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Marine Support Officer |
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| Reference |
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(Please mention Stopdodo/Environment Jobs in your application) |
| Sectors |
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Conservation & Ecology
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| Location |
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Scotland (East) - UK, England (East Anglia) - UK
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| Salary |
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£24,735 |
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Fixed Term and Permanent Roles |
| Status |
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Full Time |
| Level |
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Mid Level |
| Deadline |
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24/05/2023 |
| Company Name |
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JNCC |
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| Description |
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Location
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.
About the job
Job summary
Who are JNCC?
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.
Job description
Short Summary
JNCC has an ambitious work programme on marine protected areas (MPAs) in line with the UK Government’s aim “to recover and protect the richness of our marine environment and wildlife through the development of a strong, ecologically coherent and well managed network of marine protected areas”. JNCC, as statutory advisors on nature conservation to the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations, provide specialist advice on MPAs in UK offshore waters to help the UK meet its international obligations and national objectives to establish an MPA network.
Due to our strong track record in the delivery of expert advice on MPAs across the UK, JNCC has been appointed as a core delivery partner of the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP), which is funded through official development assistance (ODA) as part of the UK’s £500 million Blue Planet Fund. Through the OCPP, JNCC works with the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to partner with ODA-eligible countries to deliver tangible and positive impacts on the livelihoods of coastal communities that depend on healthy marine ecosystems.
As a Marine Support Officer in the MPA team, you will play a critical role in the effective delivery of JNCC’s diverse work portfolio on MPAs. Principally the post offers essential support in the communication of information on offshore MPAs to our external customers (most notably through JNCC’s MPA Site Information Centres), supporting ongoing liaison with Governments and provision of advice around offshore MPA and Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA) designations, facilitating the flow of information on offshore MPAs amongst our team and other teams within JNCC, and more general support to the work of JNCC’s work on MPAs.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Support MPA Site Leads – This will include work on the maintenance of our online Site Information Centres, maintaining master copies of individual site GIS files, and responding to queries from internal and external customers.
- GIS and mapping support – Manipulation of geospatial data (ecological, physical and human activities) using ArcGIS/qGIS to produce high quality and consistent GIS outputs.
- Supporting our Marine Monitoring and Evidence Teams – facilitating the flow of information on offshore MPAs and the ingestion of marine survey data.
- Development of conservation advice - Help develop JNCC advice on the conservation of protected features to support JNCC’s provision of advice on management measures, monitoring survey planning and assessment reporting.
- Supporting liaison with Governments around offshore MPA & Highly Protected Marine Area designations – Providing input to queries and assist in the preparation of further formal advice on offshore MPAs & HPMAs
- Supporting our implementation of technical assistance programmes to ODA-eligible countries – Providing support to theme and country leads on our international MPA technical assistance work under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme
- Supporting wider MPA team work as appropriate.
Person specification
Please demonstrate in your statement of suitability your reasons for applying. You will then be asked later in this application to provide a short statement against how you meet each of the technical and experience requirements.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in an environmental science (preferably marine).
- Verifiable experience of using Geographic Information System (GIS) software packages, ideally ESRI ArcGIS or qGIS
- Verifiable experience in managing and ensuring the quality assurance of large-scale datasets
- Knowledge of the UK's marine biodiversity and an understanding of the spatial and temporal variability of marine habitats
- A broad understanding of marine nature conservation in the UK – ideally in relation to work on MPAs
Benefits
Hybrid Working (occasional travel) + 25 Days Leave + 12 Public & Privilege days + Civil Service Pension.
Equality and diversity
JNCC is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected and see this as a good place to work. JNCC has a responsibility to ensure that we have an inclusive culture where discrimination, harassment, bullying and prejudice will not be tolerated. Our selection process is determined on fair and open competition and regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership.
Continuous professional development (CPD)
Employees are encouraged to keep developing skills and professional knowledge.
JNCC has made available, and encourages employees to use, on average, five working days per annum for CPD activities with access to related funding
Leave entitlement
JNCC annual leave allowance is 25 days per annum. After five years’ service, leave entitlement increases to 30 days per annum.
In addition to annual leave, JNCC offers 12 public and privilege days per annum, three of which are explicitly reserved for office closure between Christmas and New Year.
Work/life balance
JNCC will be adopting a more flexible approach to working options and, once we are able to return to working in our office locations, our people will have more flexibility about where they choose to work. The expectation is that we will be expected to work from our office base for 1 – 2 days a month as a minimum. We can provide more details at the interview and offer stages.
Our policies are family-friendly and include flexi-time, flexible working patterns, compressed hours and dispersed working. JNCC also offers paid maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, over and above the minimum statutory entitlements. Some work/life balance benefits are available following a minimum length of service.
Any move from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
Civil Service Pension
Employees will have the opportunity to join Civil Service pension arrangements, which include a valuable range of benefits. JNCC makes a significant contribution to the cost of employee pensions.
Employee Assistance Programme
JNCC provides employees with a free and confidential support service which gives unlimited access to information, advice and emotional support to help employees prepare for and manage all of life's ups and downs, events and challenges.
Trade Union
JNCC has entered into a partnership agreement with its recognised Trade Unions: Prospect and PCS, which employees are able to join and be involved with.
Salary sacrifice schemes
Employee Discount Scheme
Civil Service Sports Club
Things you need to know
Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a statement of suitability. In your statement, refer to the responsibilities and experience section of this advert to show how you’re suitable for the role. Make your statement no longer than 1000 words.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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) (opens in a new window)
- 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
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Contact point for applicants
Further information
Selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit, on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles, our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of appointment on the basis of merit by fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact recruitment@jncc.gov.uk in the first instance.
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