Marine Planning Manager - ( Ref : 6062 )

LOCATION: THIS ROLE IS ELIGIBLE TO BE BASED IN THE NEWCASTLE, YORK, BRISTOL AND PRESTON OFFICE LOCATIONS.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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., This is an exciting time to join the MMO as we play our part, in line with our vision for ‘A prosperous future for our seas, coasts and communities’, in delivering the new government’s mission with a focus on growth, net zero, and protecting and enhancing of the marine environment. That includes the MMO’s Strategic Goal to ‘to manage a responsive and widely owned English marine planning framework.’
The Marine Planning Team (MPT) sits within the MMO’s Marine Development (Domestic and International) Directorate, alongside Strategic Renewables Unit, Marine Licensing Team, and the Global Team.
The MMO service that the MPT contribute to most directly is “Enabling sustainable marine development”.
+ The MPT’s core service is to prepare, implement, monitor, evaluate and report on England’s marine plans based on sound evidence and data, and effective engagement including working across government to influence the development of the approach taken to marine planning.
The role will provide management within the MPT, lead on areas of delivery linked to one or more of the team’s goals, be part of the Directorate Senior Leadership team, and contribute to relevant wider MMO activities.
The Marine Planning Team mission is ‘To ensure marine planning, which makes sure the right activities happen in the right place, at the right time, and in the right way, delivers the MMO’s Vision, Mission, & Strategy’. To achieve our mission, we will...
1. Make the most of published plans to fully realise their value and utility including through more informed and efficient decision-making, working with others in MMO to lead by example.
2. Keep marine plans relevant, revising and updating them in response to changing context, changes in terrestrial planning, and in line with the continued evolution of marine planning.
3. Apply the best available evidence to understand current and future needs, to monitor and evaluate the impact of marine planning, and to implement and revise marine plans.
4. Engage with stakeholders and partners to not only meet statutory requirements but ensure effective participation and collaboration in a transparent way throughout the marine planning process.
5. Broadcast our experience, outputs and activities to widen understanding and ownership of marine planning and improve recognition of the MMO’s contributions.
6. Be a hub of expertise, growing and maintaining our capability and helping to build a broader community of marine planning practice.
Please refer to the candidate pack for full details of the role.
FAILURE TO USE THE MMO CV TEMPLATE ATTACHED WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION NOT BEING SIFTED.
If you have any questions about applying for this role, please contact: paul.gilliland@marinemanagement.org.uk or if he is not available rachel.brown@marinemanagement.org.uk

Essential
• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject; and
• Significant relevant experience (at least 5 years).
Desirable
• More than 5 years relevant experience
• Strong understanding of environmental and marine issues, gained through direct experience in marine management or planning
• Additional relevant qualifications or membership of a relevant professional body, Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Alongside your salary of £53,865, Marine Management Organisation contributes £15,604 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
+ 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 employer contribution of 28.97%