Specialist Advisor Environmental Reporting

The role involves leading the delivery of national and international reports that drive the sustainable management of Wales' natural resources. You will work across diverse environmental topics such as nature conservation, water, industry, and waste, ensuring our reporting is accurate, timely, and impactful. Responsibilities include managing complex projects, analysing data, and collaborating with government and partners to shape how Wales monitors and reports on its environment.

As a specialist lead, you will influence decisions, mentor colleagues, and develop innovative approaches to improve reporting efficiency. You will oversee budgets, guide governance groups, and provide expert advice across Natural Resources Wales. Candidates should have experience designing, developing, and implementing reporting and analytical tools, ideally using Power BI, FME, and R, and be confident in turning complex environmental datasets into meaningful insights and decision-support products.

We are looking for candidates with knowledge of the Water Framework Directive and wider environmental reporting and regulatory requirements, who can apply this understanding to deliver robust environmental evidence, performance reporting, and statutory outputs. This is a flexible, high-impact role with opportunities to lead, innovate, and help shape the future of environmental reporting in Wales.

About us: Natural Resources Wales is delivering a vital programme of environmental reporting that meets national and international obligations and drives sustainable management of our natural resources. This work informs policy and action across key themes including nature conservation, water, industry, and waste.

What you will do:

• Analyse, manipulate, interpret, and report complex environmental data from a range of sources to deliver NRW's statutory and agreed non-statutory national and international reporting obligations.
• Lead and project manage complex reporting tasks across a broad range of environmental themes.
• Act as a specialist lead for reporting, providing expert advice and guidance to staff.
• Lead on the development of new and innovative approaches to improve the reporting service.
• Interact with and influence a range of government, agency, and partner bodies on strategic environmental reporting projects.
• Participate in and chair groups established for effective governance of environmental reporting within NRW.
• Mentor colleagues in your team.
• Undertake health and safety duties appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy.
• Commit to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan.
• Perform any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge, and skills:

• Educated to degree level in a technical or environmental discipline, or able to prove relevant experience.
• Substantial experience in data management, analysis, and manipulation using software such as ArcGIS, Excel, R, and FME.
• Experience in managing technical projects.
• Experience of working at the national level on environmental management and reporting projects.
• Good interpersonal skills and confidence in communicating complex data effectively.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills.

Welsh Language level requirements: Essential: Level A1 - Entry level Welsh language levels. NRW offers learning options and support to help meet these minimal requirements during employment.

Additional Information: Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS). Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date. Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Benefits: This role offers a range of benefits, including a Civil Service Pension Scheme, 28 days annual leave rising to 33 days, commitment to professional development, health and wellbeing benefits, and a weekly wellbeing hour.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented staff, ensuring competitive pay scales. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions, and appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale with annual increments.

We are a bilingual organisation complying with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset, and we encourage staff to learn and develop their Welsh language skills.