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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
This is a really exciting time to join the MMO as we have become an independent coastal state, embedding new repatriated functions and services with an increased focus on the protection and enhancing of the marine environment.
Driven by government’s aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMO’s purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development.
We are the independent regulator for England’s seas, professionally delivering service-focussed outcomes for our customers.
We are a team of around 400 people and combine our Newcastle upon Tyne and London operations with a local presence around the English coastline in Brixham, Beverley, Harwich, Hastings, Lowestoft, North Shields, Hayle, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Scarborough, Shoreham, Whitehaven.
More information about our work is on the GOV.UK website.
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The Marine Officer’s remit is to protect the seas by enabling compliant maritime sectors and undertaking effective and proportionate enforcement activities. The purpose of this role is to ensure compliance with the sea fisheries legislation, the Marine and Coastal Access Act and other marine environmental legislation. The duties include working closely with marine stakeholders, carrying out inspections, collecting data and giving advice and guidance.
You will be required on occasions to work unsocial hours in line with industry requirements. The role may also involve occasional working away from home. You will be expected to qualify as a Marine Enforcement Officer after successfully completing the appropriate training. A commitment to continuous professional development is therefore essential to achieve this aim. You would need to be physically fit, able to move heavy weights and deal with challenging physical situations, including prolonged exposure to adverse weather conditions at times and dealing with physical exertion.
Essential
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Using initiative and working on your own.
- Ability to interpret rules/regulations and apply them to a range of practical situations/solutions.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and control workload and deliver results to agreed timescales.
- Good organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to spot mistakes
- These duties will demand regular travel throughout the MMO Marine Area and the post holder should hold a valid UK driving licence.
Desirable
- Enthusiasm for and knowledge of the marine environment.
- To be computer literate in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Experience as an enforcement officer.
- A good team worker.
- Individuals must be able to physically undertake their duties in a challenging environment.
Ideally, the person will have held a responsible position at sea with the Merchant Navy, Fishing Fleet or Royal Navy, or have acquired sound experience of the fishing industry ashore or have other relevant marine qualifications or experience.
Contact and additional information (Emma Stevens, [email protected])
Selection Process
All of our jobs are advertised on the Civil Service Jobs website.
The locations of the three vacancies are the Southwest (one based in Hayle and two in the Plymouth Office)
Please refer to the attached candidate pack for full job details.
Please complete a personal statement of no more than 500 words detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this role. Please also upload your CV to the site using the MMO CV Template and follow the instructions to remove personal details (including name, address, contact details and education establishments) so we can fairly assess applications that do not contain personal information.
Please note: YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE SIFTED IF YOU DO NOT USE THE STANDARD MMO CV TEMPLATE. THIS WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING WITHDRAWN.
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Candidates will have their application assessed against the essential criteria of the role. Please note:- Feedback will not be provided at sift stage.
Interviews
Interviews will be conducted virtually by a panel of three, including an independent member. During the interview you will be assessed on your knowledge, experience and may be required to complete a presentation. It is expected that the interview will last approximately 60 minutes.
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Should you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the vacancy manager, Emma Stevens or Andrew Venton
Emma Stevens +44 (0) 7900136313 [email protected]
Andrew Venton +44 (0) 7342 083419 [email protected]
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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 average employer contribution of 27%
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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