Marine Planning Officer (Marine Renewables)

Marine Planning Officer (Marine Renewables) 

Salary: up to £32,000 per annum  

Location: Homebased with occasional travel to London, and rest of UK or based at the main office in Newark Tues-Thurs  

Full time (35 hours per week)  

Permanent 

Closing date for applications: 9th March 2025  

First interview: 17th/18th March  

Second interview: 21st March 

About Our Client

Our client are a federation of 46 charities, supported by a central charity. Together they have over 940,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK. 

From precious peatlands and wildflower meadows to Britain’s lost rainforests, our client have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the UK. We’ve re-wiggled rivers, brought back beavers to the UK and helped thousands of communities take matters into their own hands to bring back nature on their doorsteps. Collectively they manage more than 2,600 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. They undertake research, they campaign for wildlife and wild places under threat, and they help people access nature. 

But they’re not standing still. The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world they all live in. They need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if they are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. They have an ambitious new strategy to address this, setting out their bold vision of nature in recovery with many more people taking action for wildlife. 

Are you a marine planner keen to make a change to ensure natures recovery is at the heart of the growth in marine renewables and the offshore wind sector? If you have experience in UK marine planning policy, with excellent advocacy and communication skills, and would like to work for one of the UK’s best-loved nature charities, then they have an exciting opportunity for you! 

Working within their small but highly impactful marine team, the Marine Planning Officer will work to influence the development of marine energy policy, particularly offshore wind and the marine spatial planning process to improve the quality of decisions taken at a project and strategic level to deliver our client belief that development in the marine environment should be right technology in the right place and not at the expense of the natural environment. 

You will work with the Marine Planning Manager to advocate for greater environmental sustainability of marine renewables and influence through all stages of the planning process, as well as take a lead on specific areas depending on your expertise. 

About you 

Our client is looking for an organised and resourceful individual who has proven experience of working on planning policy and strategy. You will have a commitment to wildlife conservation and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. 

Our client value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgmental and are inclusive. They particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities. 

Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level. 

RSWT take their safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read their commitment statement.  

As a Disability Confident employer, They are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible. 

RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment. 

Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. They may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. If you would usually use tools such as these to assist you in filling in a form, please contact them to discuss this further and understand other options.