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Job Description Post Title: Evidence Impact Specialist Team: Ecosystem Analysis Ref No: 202381 Grade: S (SEO) Type of appointment: Permanent Location: Peterborough or Aberdeen Salary: £36,669 This post will have a base in either Peterborough or Aberdeen.JNCC has adopted a hybrid working approach, allowing colleagues to benefit from time in the office, with the flexibility also to work from home. Employees are expected to work from our office base for 1 – 2 days a month as a minimum, this will vary by team and the exact balance will depend on the nature of your role. We can provide more details at the interview and offer stages.Who are JNCC?Established in 1991, we’re the UK’s statutory advisor on issues affecting the natural environment across the UK and internationally. Our primary role is advising all four Governments of the UK. We also work with private sector organisations to support decision making on the sustainable use of marine waters and natural resources around the UK. We work at the science-policy interface, meaning our evidence-based advice, data and tools can have substantial nature positive impacts across the UK and beyond. JNCC is led by the Joint Committee, which brings together members from the nature conservation bodies for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and independent members appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under an independent Chair. Support is provided to the Committee by approx. 290 people who bring together scientific and technical expertise, extensive knowledge of policy at global, European and national levels, and skills in working with other organisations. Staff are based in two main offices in Peterborough and Aberdeen. Why JNCC?We’re small enough (c.290 staff) that your voice is heard by everyone including the CEO, but big enough that we have all the skills, resources and people you’ll need to get the job done. All our staff are passionate about conservation and making a difference to the world we live in. We have a very flexible, inclusive and welcoming organisational culture. Our Executive Management provides employees with the freedom and tools you will need, and our friendly team will assist you in your role. JNCC is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities as well as an exciting job in a unique environment. Hours of work: Full-timeNormal minimum hours of attendance for the post are 36 hours per week over a 5-day period, Monday to Friday. Flexi time is available. This post may also be suitable for job share. Annual Leave: The annual leave allowance is 25 days per year, rising to 30 days per year after 5 years service. There are also 12 days public and privilege leave. Part-time staff will receive this on a pro rata basis.The annual leave allowance is 25 days per year, rising to 30 days per year after 5 years’ service. There are also 12 days public and privilege leave. Part-time staff will receive this on a pro rata basis. Short Summary: Post background JNCC has a pivotal role working with the four countries of the UK to understand the different approaches, share experiences across the countries and ensure best use is made of JNCC’s evidence sources as we strive to meet the Nature Positive 2030 vision. We are looking for an additional senior member of the Ecosystems Analysis Team to help investigate where new technologies and approaches can help provide the evidence required to meet this vision. JNCC’s Ecosystems Analysis Team brings together three elements:
Your role would need to work alongside all three elements in order to devise and lead the delivery of novel evidence products that provide strategic or actionable evidence for the management of biodiversity at UK and country levels. You will have ability to interact with domain experts in technologies such as Earth Observation and molecular tools as well as policy customers. You will be able to devise and implement strategies for bringing new technologies and approaches into standard operation for biodiversity measurement. This will require you to build relationships with academic partners and more broadly. The post-holder will:
Job Description: Post Duties
i. line managing and developing staff members, ii. running team or project co-ordination activities, or iii. helping deliver activities to develop technical/science skills more widely. TechnicalTo be a successful candidate you will be/have:
Experience (Responsibilities)To be a successful candidate you will have:
BehavioursIn the event that we receive a large volume of applications we reserve the right to conduct the sift based on the Lead Behaviour of Seeing the Big Picture Please see the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Closing date and interview dateThe closing date for this post is 23:55 on Sunday, 03 September 2023 The anticipated interview date is week commencing Monday, 18 September 2023 |