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Welcome Background Vacancy Process Timeline T’s & C’s 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 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 Candidate Information Pack

Welcome Background Vacancy Process Timeline T’s & C’s The Strategic Development and Planning Team The MMO is at a critical phase as it adapts to significant changes in our corporate responsibilities. These changes are driven by our emerging long term regulatory strategy, our participation in the wider marine Defra group, the increasing public awareness of marine environment issues and EU Exit. The Strategic Development and Planning team has a pivotal role in navigating the MMO through this extended period of change and uncertainty. It provides strong leadership to focus the efforts of all MMO teams and staff on the delivery of strategic objectives and statutory obligations. It is a small team responsible for three distinct areas of work: Strategy Development Work with the MMO Board & Executive team, Defra colleagues, staff and external stakeholders to set the long-term vision and strategic direction for the MMO as a marine regulator. Long term strategic planning, portfolio management and change delivery Work with the Board, Executive team, wider leadership team and all relevant marine stakeholders to establish a long term strategic plan for the MMO, oversee an investment portfolio to deliver the strategic plan and successfully imbed significant organisational change into business-as-usual operations. Business planning, performance management and risk management Work with the Executive team, and lead the wider MMO leadership team, to develop the MMO’s annual business plan and contribute to the Defra Single Departmental Plan. Oversee the MMO’s corporate performance management function; producing all relevant management information and for Board, Executive and Defra governance groups. Lead the MMO risk management function working with the Executive team and wider leadership team to effectively manage corporate and operational risks. Candidate Information Pack

Welcome Background Job Title: Head of Portfolio Office Vacancy About the Job Find the role profile here: Grade: 7 Location: Newcastle Salary: £ 45, 200 – £ 55, 277 pa Candidate Information Pack Process Timeline T’s & C’s

Welcome Background Vacancy Process Timeline T’s & C’s How to Apply All of our jobs are advertised on the Civil Service Jobs website. You must download and complete a copy of the MMO CV Template as part of your application. This should then be attached to your application. Please note: - Your application will not be sifted if you do not use the standard MMO CV Template. Once the vacancy has closed, you will be emailed a unique link to enable you to complete the Civil Service Judgement Test. You will have 5 days to complete the test. Sift and Interviews Applications will be sifted using your Civil Service Judgement Test Score, and your CV to establish whether you meet the essential criteria. Please note: - Feedback will not be given at sift stage. Further Information If you have any questions about applying for this role please contact: james. roff@marinemanagement. org. uk Candidate Information Pack

Welcome Background Vacancy Process Timeline T’s & C’s Indicative Timeline Please note these dates are only indicative at this stage and could be subject to change. If you are unable to meet these timeframes, please let us know by contacting; CONTACT NAME Tel (0208) 02 258 468 Email james. roff@marinemanagement. org. uk August 2019 Anticipated start date 20 June Outcome 11 – 13 June Interviews 17 – 24 May Sift period* 16 May Closing date May 2019 August 2019 Interviews will take place at Marine Management Organisation, Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE 4 7 YH * The sift will include an online situational judgement test as an initial sift, links to the test will be sent via email. Candidate Information Pack

Welcome Background Vacancy Process Timeline Appointment Term: Permanent Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Working Arrangements: Full time, Part time, flexible working arrangements. T’s & C’s 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. Salary Range: £ 45, 200 – £ 55, 277 New entrants to the Civil Service will start on the salary band minimum. Existing Civil Servants applying on level transfer will transfer in on their current salary providing it is within the salary range. If you are on a lower salary then you will transfer in on the salary range minimum. Existing Civil Servants applying on promotion will transfer in on the salary range minimum. There is no pay progression within the bands. Pension: Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package where: • The employer makes a significant contribution to the cost of your pension. • Your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken. This means, if you pay tax, your take-home pay will not be reduced by the full amount of your contribution; and • Your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. For more information, visit www. civilservicepensionscheme. org. uk. Candidate Information Pack

Welcome Background Eligibility: Vacancy Process Timeline T’s & C’s This post is advertised to suitably qualified people in the external market, and to existing Civil Servants and those in accredited Non Departmental Public Bodies. All jobs listed in our current vacancies are open to: Nationality: • EC nationals • members of the Commonwealth, European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non-EEA family members • Candidates from the Commonwealth must be free from any restrictions to reside and take up employment in the UK. As part of our selection process, successful candidates will be asked to provide, in confidence, evidence of entitlement to work in the UK and to provide references for your character and health. We will usually ask for documentary evidence of your nationality and other personal details to enable us to start taking up references, health and security clearance checks. We will tell you what you need to bring with you if you are invited to attend an assessment centre. Reserved for UK Nationals: Certain posts, notably those concerned with security and intelligence, might be reserved for British citizens, but this will not normally prevent access to a wide range of developmental opportunities within the Civil Service. This is not a reserved post. Candidate Information Pack

Welcome Background Security Clearance: Vacancy Process Timeline T’s & C’s Pre-employment checks will be undertaken in accordance with the HM Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). The BPSS comprises verification of four main elements: • • Identity employment history for the last three years nationality and immigration status, including the right to work criminal records check for unspent convictions also known as a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. In some circumstances enhanced checks may also be required however candidates will be advised if this is the case. Additionally, successful candidates are required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (six months or more in the past three years) of time spent abroad. The DBS checks are designed to provide clarity on any unspent convictions and therefore the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) apply. Conflicts of interest: Candidate Information Pack Candidates must note the requirement to declare any interests they may have that might cause questions to be raised about their approach to the business of the Department. They are required to declare any relevant business interests, shareholdings, positions of authority, retainers, consultancy arrangements or other connections with commercial, public or voluntary bodies, both for themselves and for their spouses/partners. The successful candidate will be required to give up any conflicting interests and his/her other business and financial interests may be published.

Welcome Background Equality and Diversity: Vacancy Process Timeline T’s & C’s The Marine Management Organisation is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We value and welcome diversity. We aim to develop all our staff to enable them to make a full contribution to meeting the Department's objectives, and to fulfil their own potential on merit. We will not tolerate harassment or other unfair discrimination on grounds of sex, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, age, religion or sexual orientation. We will promote and support the use of a range of flexible working patterns to enable staff to balance home and work responsibilities; and we will treat people fairly irrespective of their working arrangements. Under the terms of the Equality Act 2010, we are legally required to consider making reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged in the recruitment and selection process. We are therefore committed to meeting, wherever possible, any needs you specify in your application. We will also consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Act to enable any applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post. We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for people with disabilities (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who meet the minimum criteria for appointment. Civil Service Code: Candidate Information Pack All civil servants are subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Code that details the Civil Service values, standards of behaviour and rights and responsibilities. For further information, visit GOV. UK.