Marine Officer

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

- 232398**Salary**:

- £24,918 - £28,753**Grade**:

- Executive Officer- Marine Officer (N)**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

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

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- East of EnglandAbout the job

**Summary**:

- This position is based at Crosskill House, Beverley**Job description**:
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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.

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.

More information about our work is on the GOV.UK website.

Job description

The Marine Officer’s remit is to protect the seas by enabling compliant maritime sectors and undertaking effective and proportionate enforcement activities. The purpose of this role is to ensure compliance with the sea fisheries legislation, the Marine and Coastal Access Act and other marine environmental legislation. The duties include working closely with marine stakeholders, carrying out inspections, collecting data and giving advice and guidance.

You will be required on occasions to work unsocial hours in line with industry requirements. The role may also involve occasional working away from home. You will be expected to qualify as a Marine Enforcement Officer after successfully completing the appropriate training. A commitment to continuous professional development is therefore essential to achieve this aim. You would need to be physically fit, able to move heavy weights and deal with challenging physical situations, including prolonged exposure to adverse weather conditions at times and dealing with physical exertion.

**Essential**
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Using initiative and working on your own.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and control workload and deliver results to agreed timescales.
- Good organisational skills
- A keen eye for detail and the ability to spot mistakes
- These duties will demand regular travel throughout the MMO Marine Area and the post holder should hold a valid UK driving licence.

**Desirable**
- Enthusiasm for and knowledge of the marine environment.
- To be computer literate in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Experience as an enforcement officer.
- A good team worker.
- Individuals must be able to physically undertake their duties in a sometimes challenging environment.

Ideally, the person will have held a responsible position at sea with the Merchant Navy, Fishing Fleet or Royal Navy, or have acquired sound experience of the fishing industry ashore or have other relevant marine qualifications or experience.

**Responsibilities**:

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

- Full UK Driving Licence**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%

Things you need to know

**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Selection process details**:

- Please refer to Job Description
- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**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 work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

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 prin