Marine Support Officer

Do you have a background in marine science and/or data management?

Are you interested in developing a career in marine conservation?

JNCC advises Government on UK and international nature conservation and is seeking an enthusiastic individual to take on the role of Marine Support Officer within the Marine Ecosystem Assessment and Advice Team in Peterborough. 

Marine Support Officers provide scientific administration and technical support to enable JNCC to provide marine conservation advice. Within the Marine Ecosystem Assessment and Advice team the Marine Support officer would work on supporting the team on a wide range of tasks to deliver assessments of the state of marine biodiversity and ecosystems to meet national and EU Directives.

The position advertised would require someone with a background in marine ecology with

data management and GIS skills to support the storage and analysis of biological, physical and human activities data. The ideal candidate would be experienced at using software such as Access, Excel and R to manage and manipulate large data sets. Skills in managing spatial data using software such as R, ArcGIS or QGIS would also be valuable.

For more information about the competencies visit our website http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/jobs where you can download the details and the relevant application form and find out more about our work. If you have further questions, contact us via recruitment@jncc.gov.uk.

The closing date is 09:00 on Monday 3^th April 2017.

Interviews for the post are likely to be held during the week commencing 17^th April 2017 and will be conducted in Peterborough.

If you are applying for both O grade posts please indicate your order of preference.