Specialist Marine Management Officer
Posted 6 hours 44 minutes ago by NATURAL RESOURCES WALES
Team / Directorate: Marine Projects / Operations
Starting salary: £41,132 rising to £44,988 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment until 31st March 2026 with possibility of extension
Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome).
Interview date: To be confirmed.
Post number: 203882
The role
We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference to marine protected areas through specific projects aimed at improving the condition of our sites. Initially this role will work on a project to restore seabird populations on Welsh islands. It will involve working with landowners and partners to identify suitable islands, and measures that could be trialled to restore seabird populations (e.g. improved habitat, translocation trials, acoustic techniques etc.). The project would then implement trials and expand where possible to start increasing seabird populations on our islands. The role will involve a mixture of evidence work and project and contract management and will involve some travel to the islands. The project is currently planned for five years and funding has been secured for the first year. Following the completion of the seabird project, this role may continue as a similar project or may change into a different marine management project role, depending on new priorities to protect the marine environment.
As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.
Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.
Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.