Marine Advice Assistant

Team / Directorate: Marine Services Team / Operations Directorate

Starting salary:  £32,544 rising to £35,377 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Permanent

Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)

Post number: 203487 (ENV, L, TTJ)

The role

The post holder will provide technical support in assessing and managing responses to marine casework consultations relating to development proposals within the marine and coastal environment.  They will have direct responsibility  for managing responses to  lower risk marine casework. They will support Marine Advisors and Senior Marine Advisors in in the end to end management and provision of marine casework advice including high profile nationally significant cases and the provision of advice to Public Inquiries. The post holder will be part of the Marine Area Advice and Management Team, which is a very friendly and supportive team. The post holder will be part of the Marine Area Advice and Management Team, which is a very friendly and supportive team.

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.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Charlotte Gjerlov at Charlotte.Gjerlov@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Interviews will take place through 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.

 

What you will do

• Collate and provide external advice to preapplication enquiries, marine casework consultations or support that provision by senior colleagues on technically complex  cases, ensuring NRW advice is robust, evidence based and delivered to deadline.
• Administer the Discretionary Advice Service provision
• Contribute to the preparation of information in relation to challenges against NRW advice.  
• Develop and maintain effective customer relationships as appropriate
• Maintain auditable records of cases as they progress through consenting processes
• Organise and keep track of large volumes of work.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.
• Required to take part in incident response activities.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

1. Knowledge of environmental impact assessment techniques and methods in particular within the marine environment
2. Knowledge of development planning and marine licensing processes
3. Able to communicate effectively with customers, explaining complex issues and gaining support by influencing
4. Able to analyse information and situations, solve problems and make sound judgements.
5. Able to write clear, concise documents
6. Able to work well as part of a team

Welsh language level requirements

• Essential: Level A1 - Entry level (able to use and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, no conversational Welsh) with an expectation to develop Welsh language skills to Level B2 – Upper intermediate level (able to discuss work matters) following an agreed 

Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Benefits 

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97%
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• commitment to professional development
• health and wellbeing benefits and support
• weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

Please keep reading

If you think you have what it takes to do this role, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch and we will be happy to discuss the role with you in more detail.

We’re passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of disability, neurodivergence, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, culture, or religion.   We put the principles of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respect at the heart of our values.

We are committed to equal opportunities and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.  

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards.  Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills. 

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