Marine Monitoring Manager x2 2023116 & 119

Why JNCC?

We’re small enough (c.300 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.

Post background

JNCC are looking for two Marine Monitoring Managers to join the Marine Monitoring Team and lead on the planning and delivery of our offshore UK marine surveys and associated projects. Using your knowledge of marine biodiversity and offshore benthic surveys, you will help develop, plan and implement surveys and manage delivery of survey data analyses and reports for marine monitoring of offshore UK waters. There will also be a focus on exploring whole ecosystem monitoring by incorporating the use of Natural Capital Approaches (NCA) into future monitoring practices. The posts involve substantial project management, working with partners and stakeholders to ensure complex work programmes are delivered on time and in budget.

You will work under the guidance of JNCC’s Marine Monitoring Team Leaders, with a range of other specialists, both within JNCC and in other organisations, including with colleagues in the country nature conservation bodies (NatureScot, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Northern Ireland) and other public bodies (e.g. CEFAS, Marine Directorate, MMO, Environment Agency).

Post Duties

• Manage complex marine monitoring projects to ensure all targets are met and budgets are well-managed;

• Ensure offshore MPA monitoring surveys are well planned and fit for purpose through the development of MPA monitoring objectives and survey specifications, organising survey staffing, identifying the needs of other JNCC marine teams and liaising with external partners to manage survey delivery;

• Ensure the Marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Approach (mNCEA) benthic work programme led by the JNCC Marine Monitoring Team is well managed, working with delivery teams and external partners to ensure project deliverables and budgets are met and the project delivers its ambitions to better understand the offshore benthic natural capital assets and future monitoring.

• Ensure new and outstanding offshore MPA survey reports and monitoring reports are completed and published;

• Manage sample processing and analysis contracts, including the drafting of specifications and undertaking of procurement;

• Ensure quality assurance of survey deliverables;

• Liaise with other organisations on offshore survey related activities; and

• Line-manage and supervise a small team to deliver the work described above.

Most of the work will be office based, but there may be opportunities to participate in field surveys at sea (for up to several weeks at a time). The post-holder will be required to work with colleagues in JNCC’s Peterborough and Aberdeen offices, and may also be required to attend meetings in UK and overseas, involving overnight stays away from home.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Advanced knowledge and understanding of the marine biodiversity in UK waters, including knowledge of the UK and European marine habitat classifications.
• Experience in planning and undertaking seabed monitoring surveys using a variety of techniques, including seabed imagery, grab and core sampling, and acoustic survey and interpreting the data gathered
• Good understanding of data management principles and practice, including quality assurance and quality control procedures for marine biodiversity data.
• Demonstrable experience of managing complex multi-partner large budget projects to ensure deliverables are met on time and in budget.
• Verifiable experience in the use of standard office software, databases, GIS and statistical packages, to manipulate, interrogate and interpret spatial datasets, including experience of integrating and analysing different types of data from multiple sourc
• An understanding of what is meant by marine natural capital and how natural capital can be surveyed and monitored in the marine environment.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject and/or relevant recent practical work experience that provides the required technical skills and behaviours

JNCC is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and respected and see this as a good place to work. JNCC has a responsibility to ensure that we have an inclusive culture where discrimination, harassment, bullying and prejudice will not be tolerated. Our selection process is determined on fair and open competition and regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership.

Continuous professional development (CPD)

Employees are encouraged to keep developing skills and professional knowledge.
JNCC has made available, and encourages employees to use, on average, five working days per annum for CPD activities with access to related funding

Leave entitlement

JNCC annual leave allowance is 25 days per annum. After five years’ service, leave entitlement increases to 30 days per annum.
In addition to annual leave, JNCC offers 12 public and privilege days per annum, three of which are explicitly reserved for office closure between Christmas and New Year.

Work/life balance

JNCC supports flexible working hours and practices to help employees strike a good balance between work life and personal life.

Our policies are family-friendly and include flexi-time, flexible working patterns, compressed hours and dispersed working. JNCC also offers paid maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, over and above the minimum statutory entitlements. Some work/life balance benefits are available following a minimum length of service.

Any move from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Civil Service Pension

Employees will have the opportunity to join Civil Service pension arrangements, which include a valuable range of benefits. JNCC makes a significant contribution to the cost of employee pensions.

Employee Assistance Programme

JNCC provides employees with a free and confidential support service which gives unlimited access to information, advice and emotional support to help employees prepare for and manage all of life’s ups and downs, events and challenges.

Trade Union

JNCC has entered into a partnership agreement with its recognised Trade Unions: Prospect and PCS, which employees are able to join and be involved with.

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee Discount Scheme

Civil Service Sports Club

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : recruitment@jncc.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@jncc.gov.uk