1. Principle Investigations & Enforcement Officer
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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
We license and regulate marine activities in the seas around England and Wales so that they're carried out in a sustainable way.
We’re responsible for:
Managing and monitoring fishing fleet sizes and quotas for catches.
Ensuring compliance with fisheries regulations, such as fishing vessel licences and quotas for fish and seafood.
Managing funding programmes for fisheries activities.
Planning and licensing for marine construction, deposits and dredging that may have an environmental, economic or social impact.
Making marine nature conservation byelaws.
Dealing with marine pollution emergencies, including oil spills.
Helping to prevent illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing worldwide.
Producing marine plans to include all marine activities, including those we don’t directly regulate.
More information about our work is on the GOV.UK website.
The Marine Management Organisation is committed to its staff and believes in investing in their wellbeing and learning and development.
We strive to be an Organisation that creates an environment in which staff are able to identify and share good practice, celebrate success and encourage positive attitudes towards diversity.
John Tuckett, CEO
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ABOUT THE WORK AREA
MMO enforcement activity is predominantly carried out by staff that are located in one of MMO’s 16 coastal offices. Our work seeks to ensure and promote compliance with the European Commission and national sea fisheries regulations, marine licensing and marine nature conservation legislation.
We co-ordinate programmes for monitoring, control and surveillance of sea fishing activity, marine licensable activity and marine conservation measures within the EEZ around the coast of England and for UK vessels outside those waters.
We primarily seek to educate and inform marine sectors to promote compliance with the various regulatory requirements. We also investigate and take appropriate enforcement action, including prosecution, when serious breaches of the regulations are identified.
Activities of Marine Enforcement Officers include;
Monitoring and assessment of fishing activity through receiving data systems
Undertaking risk assessment and intelligence gathering
Inspections of fishing vessels at sea and in port (this would include joining Royal Navy Fishery Protection Squadron at sea or co-operation with others (eg Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities)
Inspections of fishing industry premises, fish markets, etc
Inspections of marine licensable activities
Monitoring and inspection of activities which may affect marine protected areas (MPAs) or protected species
Undertaking investigations into incidents of non-compliant activities.
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Job Title:
Principle Marine Investigation & Enforcement Officer
Grade: SEO
Location: Newcastle
Vacancy Reference: 2316
Salary: £34,588 pa
About the Job
To take overall responsibility for the national process for investigations and enforcement for the MMO. Managing a team of 6 HEO Investigators ensuring all investigations are compliant with investigations guidelines, codes of practice and internal processes, by developing and implementing and maintaining internal guidance and investigation protocols. To review each case and ensure each case meets the evidential test and supports the public interest test whilst also meeting the requirements for Disclosure
To design and deliver training interventions to ensure the investigators practise within legislation and current best practise throughout the whole MMO. This role will take accountability for assigning risk levels to each case and must authorise medium and high risk DMR’s, along with deciding and delivering sanctions on all case files from NFA to Prosecution and overseeing the case in legal proceedings.
The postholder will also ensure the effective application of points for serious infringements and other administrative sanctions from remediation notice, to high value bonds are adhered to. The post holder will also be required to help progress high level confiscation investigations in line with Proceeds of Crime Act.
Find the role profile here:
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How to Apply
All of our jobs are advertised on the Civil Service Jobs website.
Applicant guidance notes and how to complete competency statements are also available.
Sift and Interviews
If an initial sift is required it will be carried out on the lead competence/online situational judgement test.
The interview will consist of a 10 minute presentation (topic to be confirmed in invite to interview) followed by
A 35 minute competency/technical based interview.
Questions will then be invited from the interview panel.
Further Information
If you have any questions about applying for this role please contact:
Sean Douglas
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Please note these dates are only indicative at this stage and could be subject to change.
Week commencing
Mid to End May 2019
Anticipated start date
Week commencing
15th April 2019
Outcome
12th & 18th April 2019
Interviews
3rd March 2019 – 25th march 2019
Sift period*
1st March 2019
Closing date
March 2019
May 2019
Interviews will take place in the North East
* The sift will include an online situational judgement test as an initial sift, links to the test will be sent via .
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1 x 12 month fixed term contract
Newcastle
Full time, Part time, flexible working arrangements.
With competitive maternity, paternity and parental leave we also recognise the importance of a good work-life balance and offer flexible working and a family friendly approach to work.
£34,588
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