Natural Capital Policy Adviser

Submit Title: Pure Capital Coverage
Adviser
Staff: Nature Conservation & Coverage Recommendation
Ref No: 202422
Grade: H (HEO)
Kind of appointment: Mounted-term – 2 years
Location: Peterborough or Aberdeen
Wage: £30,573

This publish can have a base in both Peterborough or Aberdeen.

JNCC has adopted a hybrid working strategy, permitting colleagues to learn from time in
the workplace, with the pliability additionally to do business from home. Workers are anticipated to work from
our workplace base for 1 – 2 days a month at the least, it will range by staff and the precise
stability will depend upon the character of your function. We will present extra particulars on the interview
and provide levels.

Who’re JNCC?

Established in 1991, we’re the UK’s statutory advisor on points affecting the pure
surroundings throughout the UK and internationally. Our major function is advising all 4
Governments of the UK. We additionally work with personal sector organisations to assist determination
making on the sustainable use of marine waters and pure sources across the UK. JNCC is led
by the Joint Committee, which brings collectively members from the character conservation our bodies for
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Eire and unbiased members appointed by the
Secretary of State for the Setting, Meals and Rural Affairs beneath an unbiased Chair.
Help is offered to the Committee by approx. 300 individuals who deliver collectively scientific and
technical experience, in depth information of coverage at international, European and nationwide ranges, and
abilities in working with different organisations. Employees are primarily based in two major places of work in Peterborough
and Aberdeen.

Why JNCC?

We’re sufficiently small (c.300 employees) that your voice is heard by everybody together with the
CEO, however large enough that we have now all the talents, sources and folks you’ll have to get the
job carried out. All our employees are keen about conservation and making a distinction to the world
we stay in. We’ve a really versatile, inclusive and welcoming organisational tradition. Our
Govt Administration gives staff with the liberty and instruments you will want, and our
pleasant staff will help you in your function.

JNCC is dedicated to sustaining worker well being and wellbeing, whether or not it’s
bodily, emotionally, financially or socially, and presents a variety of advantages to assist
staff on this. Such advantages embody the choice to affix the Civil Service Pension Scheme,
skilled and private growth alternatives in addition to an thrilling job in a novel
surroundings.

Hours of labor: Full-time

Regular minimal hours of attendance for the publish are 36 hours per week over a 5-day interval,
Monday to Friday.

Flexi time is accessible. This publish might also be appropriate for job share.

Annual Go away:

The annual go away allowance is 25 days per 12 months, rising to 30 days per 12 months after 5 years’
service. There are additionally 12 days public and privilege go away. Half-time employees will obtain this
on a professional rata foundation.

Submit background.

The Nature Conservation Coverage and Recommendation (NCPA) Staff in JNCC performs a key function in nature
conservation within the UK, working with companions within the nation nature conservation our bodies
(CNCBs), the UK and devolved governments and the broader nature conservation neighborhood. We
preserve an outline of UK nature conservation coverage and laws; facilitate, convene and,
the place required, co-ordinate joint UK engaged on key subjects; and work with UK nations on areas
of precedence the place JNCC contributes complementary capabilities of proof and recommendation. Inside
JNCC, the NCPA Staff works collaboratively throughout the organisation delivering shared options,
for instance on protected areas, and in growing evidence-based approaches to addressing
environmental threats and alternatives.

We’re searching for somebody with information of nature conservation and environmental points, and
with a great grasp of what the longer term may maintain in addressing the environmental challenges and
ambitions within the UK. You should have the power to quickly perceive, analyse and synthesise
info from a variety of sources, whereas integrating present proof and recommendation into common
engagement with stakeholders. These stakeholders are the governments of the 4 nations of
the UK the CNCBs and different authorities companies, and wider stakeholders on the event of
new initiatives for nature restoration and the availability of public items (together with the
Environmental Land Administration Scheme in England and supporting the agricultural transition in
Northern Eire). Your work will guarantee JNCC’s proof and recommendation is successfully deployed to
ship the perfect outcomes for nature restoration.

You’ll need to grasp the growing coverage surrounding biodiversity, agriculture, the
wider surroundings, and of the supporting science and proof. You’ll be concerned in tasks
throughout the staff and can lead particular areas, relying in your expertise, abilities, and
pursuits.

Submit Duties

• Present coverage and technical recommendation and experience on points regarding biodiversity within the
  UK.
• Perceive and assist form the staff’s priorities via joint-UK engaged on biodiversity,
  protected areas, land use, and pure capital, by figuring out revolutionary options and construct
  relationships with key companions and stakeholders from throughout the UK to ship finest outcomes
  for nature restoration.
• Collect and interpret info in related coverage areas inside UK and devolved
  governments, nation nature conservation our bodies and different stakeholders.
• Collate, handle and high quality guarantee knowledge and associated databases on key areas of supply.
• Talk successfully, as an illustration via shows, reviews, and scientific
  papers, managing internet content material, newsletters, and different media.
• Determine new and rising proof and recommendation wants and work with staff members and different
  companions to develop these concepts in direction of funding and implementation.

To contribute to the operating of JNCC’s enterprise via taking duty for any
of:

• venture administration assist and end result dissemination, and the place obligatory act as venture
  supervisor,
• convening and operating joint UK teams and different venture teams,
• handle contracts, together with the drafting of specs and endeavor of procurement,
  in step with abilities and expertise.

Technical

To be a profitable candidate you’ll have:

• An understanding of pure capital and ecosystems providers ideas, how these ideas
  relate to nature conservation and extra broadly throughout society.
• Data of the coverage and legislative framework for surroundings and nature conservation
  within the UK.

Expertise (Tasks)

To be a profitable candidate you’ll have:

• Glorious proof synthesis and writing abilities, together with expertise of analysing advanced
  info, graphic presentation and speaking advanced ideas to technical and
  non-technical audiences.
• Expertise of working in interdisciplinary groups, together with constructing and sustaining
  efficient collaborative relationships.

Behaviours

• Making Efficient Selections
• Speaking and influencing
• Delivering at Tempo

Within the occasion that we obtain a big quantity of purposes we reserve the best to conduct the
sift primarily based on the Lead Behaviour of Making Efficient Selections

Please see the CS Behaviours framework for extra particulars at this grade.

Nationality necessities 

This job is broadly open to the next teams: 

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth nations who’ve the best to work within the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Eire
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled standing or who apply
  for both standing by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• related EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working within the Civil Service
• related EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who’ve constructed up the best to work within the
  Civil Service
• sure relations of the related EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

JNCC don’t present sponsorship.

Cut-off date and interview date

The deadline for this publish is 23:55 on Monday, 06 Might 2024

The anticipated interview date is week commencing Monday, 20 Might 2024

Please word that candidates invited to interview will likely be requested to undertake a
Check/Presentation evaluation on the identical day as their interview.