Marine Officer - ( Ref : 6878 )

This position can be based at Brixham , Harwich , Hayle , Lowestoft or Preston

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. We are a team of around 500 people and combine our Newcastle upon Tyne and London operations with a local presence around the English coastline in Brixham, Harwich, Hastings, Lowestoft, North Shields, Hayle, Plymouth, Poole, Preston, Scarborough, Shoreham, Whitehaven

Job description

Day to Day

• Conducting physical and desk-based inspections and monitoring of marine activity. This includes front-line inspections of fishing vessel landings, premises, transport, marine installations, and other relevant activities along with travel to coastal locations
• Using MMO systems to record inspections, intelligence, consultation responses etc.
• Achievement of personal targets and KPIs
• Ensure that the MMO values and code of conduct are embedded in daily activity
• Complying with all MMO policies and procedures
• Develop customer and stakeholder relationships
• Maximize opportunities to continually improve performance within the role
• Support corporate initiatives as required
• Positively promote the MMO “brand” outside of the organisation
• Any other reasonable duty as defined by the organisation

Stakeholder Management

Working alongside other regulatory partners including Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs), Environment Agency, Natural England, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

• Managing a working relationship with stakeholders within marine sectors including:
• Fishers
• Sellers of fish
• Transporters
• Marine developers (windfarm operators, marine construction etc)

Working with other MMO teams including Future Fisheries, Marine Conservation, Fishing Data and Services, Grants, Communications, Marine Licensing, Health and Safety and Human Resources, Operations Training Team, Compliance, Risk and Intelligence, and Investigations.

Accountabilities and responsibilities

As a member of a proactive, supportive team, you will;

• Provide support to the fishing and seafood industry through advice and regulatory assurance.
• Conduct enforcement patrols, carrying out inspections of vessels, fish markets and premises that buy/sell fisheries products
• Perform desk-based monitoring and compliance checks
• Gather and submit intelligence
• Identify fisheries offences, investigate and take appropriate enforcement action
• Carry out Marine licence and grant inspection work in support of other MMO teams
• Maintain personal protective equipment
• Represent the MMO at various Stakeholder meetings
• Be available and willing to work outside of normal working hours and at weekends
• Complete the required training to become a warranted marine officer and subsequent mandatory training and personal development.
• You will have the option of becoming a sea going officer and carry out fisheries inspections at sea from one of the MMO dedicated patrol vessels (optional).

(This role does not require management of other people)

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Please refer to Job Description

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