Governments of the UK. We also work with private sector organisations to support decision making on the sustainable use of marine waters and natural resources around the UK. JNCC is led by the Joint Committee, which brings together members from the nature conservation bodies for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and independent members appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under an independent Chair. Support is provided to the Committee by approx. 270 people who bring together scientific and technical expertise, extensive knowledge of policy at global, European and national levels, and skills in working with other organisations. Staff are based in two main offices in Peterborough and Aberdeen.
Why JNCC?
We’re small enough (c.270 staff) that your voice is heard by everyone including the CEO, but big enough that we have all the skills, resources and people you’ll need to get the job done. All our staff are passionate about conservation and making a difference to the world
we live in. We have a very flexible, inclusive and welcoming organisational culture. Our Executive Management provides employees with the freedom and tools you will need, and our friendly team will assist you in your role.
JNCC is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities as well as an exciting job in a unique environment.
Hours of work: Full-time
Normal minimum hours of attendance for the post are 36 hours per week over a 5-day period, Monday to Friday.
As well as operating a hybrid model of working and offering family friendly opportunities, all colleagues at JNCC can work flexibly within the hours of 7am-7pm and have the opportunity to build flexi credit to enable them to work more flexibly.
Annual Leave:
The annual leave allowance is 25 days per year, rising to 30 days per year after 5 years’ service. Part-time staff will receive this on a pro rata basis. JNCC also offers a generous 12 days’ public and privilege allowance, excellent pension and provides access to an employees’ benefits platform which includes employee assistance 24 hour a day support.
Short Summary:
JNCC are looking for a Marine Evidence Manager (deep-sea mining) to join the Marine Evidence Team. You will work under the guidance of JNCC’s Marine Evidence Team Leaders, with a range of other specialists, both within JNCC and in other organisations. Using your knowledge of marine biodiversity, deep-sea mining and other marine industries, you will manage the delivery of robust scientific evidence and advice to Defra, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero, on environmental aspects of deep-sea mining, working in close partnership with colleagues at Cefas. You will also support Defra and FCDO as part of the UK delegation to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council meetings and at external UK and international meetings and workshops, as required. Furthermore, you will lead the science-policy objective of a NERC-funded research project, Seabed Mining and Resilience to Experimental Impact (SMARTEX), working closely with project leads at the National Oceanography Centre and the Natural History Museum.
Job Description:
Post Duties
• Provide robust evidence-based advice to UK government departments on the environmental elements of international deep-sea mining regulations, standards and guidelines.
• Provide robust environmental expertise and advice on other international and UK deep-sea mining policy and scientific documents.
• Support Defra and FCDO as part of the UK delegation to the International Seabed Authority Council meetings up to 2x a year.
• Provide deep-sea ecology and marine industry expertise at relevant UK and
international deep-sea mining related meetings and workshops, as required.
• Act as JNCC project lead for the NERC-funded “Seabed Mining and Resilience to Experimental Impact” (SMARTEX) project.
• Lead the development and delivery of a UK science-policy workshop, in 2024, on deep-sea mining, under the SMARTEX project.
• Project management (including financial) of JNCC’s deep-sea mining work.
• Lead the coordination of JNCC Marine’s work on Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), and Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), with a focus on Environmental Impact Assessment and Marine Protected Areas.
• Support other JNCC work areas as required, such as supporting the provision of high quality, evidence based and pragmatic nature conservation advice to regulators and marine industries such as oil and gas, aggregates, renewables and subsea cabling.
Technical
To be a successful candidate you will have:
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of deep-sea mining and/or of other relevant offshore marine industry sectors (such as oil and gas, aggregates).
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of marine biodiversity in offshore waters, with a deep-sea specialism, and of the effects of anthropogenic activities on marine species, habitats and ecosystems.
• The ability to synthesise varied and/or complex information into succinct evidence products that can inform decision-making processes.
• Expertise in project management with experience leading workshops or other similar activities.
Experience (Responsibilities)
To be a successful candidate you will be:
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject and/or relevant recent practical work experience that provides the following knowledge, experience and behaviours
Behaviours
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
In the event that we receive a large volume of applications we reserve the right to conduct the sift based on the Lead Behaviour of Seeing the Big Picture
Please see the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf
Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: • UK nationals • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK • nationals of the Republic of Ireland • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Closing date and interview date
The closing date for this post is 23:55 on Sunday, 13 August 2023
The anticipated interview date is week commencing 21 August 2023
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