Coastal Management Specialist

Coastal Management Specialist

Closing Date: 18 May 2025

Salary: Grade 6, £41,132 - £44,988

Location: Flexible

Team / Directorate: Marine & Coastal Policy & Planning Team / Evidence, Policy and Permitting

Starting salary: £41,132 rising to £44,988 per annum through annual increments being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)

Contract type: Fixed Term appointment until 31/03/2026 with possibility of extension

Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week (Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time working considered - discussions at interview stage welcome)

Interview date: To be confirmed

Post number: 203885

The role

Are you passionate about the marine environment and experienced in spatial environmental data analysis? Join Natural Resources Wales s Marine & Coastal Policy and Planning Team and help improve the resilience of marine protected areas across Wales.

You will lead on spatial assessment and marine mapping to understand and address the effects of coastal squeeze - the loss of vital coastal habitats due to sea-level rise and coastal development. Your work will shape actions that increase biodiversity, improving the condition of marine protected sites and enhancing the resilience and connectivity of our habitats and species.

The role will primarily involve spatial analysis, project management and supporting non-expert users in understanding spatial data. Initial focus will include:

• Further analysis of spatial data from the recent project Investigating the scale of deterioration of marine protected area features due to coastal squeeze to refine outputs and communicate key messages.
• Assessing workshop outcomes with stakeholders to shape future actions needed to address the impacts of coastal squeeze.
• Support team members by providing spatial analysis and data presentation to inform marine planning across Welsh seas, including strategic mapping of opportunities to enhance resilience and mapping of environmental considerations.

This role sits within the Marine Nature Networks Programme, a five-year initiative tackling the nature emergency in Wales. Initial funding is secured for one year, with potential for extension.

Come and join our friendly workforce, benefit from our flexible working conditions, and be part of the solution to the climate and nature emergencies our world is facing.

As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Helen Bloomfield at:

Helen.Bloomfield(AT)cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Successful external applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

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