About the job

Job summary

This is a Nationally based role

Job description

The team

Natural England’s Complex Case Unit (CCU) Specialist Licensing team are responsible for the review and implementation of licensing of badger vaccination and population control for the purposes of preventing the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). The GIS and Data Lead Adviser leads on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and data analysis work, developing systems and delivering information for licensing and operations.

The role will require national travel to locations to attend team meetings and training. This will sometimes require overnight stays.

Flexible working patterns will generally be accommodated but please note that the suggested minimum working hours are 30 hours a week due to the nature of the role and workload.

The post will also require additional security screening. The vetting process will seek to understand your loyalty, honesty and reliability, and identifying any vulnerabilities that could lead you to being bribed or blackmailed.

Job description 

• Perform GIS tasks using ESRI’s ArcGIS and Python
• Design and implement automated data and mapping processes to improve internal ways of working and customer experience
• Collate and analyse raw data on operations delivery performance, risk and create ministerial reports
• Provide support and work closely with the Senior Adviser in systems and management information
• Standardise and document processes for key tasks, produce guidance and training materials
• Mentor and train team members on GIS work and data interpretation
• Collaborate with stakeholders and relevant team members
• Maintain data quality and implement Natural England data standards into the teams GIS and data work. Ensure data storage is in line Natural England policy
• Raise team profile and engage with wider Natural England

Competencies

Competence 1 

Professional competency

Detail 

Technical Skills and knowledge

Description 

Essential

• A degree involving ArcGIS/Geography/Statistics/Data Analysis/ at level 2:2 or higher, or evidence of equivalent relevant experience
  
• Knowledge and experience of data management, collation and analysis
  
• Knowledge of scripting language such as Python or R
  
• Excellent written, IT and communication skills and workload management
  

Be efficient in creating, presenting and communicating data and evidence in ways that meet the audience’s needs

Desirable

• Experience of applying legislation and/or policy to your work
  
• Experience of working with key stakeholders, NGOs and other key partners

Competence 2 

Professional competency

Detail 

Personal Effectiveness

Description 

• Be ambitious, identify and adopt ways to make improvements in your team and Natural England and inspire others to act (practitioner)
  
• Make and explain objective decisions which combine your professional judgement and evidence (practitioner)

Competence 3 

Professional competency

Detail 

Putting People at the Heart of the Environment

Description 

• Listen to and understand our diverse partners and customers so that you achieve the best outcomes for them and Natural England (practitioner)
  
• Build relationships and effective networks both externally and internally to bring in fresh perspectives, approaches and evidence to raise the profile of both your individual specialist work and that of Natural England (practitioner)

Competence 4 

Professional competency

Detail 

Work Delivery

Description 

• Manage and deliver your work to meet agreed targets and deadlines (practitioner)
  
• Handle data responsibly, understand your role in good governance, and comply with delegations, policies and procedures (practitioner)

 

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £29,318, Natural England contributes £7,945 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Please refer to Job Description

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.