Senior International Biodiversity Adviser - Implementation in Peterborough

As a Senior Biodiversity Adviser, you will provide expert advice supporting the UK Government and component subnational governments to develop and implement policies to achieve the ambitions agreed in international fora. To do this, support development of the UK's negotiating positions in intergovernmental fora, contribute to intergovernmental technical advisory bodies, assess the UK's progress in achieving its intergovernmental obligations, and contribute to wider nature-related Government evidence and research programmes.

In this role, you will be expected to become a national or even international leader in your specialism(s). JNCC will support you to reach your full potential, as we recognise that our work areas are niche and new postholders may lack the experience to immediately become a national or international leader when they start at JNCC. You will be required to have a good understanding of the importance of the relationship between scientific research, evidence and policy development.

You will work closely with officials in Defra, other UK government departments and the devolved governments, and with specialists from across JNCC and the Country Nature Conservation Bodies. This will support the development of advice and guidance on a variety of international issues and their implementation at the UK level. You will work with a wide range of specialists and stakeholders in this role. You will undertake policy-relevant analysis and develop practical advice in a fast-moving science-policy environment.

You will principally focus on leading JNCC's work to support implementation of the KMGBF in the four countries of the UK and the UKOTCDs. You may also be required to work across other MEAs to support team resilience and leverage opportunities for cross-MEA impact.

• Leading the development of scientific and technical advice to Defra, the Devolved Administrations, and the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies on issues relating to international biodiversity.
• Lead the work of a small team developing advice on the implementation of the KM-GBF in the UK, including the development of indicators and target-setting, compiling National Reports under CBD, and maintaining the UK Biodiversity Clearing House Mechanism.
• Representing JNCC and the United Kingdom in working groups and international partnerships to facilitate implementation.
• Regularly contribute to or lead small interdisciplinary project teams that draw upon staff from across JNCC, ensuring such teams effectively and efficiently deliver their objectives to the required deadlines and within budget.
• Leading the development of new projects.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders to enable delivery against UK objectives and meet wider UK policy commitments.
• Directly line-manage one or more H-Grade staff, ensuring they have the correct direction and resources to successfully undertake their work.
• Proactively develop line reports to support them in reaching their full potential.
• Proactively contribute to the effective and efficient functioning of the International Advice Team, the International Directorate, and wider JNCC.

Disability Confidence: JNCC is a Disability Confident employer and offers interview opportunities to all applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role.

About the Joint Nature Conservation Committee: The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) is the statutory adviser to the UK Government on nature conservation in the UK and internationally, working at the science-policy interface. The International Advice Team leads on providing advice to governments across the UK on a range of Multi-Lateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) to which the UK is party. These include the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES), the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), as well as to the subsidiary bodies of the MEAs and other affiliated science-policy platforms, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES).

Our experts regularly form part of UK delegations at international meetings and engage with other associated international-level fora. We also work closely with the governments of the four devolved countries, the UK Overseas Territories, and the UK Crown Dependencies to deliver advice on implementation of the wide range of MEAs we support. Our work at an international scale is constantly changing as international and domestic priorities develop and as reflected in the JNCC Strategy. The post holder will contribute to JNCC's efforts that enable the UK to meet its international obligations across a number of MEAs. They will primarily lead JNCC's work supporting the 4 Countries of the United Kingdom, the UK Overseas Territories, and the UK Crown Dependencies in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, international biodiversity reporting, and development of biodiversity indicators.