Job Description

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Reference number

402151
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Salary

35,787 - 43,759
GBP
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Job grade

Higher Executive Officer###

Contract type

Fixed term

Loan

Secondment###

Length of employment

2 Years fixed term contract###

Type of role

Policy###

Working pattern

Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Wales

About the job

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Job summary

Welsh seas are at the forefront of the move to low a carbon economy. Our seas are becoming increasingly crowded with demands for space from tourism, transport, marine energy, fisheries, aquaculture and telecommunications. The Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP) is central to a long-term vision for the sustainable development of our seas. In order to carry on attracting investment into Welsh seas as well as maintaining and enhancing the marine environment, we must continue to strive for improvement in how implement the WNMP through marine licensing and the Marine Planning and Licensing Branch requires an individual to support this work. This time-limited programme-funded role will be central to developing legislation and guidance for the environmental assessment and consenting of offshore wind in Welsh waters. The individual will work closely with Defta, DESNZ and NRW ti speed un the consent process for offshore wind developments in Wales,while ensuring environmental impacts are addressed.


The second part of this role is:

To enable the Welsh Government to work closely with NRW to put processes in place to ensure marine planning policy is clearly and consistently applied in marine licensing decisions. This follows an independent review of the delivery of the Welsh Ministers marine licensing function by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and a commitment by Ministers to become more plan-led and strategic in decision-making. The individual will work collaboratively with WG Marine Planning & Licensing and NRW marine licensing and advisory staff to analyse decisions made by NRW Marine Licensing. The individual will also design and deliver training on plan-led decision making and collate good practice. The post will also support internal marine planning policy design by feeding back from the marine licensing process. ###

Job description

What the organisation will expect:

Ability to manage own and others work and prioritise to ensure that objectives are met to time and to standard, using own initiative and decision making, managing risks as appropriate. The ability to solve problems and make operational/policy decisions and/or recommendations by choosing between several options which may involve researching, organising and analysing facts and data You will be adaptable, flexible, open to, and accepting of change affecting you and your area of work and deal with that change efficiently and professionally.

What your team will expect:

Work independently on day-to-day issues which may include providing advice to more senior grades and supporting policy, digital, legislation or operational development work; whilst being the lead official to engage with a wide-range of stakeholders both internally and externally. You are proactive in exploring your own developmental needs and take action when required

What key stakeholders will expect:

Provide sound judgement with the ability to interpret information where issues are complex or conflicting with the ability to weigh up a number of factors to produce constructive ideas and solutions. Required to communicate information, to provide advice to senior colleagues on the effects of policy or operational changes and influence outcomes. Ability to grow strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders, effectively collaborating to share information, resources and support ###

Person specification

Develop Welsh legislation and guidance for offshore wind environmental assessment and consenting working with the Marine Planning team and in liaison with Defra, DESNZ and NRW Work with Defra and NRW to implement Offshore Wind Environmental Standards in Welsh waters Develop guidance on consenting for developers other than offshore wind Develop and deliver a stakeholder engagement for offshore wind assessment and consenting Day to day responsibility for driving progress in marine license decision making becoming more led by the WNMP (plan-led). Work with NRW to ensure marine plan policy compliance in marine license decisions by understanding and analysing the process and decisions. Design and deliver training on plan-led decision making to NRW marine licensing team and advisory and wider decision makers Provide feedback from insight into plan led decision making and associated challenges of the marine licensing process into new planning policy design Lead input to a plan-led decision-making group within NRW Work with NRW Marine Licensing to ensure the application of the marine plan in decision making is proportionate and that good practice is shared and promoted. ###

Qualifications

Do you have a relevant qualification in marine science or marine policy?###

Behaviours

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


Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

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Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Welsh Government, like all other Government Departments use Success Profiles when we recruit. For each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job. It raises performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.


The selection process and stages are:

Number of Stages:

2 stage process

Stage 1 Application Form


Stage 2 Interview

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.###

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements
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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Marine Planning & Licensing Email : marineplanning@gov.wales
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Recruitment team

Email : SharedServiceHelpdesk@gov.wales ###

Further information

https://cais.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/appcentre-1/brand-7/xf-2ec7a464286c/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/3/opp/2498-Marine-Licensing-Continuous-Improvement-Officer/en-GB