Marine Advocacy Manager - Maternity Cover

The Marine Advocacy Manager is responsible for delivery of The Wildlife Trusts' Marine Protected Areas (MPA) advocacy programme within the North Sea, aiming to secure positive outcomes for marine wildlife through the identification of a suite of well managed Marine Protected Areas. The role involves being a major stakeholder at every stage of the Marine Conservation Zone Project, Natura 2000 project and other key North Sea policy areas which impact upon MPAs, such as planning and fisheries issues. The post holder will deliver advocacy work within and outside of the Wildlife Trusts focussing on the objectives of the Marine and Coastal Act (2009). This will raise the awareness of marine conservation such that Trust staff and volunteers deliver benefits for marine wildlife through their own work., Please submit an up-to-date CV and supporting statement. When writing your supporting statement, please refer to the person specification within the job description, and ensure you describe your relevant knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the role. Ideally, your CV and supporting statement should be in an editable format, such as Word, so we can anonymise your documents prior to the short-listing process. Please DO NOT include any personal details (name, address etc) on your supporting statement.

• A proven management and advocacy experience in marine wildlife conservation work.
• A proven track record of effective working with sea users, NGOs and statutory agencies.
• A good understanding of marine wildlife conservation issues.
• A good understanding of marine policy in particular the Marine Act, Marine Protected Area network, Marine Spatial Planning
and Fisheries.

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is one of the UK's fastest growing nature conservation organisations and seeks to appoint a Marine