Senior Marine Planner

Details
Reference number

434981

Salary

£40,667

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

SEO (N)

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Analytical

Policy

Social Research

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Location

Bristol, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York

About the job
Job summary

This position can be based at Bristol , Newcastle or York

Job description

Location: this role is eligible to be based in the Newcastle, York, and Bristol office locations.

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Driven by government's aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMO's purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development.

We are the independent regulator for England's seas, professionally delivering service-focussed outcomes for our customers.

We are a team of around 500 people and combine our hubs in Newcastle upon Tyne, Bristol, Preston, York, and London with a local presence around the English coastline in Brixham, Beverley, Harwich, Hastings, Lowestoft, North Shields, Hayle, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Scarborough, Shoreham, and Whitehaven.

More information about our work is on the GOV.UK website and you can read the MMO's Story here.

Job description

This is a really exciting time to join the MMO as we become an independent coastal state, embedding new repatriated functions and services with an increased focus on the protection and enhancing of the marine environment.

Senior Marine Planners lead and contribute to the development and delivery of marine plans in England. The role will include understanding and analysing relevant evidence, including national and local policy, and integrating stakeholder views. Each Senior Marine Planner will undertake marine plan developmental work by contributing to the associated workstreams and acting on lessons learnt to support the marine planning process. Reporting to a Marine Planning Manager, the role holder will lead a theme from the economy, environment, or social groupings, and within the group lead the development and engagement for at least one sector. You will provide appropriate leadership and management to marine planners within workstreams that contribute to the marine planning programme.

You will work closely with colleagues within and outside of the MMO, engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to include industry, other sectors and members of the public, ensuring that their contributions are considered in an inclusive and appropriate manner.

We are recruiting for one Senior Executive Officer (SEO) Senior Marine Planner role.

The role focus will be either:

• to lead all forms of data and analysis with a focus on spatial mapping tools (GIS), data analysis, collaboration, databases and software
• to lead monitoring and evaluation of marine plans, including reporting to Parliament every 3 years on the progress of marine plans

Please see the candidate pack for the role responsibilities and criteria.

This is a permanent role.

It is anticipated that a merit list will be created, lasting up to 12 months, that will assist in filling other Senior Marine Planner roles that may become available in the future. We are keen to hear from candidates with a broad range of skills and experience including a background in planning, local or national government, evidence and analysis, team leadership and project management.

All of our jobs are advertised on the Civil Service Jobs website.

What you need to do:

• Online application: Provide a personal statement of no more than 500 words detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this role.
• Sift: Applications will be sifted initially using your personal statement. However, should there be a large number of applications you may be sent a link to complete a Civil Service Judgement test. This will be issued once the vacancy has closed and you will have five days to take the test. Feedback will not be provided at sift stage.
• Interviews: These will be conducted virtually by a panel of three, including an independent member. During the interview you will be assessed on your knowledge, experience and may be required to complete a presentation. It is expected that the interview will last approximately 60 minutes and be conducted via MS Teams.

Competencies:

• Making effective decisions (lead competency)
• Leading and communicating
• Changing and improving
• Collaborating and partnering
• Delivering at pace
• Managing a quality service

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,667, Marine Management Organisation contributes £11,781 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know
Selection process details

Please refer to Job Description

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :

• Name : Georgie Sutton
• Email :
• Telephone :

Recruitment team

• Email : defra-recruitment-

Further information

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