Number of jobs available: 1
Region: East of England, London
City/Town: Cambridge , Peterborough
Building/Site: Cambridge Shaftesbury, Peterborough Unex House Peterborough
Grade: SEO
Organisation Grade: Senior Adviser
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Salary Minimum: ÂŁ33,736
Job description
As the freshwater agenda continues to grow within Natural England, we are looking to recruit a Senior Adviser to provide leadership to guide our delivery across West Anglia (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northants, Essex and Hertfordshire).
The role will be focused around coordinating and leading delivery for a range of freshwater ambitions. The postholder will input into our team planning and reporting, and engage with internal and external partners to ensure that the freshwater agenda is at the forefront of Nature Recovery across our 5 counties.
You will support colleagues across the West Anglia team to deliver their work, providing technical leadership and building strong and supportive networks with colleagues both in and outside the team. You will work closely with a range of external partners and stakeholders, providing strategic engagement and relationship management to the Environment Agency, Local Authorities, landowners and the Water Companies.
Key Tasks:
- Work collaboratively with local and national colleagues to deliver freshwater nature recovery projects, developing effective solutions to achieve more for wetland environments
- Champion the use of nature based solutions for enhancing freshwater protected sites and the farmed environment.
- Provision of oversight, technical advice and risk management relating to freshwater casework and major projects on protected sites and across our priority landscapes.
- Contribute to the leadership of engagement and relationship management with key partners and landowners. Ensure joined up delivery of environmental opportunities through our advice to these stakeholders
- Provide technical leadership on ecological issues, maintaining an overview of the delivery of water related Protected Sites casework and Farm Advice
- Provide mentoring and training to grow the capability and capacity of our teams to provide technical water advice, and create resilience in this work area
Technical/specialist knowledge
- Understanding of the challenges affecting our water environment e.g. climate change, drought, flooding, abstraction, pollution etc.
- Have good knowledge of freshwater/wetland ecology and systems, understand how those ecosystems function, and be able to recognise and advise on impacts which could affect their resilience
- Understand the use of Habitats Regulations and give appropriate consent, assent and advice
- Identify and apply relevant planning and environmental legislation, policies and processes to deliver effective and proportionate evidence-based solutions and advice
- Understand the environmental value of designated sites and explain that to partners, stakeholders and customers.
- Knowledge of water supply, quality and resource protection issues
- Ability to oversee complex technical cases/issues in the team
A Driving Licence is essential for the role
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.
National team roles can be linked with any Natural England office while Area Team roles will be linked with an office in the relevant geographic area. View a map of our office locations here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-england-office-locations
Pay
It is Natural England policy to employ at the entry point of the salary range.The team 1
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, and
· Providing ways for people to better connect with nature, including green social prescribing.
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 at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england
Contact and additional information (Recruiters Name, Email and Phone Number) 1
Justin Tilley
Justin.Tilley@naturalengland.org.uk
07500089577
Closing Date: 02/11/2023, 23:55 hours
Interview dates: Expected 20/21 November
Level of security checks required: Basic Check (BPSS)
Competence 1: Professional competency
Detail: Technical Skills /Specialist Knowledge
Description: There is no requirement to use STAR format to demonstrate this competency
• Experience of working on and within relevant environmental and water legislation, policy and governance frameworks.
• Understanding and experience of the challenges affecting our water environment e.g. climate change, drought, flooding, abstraction, pollution etc. as well as the wider environmental opportunities.
• Understand and advise on appropriate management techniques to maintain, enhance or restore the condition of freshwater and freshwater related habitats or systems.
Competence 2: Professional competency
Detail
Putting People at the Heart of the Environment
Description
•Listen to and understand our diverse partners and customers so that you achieve the best outcomes for them and Natural England. (Practitioner)
•Nurture trusting partnerships and collaborate to achieve pragmatic outcomes that help deliver Natural England’s vision, mission and aims. (Practitioner)
Competence 3: Professional competency
Detail: Personal Effectiveness
Description
- Make and explain objective decisions which combine your professional judgement and evidence (expert)
- Be ambitious, identify and adopt ways to make improvements in your team and throughout the organisation and inspire others to act (practitioner)
Competence 4: Professional competency
Detail: Work delivery
Description
•See the big picture so you can set your team’s work within the context of the organisation’s vision, mission and aims, and help them understand how their work relates to and supports this. (Practitioner)
•Manage and deliver your work to meet agreed targets and deadlines. (Expert)
Supporting document 1
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Organisation: Natural England
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