Principal Adviser

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 266465**Salary**:

- £45,055**Job grade**:

- Grade 7- Principal Adviser**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Analytical**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, South East England, South West England, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the HumberAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- This position is based Nationally**Job description**:
The team

**About the Team**

Natural England is the Government’s statutory advisor for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan. This describes an ambitious vision, bringing new opportunities to protect and enhance, and to achieve real outcomes for the environment.

At Natural England, we love what we do. We’re here to make sure people and nature can thrive. A healthy natural environment is fundamental to our wellbeing, prosperity and happiness - that’s why we collaborate with scientists, lawyers, project managers and experts to implement environmental policy and shape decisions.

We work with a wide range of partners, stakeholders and customers on a huge range of projects, from influencing construction, advising farmers and landowners how they can manage their land in a sustainable way for the benefit of the environment, gathering and analysing environmental data, and carrying out vital statutory duties. Across the country, we’re helping nature to support people and our planet.

**Role Description**

The post holder will:

- As part of the Data Science Services leadership group, provide appropriate leadership at G7 level across all strands of the Government Statistician Group (GSG) competency framework.
- Advise on a wide range of appropriate statistical techniques using spatial and non-spatial data, to deliver solutions to complex problems that meet user needs.
- Drive a culture of quality assurance and promote standardisation and automation as appropriate to improve efficiency and effectiveness in our statistical delivery.
- Lead and support Official Statistic (including National and Experimental) assessment, compliance checks, documentation and communication, in close collaboration with project teams and the Defra Head of Profession for Statistics.
- Liaise with key statistical bodies including the UK Statistics Authority and Office for National Statistics.

**Benefits**

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**

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.

**How To Apply**

This vacancy uses competency-based assessment. We'll assess you against the competencies below during the selection process:

- Technical skills and knowledge
- Personal effectiveness
- Work delivery

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend an interview via MS Teams or a suitable alternative, where you will be asked to give examples for all 4 competencies as set out in the Job Description.

Recruitment Framework

Competencies

Competence 1

Professional competency

Technical skills and knowledge

Description
- EssentialDesirable- Substantial experience of working with a range of large scale spatial and non-spatial data types in both structured and unstructured formats, and leading on