Permitting Officer (Species)

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

To undertake the assessment of species licence applications to ensure the activities fall within the purposes allowed under the legislation and in respect of the Wildlife and Countryside Act and that the statutory tests are applied.

 Job Specific Responsibilities  

• Determine applications for species licences by carrying out appropriate checks and tests in accordance with legal requirement, policies and procedures.
• Support delivery of mentoring and coaching to aid technical development of other officers within the team, ensuring consistency and quality of service delivery.
• Represent the species permitting team on relevant internal working groups, stakeholder groups and training events.   
• Provide advice to internal and external customers.     
• Build up strong working relationships with ops and KSP teams.
• Identify opportunities for changes to process and guidance needed to deliver efficient and effective permitting service, and lead on co-ordinating the change as required.
• Ensure data is collated and managed to ensure effective reporting on a national and international basis.
• Assist in the monitoring of licences 

Job Specific Requirements 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to establish and maintain networks, and the ability to communicate clearly, confidently and persuasively, both orally and in writing.
• Excellent organisational and administration skills and the ability to meet targets and work to deadlines.
• Good problem solving and team working skills, including supervisory skills. The ability to use word processing, spreadsheets, databases, e-mail, NRW intranet and internet in a Windows environment.
• Knowledge of UK and European legislation relating to protected species and species ecology.
• Knowledge of the planning system 

Due consideration has been given to the Welsh language requirements for the post and the existing skills within the team. Taking this into consideration the Welsh language skills required for the post are at Level 1 (The ability to use basic Welsh conversational phrases (e.g. “bore da” – “good morning”) and to pronounce Welsh place names correctly).

  Personal Responsibilities 

• Agree a personal delivery plan and report to your line manager on progress no less than twice a year
• Exercise good judgement and be willing to be held to account for decisions, actions and choices made personally and by staff for whom you are responsible
• Act as a role model of organisational values:
• Show exemplary behaviours of honesty, integrity and ethics
• Challenge others when they fail to act as role models
• Combine confidence and resilience with humility and a willingness to learn      

 The post holder is responsible to: Permitting Team Leader (Species)

 Status  

This is a permanent, pensionable part-timeappointment. (21 to 25 hours)

 Salary 

Pro rata to a full-time salary of £21,748.00. This role will be subject to a forthcoming Job Evaluation exercise and this may result in a change to the salary.  

Applications and Closing Date 

For further details please contact:  Carys Roberts, Permitting Team Leaders (Species) on 03000 654857 or

carys.roberts@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

Closing Date:  12 June 2015

Please forward your expression of interest demonstrating your suitability for this role and your Equality monitoring form to: Recruitment Team, People Services, Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DW or e-mail recruitment@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk