Marine Planner Administrative Officer

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

- 267834**Salary**:

- £21,989 - £25,327- National: £21,989 - £22,350 / London: £25,159 - £25,327**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- Admin Officer (N), Admin Officer (L)**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support**Working pattern**:

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

- 2Contents

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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 EnglandAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- These positions can be based at Lancaster House, London or Nationally**Job description**:
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 400 people and combine our Newcastle upon Tyne and London operations with a local presence around the English coastline in Brixham, Beverley, Harwich, Hastings, Lowestoft, North Shields, Hayle, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Scarborough, Shoreham, Whitehaven.

We also have colleagues based in Defra offices, including Bristol, Cambridge and York where we share office space.

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

This advertised vacancy is for two different roles within the MMO Marine Planning Team and the Marine Licensing Team:
1 x Marine Planner Administrative Officer

1 x Marine Licensing Business Support Officer (AO)

Please include your preferred role and/or location within the 'personal statement' section of the MMO CV template (please also state if no preference).

**Marine Planner Administrative Officer**

The Administrative Officer (AO) for the Marine Planning team and Strategic Renewables Unit (SRU) will play an integral role in the smooth running of the teams providing day-to day administrative support.

Booking meetings, team communication and note taking forms some of the role. Booking or supporting others to book travel, accommodation and meeting facilities will also be part of the role. You will support the preparation of relevant briefings and information including the marine planning newsletter. You will ensure effective document management (including SharePoint sites) and accurate record keeping.

You will manage communications including the Marine Planning and SRU mailboxes and telephone enquiries. You will respond to requests from the public and signpost to the correct contacts. You will provide finance support including budget management, ordering equipment such as stationery etc.

The right person will be flexible to adapt to changing situations and respond with energy and commitment to take on additional tasks that may be outside their usual day to day duties.

**Marine Licensing Business Support Officer (AO)**

The Business Support Officer (AO) for the Marine Licensing Team will play an integral role in the smooth running of the team providing day-to-day administrative support. You will have a range of responsibilities supporting the delivery of training, recruitment and providing administrative support to the Marine Licensing Team to ensure the operational delivery of marine licensing ministerial and business targets.

Please use the template attached to this vacancy advert.

**FAILURE TO USE THE MMO CV TEMPLATE ATTACHED WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION NOT BEING SIFTED.**

**Marine Planning contact**

Name: Kathleen Telford

Telephone: 07385400060

**Marine Licensing contact**

Name: Lisa Johnson

Telephone: 07557565740

**Person specification**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Benefits**:

- 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 average employer contribution of 27%

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**Selection process details**:

- Please refer to Job Description
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Nationality requirements**:
This job is broadly open to the following groups:

- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to wo