Brixham Job Summary This position is based at New Fish Quay Job Description The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Driven by government’s aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMO’s purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development. We are the independent regulator for England’s seas, professionally delivering service-focussed outcomes for our customers. We are a team of around 500 people and combine our Newcastle upon Tyne and London operations with a local presence around the English coastline in Brixham, Beverley, Harwich, Hastings, Lowestoft, North Shields, Hayle, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Scarborough, Shoreham, Whitehaven. We also have colleagues based in Defra offices, including Bristol, Cambridge and York where we share office space. More information about our work is on the GOV.UK website and you can read the MMO’s Story here. Job Description The Marine Officer’s remit is to protect the seas by enabling compliant maritime sectors and undertaking effective and proportionate enforcement activities. The purpose of this role is to ensure compliance with the sea fisheries legislation, the Marine and Coastal Access Act and other marine environmental legislation. 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 in port, and possibly at sea. Inspections of fishing industry premises, including fish markets and fish merchants 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. Undertaking mandatory training to work towards accreditation to become a warranted Marine Enforcement Officer. This role is not a conventional 9 to 5 one so occasional unsocial and out of hours works should be expected. 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 anlegislation. 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 in port, and possibly at sea Inspections of fishing industry premises, including fish markets and fish merchants 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 enforcement activity is predominantly carried out by staff that are locateo-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 id 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 in port, and possibly at sea Inspections of fishing industry premises, including fish markets and fish merchants 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 entified. 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 in port, and possibly at sea Inspections of fishing industry premises, including fish markets and fish merchants 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 The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Driven by government’s aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, MMO’s purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities and development. We are the independent regulator for England’s seas, professionally delivering service-focussed outcomes for our customers. We are a team of around 500 people and combine our Newcastle upon Tyne and London operations with a local presence around the English coastline in Brixham, Beverley, Harwich, Hastings, Lowestoft, North Shields, Hayle, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Preston, Scarborough, Shoreham, Whitehaven. We also have colleagues based in Defra offices, including Bristol, Cambridge and York where we share office space. More information about our work is on the GOV.UK website and you can read the MMO’s Story here. 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 in port, and possibly at sea Inspections of fishing industry premises, including fish markets and fish merchants 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 Person specification Please Refer To Job Description Licences Driving licence Alongside your salary of £28,864, Marine Management Organisation contributes £8,361 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. 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To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window). Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job Contact : Name : Neil Smith Email : neil.smithMarinemanagement.org.uk Telephone : 07557256650 Recruitment team Email : defra-recruitment-enquiriesresourcing.soprasteria.co.uk Further information https://networkrecruitment.tal.net/vx/appcentre-5/brand-10/spa-1/candidate/so/pm/1/pl/6/opp/6082-6082-Marine-Officer-EO-South-Team/en-GB