Deputy Head of Knowledge and Evidence

4 days ago

Wales, United Kingdom Natural Resources Wales Full time

**Contract type**: Permanent
**Work pattern**: 37 hours
**Post number**: 203295
As an organisation we support flexible working. This role allows hybrid working (a mix of home and office working) and a working pattern suitable for you can be discussed on appointment if you are successful.
You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home, of which you will be required to attend for regular meetings, training and for one-to-one meetings with your manager. These will be planned in advance.

As a member of the core Leadership Team of Natural Resources Wales (NRW), you will fulfil a key strategic role, alongside your functional responsibilities, in leading the transformation of NRW to deliver the sustainable management of natural resources.
To provide the Leadership role for Wales on the development of evidence to drive strategy to ensure we are an evidence based organisation. Leading programmes of work to integrate the objectives and principles of SMNR into corporate and functional policies, strategies plans and processes across the business.
You will provide high level influence and impact across NRW, WG, UK Government and Agencies, as well as the research community. You will lead the strategic approach to programme development in the department using a wide range of complex information and evidence with an emphasis on systems thinking to ensure NRW has a holistic approach to the environment.
**Responsibilities**
Your responsibilities will include:

- Lead as a strategic manager driving the culture change required to embed our purpose across NRW, collating the evidence to underpin the delivery of Welsh Government Natural Resources Policy across NRW, ensuring we are interpreting and embedding evidence across all our functions.
- Provide the lead for horizon scanning and innovation within NRW. Ensure that robust quality assurance (including peer review) is established and delivered across NRW while providing strategic oversight and guidance on prioritisation of evidence.
- Lead and manage the Integrated Evidence Group (IEG) and the preparation of the EBB Service and Knowledge and Evidence Business Plan.
- Lead the engagement with UK Research International and wider UK Universities and research bodies to enhance the links of NRW with the research community to ensure our evidence is robust and forward looking.
- Influence and collaborate with key stakeholders, senior external colleagues, Ministers, politicians and officials at Wales, UK and international levels to ensure that NRW fulfils its roles and duties in developing the evidence for operations across NRW
- In conjunction with Environmental Policy and Permitting (EPP) policy leads and Operations to ensure that our strategic approaches, and interventions are well evidenced to enable successful implementation while championing adaptive management approaches where reflexive response to the evidence is required.
- Steer the overview and ownership of engagement with Welsh Government on engagement the policy areas related to evidence with a focus on the social sciences.
- Lead on wider management tasks e.g., Change Programmes and deputation as required on behalf of Leadership team.
- Collaborate with the Head of Knowledge and Evidence to develop and deliver Personal Development Plan across the Knowledge and Evidence function.

**Qualifications, experience and knowledge**
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the following:

- Knowledge and understanding of the complex priorities, drivers and barriers faced by NRW, partners and stakeholders involved in developing and providing evidence for appraisal of options and outcomes.
- Knowledge and understanding of the priorities of partners in the private, public, and third sector and the tools available to support opportunities for collaboration and delivery of environmental benefits to Wales.
- Knowledge of: Welsh, UK and EU legislation related to Natural Resources & Well-Being, Integrated Delivery Mechanisms and Environmental Appraisal; Welsh & UK Governments & EU policy drivers in Natural Resources & Well-Being,
- Experience of: Research pertinent to Natural Resources & Well Being and the complex range of drivers and barriers to evidencing their delivery
- Experience of: Working in a programme and project management environment with Project Management experience and/or qualifications.
- Experience of: Representing the organisation in high profile and contentious issues in the public arena.
- Experience of: Sharing your knowledge and expertise to help solve problems, across a large organisation.

**Welsh language requirements**
**Essential: Level 1** - Able to pronounce Welsh and use basic phrases
**Please note** if you do not meet the level 1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these mínimal requirements during the course of your employment

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