Natural Capital Specialist

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

- 234951**Salary**:

- £26,224**Grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer- Specialist**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Environment and Sustainability**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of posts**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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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

**Summary**:

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

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
- Providing ways for people to better connect with nature, including green social prescribing

**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

This role is based in the Natural Capital and Economics team which sits within the Science Directorate of the Chief Scientist’s Directorate in Natural England. This Directorate is responsible for Natural England’s Science, Evidence and Evaluation Strategy and supports its implementation to ensure Natural England is an evidence-led organisation.

**Role Responsibility**
- Bringing together the evidence required to support and promote the development of the natural capital approach and developing the tools required to make that a reality.
- Providing natural capital input to Local Nature Recovery Strategies, Nature Recovery Network, Environmental Land Management, marine and strategic plans for places work.
- Supporting coaching and training in natural capital to Natural England staff.
- Publishing and communicating Natural England’s natural capital evidence and tools.
- Providing specialist natural capital support for Area Teams’ projects and operational delivery.
- Providing reactive natural capital specialist advice internally and externally.

Specific responsibilities will develop and change over time, and the post holder will need to maintain a flexible and adaptable attitude and approach.

The cross-cutting nature of the role means there is significant scope for personal development and developing areas of personal interest. The post holder will be provided with support in the role by Natural Capital Senior Specialists. We also have a strong informal and formal training offer.

The location is fully flexible across England, and we are open to home-working, being office-based or a mixture of the two. We can accommodate flexible working patterns.

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

- Technical Skills & Knowledge
- Collecting, monitoring and anal