International Biodiversity Officer 2026069

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Join JNCC's International Implementation Team and help drive impactful conservation action across the UK Overseas Territories and beyond. We work together with governments and local partners to design and deliver practical, evidence-led solutions for nature, from coral reef conservation and capacity building to policy development and stakeholder engagement.

As an International Biodiversity Officer, you will lead collaboration across a diverse network of partners, support delivery of JNCC's international biodiversity portfolio, including supporting JNCC’s input into the Blue Belt Programme. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled biodiversity professional who thrives on partnership working, knowledge sharing and turning science into real-world conservation impact.

The UK Overseas Territories have long been acknowledged as being rich in biodiversity and geodiversity. Many of the UK’s inhabited Overseas Territories are small, remote islands. They provide a home to 220,000 people who are reliant on their natural environment, and the benefits that it provides, for their economic welfare and their security. Despite the remoteness of the islands, these natural environments are threatened, often because of development, but also from the natural disasters that the islands’ natural environments can help protect against. Climate change predictions are only set to further threaten biodiversity and the livelihoods of those that rely on it.

JNCC has been working with the UK’s Overseas Territories for over 25 years. We provide technical assistance to support their biodiversity, climate change and wider environmental management strategies. We also provide scientific advice to the UK Government, which provides support to the Overseas Territories to manage their environment and enhance economic security and disaster resilience through a variety of policy initiatives and funding programmes.

Post Duties:

• Support the delivery of international work on biodiversity, including contributing to the development and implementation of nature recovery projects and proposals to support land/sea-scape decision making, nature based solutions and climate change resilience.
• Support technical delivery of JNCC’s Blue Belt Programme delivery team including supporting project governance, delivery of reports, briefings and other outputs as required.
• Build strong networks and effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to enable knowledge transfer, capacity building and effective partnership working to deliver nature conservation outcomes.
• Support the identification of new strategic opportunities and contribute to the development and writing of bids.
• Support the wider work of the Team and JNCC as appropriate, including Overseas Territories liaison, contract management, project support and delivery of technical work, as required.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Please use the STARR method when appropriate:

• S — Situation: Set the scene and provide necessary background context
• T — Task: Explain your specific role, responsibility, or goal in that situation
• A — Action: Describe the exact, practical steps you took to solve the problem or handle the challenge
• R — Result: Share the outcome of your actions, using quantifiable metrics or data whenever possible.
• R / T — Reflection or Takeaway : Add what you learned, how it applies to your future work, or what you would do differently next time.

Candidates shortlisted for interview will be required to prepare a short presentation. The presentation topic will be provided when the interview invitation is issued.

There is to be second in person interviews for those succesful in the first.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.