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Location

Lowestoft, Suffolk | United Kingdom

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Job description

Reports to:  Marine Planner (HEO)
Department or team:  Marine Planning
Ref No: 5753
Grade/band:  EO – £27,489 – £29,328
Location:  Lowestoft (preferred), Norwich or Kings Lynn

Purpose of this job

This is a really exciting time to join the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) as we become an independent coastal state, embedding new repatriated functions and services with an increased focus on the protection and enhancing of the marine environment. The MMO licenses, regulates and plans marine activities in the seas around England so that they are carried out in a sustainable way.

In April 2014 the Secretary of State adopted the first ever marine plans for the East Inshore and Offshore marine plan areas. Marine plans for the South Inshore and Offshore marine plan areas followed in 2018. In June 2021 the Government adopted and published the North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans. The decision has been taken to replace the East Marine Plan, with work already underway.

Marine plans guide developers, planning authorities and other decision-makers so that their activities happen in a sustainable and coordinated way. Reporting to the Higher Executive Officer (HEO), the post holder will contribute to the production, implementation and monitoring of marine plans for England. As one of two marine planners for the east marine plan area, the incumbent will be at the heart of policy development, engaging with local and national stakeholders and working closely with other internal teams and external organisations to develop a new East Marine Plan. They will deliver marine planning tasks as directed by the Marine Planner HEO, working across marine planning functions.

Work will be directed by the marine planning team and the Marine Planner (East) post will be based in the MMO’s Lowestoft office with flexible working arrangements. Other suitable locations may be considered. All roles will be expected to travel to attend meetings on a regular basis, under normal circumstances. A driving licence is highly desirable for this role.

Merit List

A merit list will be created following the interview process for candidates that passed the interview but were not selected for the advertised roles. This merit list will be kept for 1 year and may be used to fill future vacant positions within the Marine Planning team in MMO offices around England.

The candidate pack for full job details can be found here .

Main accountabilities and activities

• Lead engagement with internal and external stakeholders in the east marine plan area during the development of a new East Marine Plan
• Input to the development of processes that enable plan production, implementation, monitoring, review and reporting
• Contribute to the production of marine plans including issues identification, development of policies and options for their delivery
• Work with others to assess lessons learned from marine planning, and other initiatives and plans, to inform development of marine plans and associated assessment processes
• Act as marine planning lead for a topic or sector within a relevant theme group
• Provide input to evidence reports and other documents supporting marine plans
• Contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of marine plans
• Contribute to the wider work of the marine planning team

Evidence and analysis

• Work with team members on developing the marine planning evidence base
• Work with team members on data supply to support marine plan decision-making
• Provide input to planning analysis and outputs, such as evidence reports, marine plans and supporting documents
• Maintain and strengthen stakeholder contacts and build on these relationships
• Work with team members on stakeholder engagement (events, meetings, workshops, providing feedback)
• Work with team members on stakeholder communications and updates to marine planning pages of the MMO website
• Design, attend and facilitate meetings with stakeholders; write and disseminate meeting notes; identify and complete agreed actions
• Integrate the work of the marine planning team into the work and processes of other internal MMO teams
• Develop, manage and deliver projects in support of awareness and implementation of marine plans
• Advise and comment on statutory consultations and on the plans of external organisations that have marine planning relevance
• Contribute to the information management and audit trail capability of the team
• Be the point of contact in the marine plan area for marine planning matters
• Prepare engagement plans for engaging marine planning stakeholders in the marine plan area

Day to Day

• Achievement of personal targets and KPI’s
• Ensure that the MMO values and code of conduct are embedded in your daily activity and you provide feedback to others
• Comply with all MMO policies and procedures at all times
• Develop customer and stakeholder relationships to enable mutually satisfactory results
• Maximize opportunities to continually learn about your role and yourself
• Support corporate initiatives as required
• Positively promote the MMO Story and MMO “brand” outside of the organisation

Stakeholder management, communication and working relationships

Internal and external stakeholders

• Internal: Marine Planning Team, Strategic Renewables Unit, Global Team, Licensing, Evidence & Evaluation, Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI), Fisheries Management, Marine Conservation Team.
• Other Government Departments: Defra, Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies, Environment Agency, Cefas, The Crown Estate, Planning Inspectorate, Visit England, Local planning authorities, Heritage England, Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, SeaFish
• External: Consultants, developers and industry (representatives and their trade bodies), academia/research bodies, coastal partnerships, local authorities, Non-Government Organisations, recreational groups and marine planners neighbouring states.

Person Specification:

Knowledge, skills and experience :

• Ability to meet the core competencies in the competency profile at this level
• Ability to engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to adapt to different audiences
• Ability to interpret legislation/regulations and apply them to a range of practical situations/solutions
• Capacity to work through complex processes and resolve issues to a satisfactory conclusion
• Excellent team player who recognises the importance of working relationships both internally and externally, who can work in collaboration to develop and maintain effective relationships
• Ability to plan, prioritise and control workload to delivering results to agreed timescales
• Good knowledge of stakeholders, issues and opportunities in the east marine plan area
• Knowledge of marine industries and appreciation of marine issues
• Experience of assessing the potential impacts of marine development
• Previous experience of working in a role with a marine or policy background
• Experience of dealing with data covering a range of different sectors
• Good technical and IT abilities
• A current driving licence is highly desirable due to travel requirements

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree Level in a relevant subject (eg marine, environmental, oceanography, planning) and/or has equivalent relevant experience (eg offshore wind, regulation, administration, evidence and analysis)
• Additional relevant qualifications or membership of a relevant professional body

Applicants invited to interview should expect to answer a mix of biographical questions and questions which will focus on the following competencies, details of which can be found in the civil service competency framework (all Level 2, EO or equiv.):

• Collaborating and Partnering (lead competency)
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Leading and Communicating
• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Delivering Value for Money

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