Team: Nature Conservation and Policy Advice
Ref No: 202439
Grade: H (HEO)
Type of appointment: Fixed-term – 1 year
Location: Peterborough or Aberdeen
Salary: £30,573
The closing date for this post is 23:55 on Sunday, 13 October 2024
Post background
The Nature Conservation and Policy Advice (NCPA) Team in JNCC plays a key role in nature conservation in the UK, working with partners in the country nature conservation bodies (CNCBs), the UK and devolved governments and the wider nature conservation community. We maintain an overview of UK nature conservation policy and legislation; facilitate, convene and, where required, co-ordinate joint UK working on key topics; and work with UK countries on areas of priority where JNCC contributes complementary capabilities of evidence and advice, for example our work in land use. Within JNCC, the NCPA Team works collaboratively across the organisation delivering shared solutions, and in developing evidence-based approaches to addressing environmental threats and opportunities.
JNCC and Defra jointly produce and publish the UK Biodiversity Indicators. This is an accredited official statistics compendium, which shows the UK’s progress towards meeting biodiversity goals and targets, including those set out through the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
The UK Biodiversity Indicator suite is being adapted to align with the new headline indicators. This will involve the modification of some existing indicators as well as the development of new indicators. The UK’s headline indicators will be used in the UK’s National Reports to CBD.
The post-holder will work with a JNCC-led project team to develop the methods for the headline indicators for the UK and subsequently produce the indicators for publication at the end of 2025.
