Main accountabilities and activities

Main duties and accountabilities involved in achieving your stated job purpose
To work with the Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) team to assist in the implementation and management of the control activities required under the new IUU regulation.

Deal with enquiries and IUU alerts. Work with other UK competent authorities and stakeholder groups to prevent the import of IUU fish to the UK, whilst allowing flow of legal trade

Advice and Guidance

Working with data bases

Risk register and intelligence

Inspection, verification and investigation

Office Manager

Working with exporters

Key activities, tasks and measures involved in delivering this duty/accountability...
• Gain detailed knowledge of the IUU regulation and national and EU fisheries regulations.
• Assist in delivering the MMO’s monitoring, inspection and verification activities using risk based approaches, intelligence and data systems.
• Help develop a system to deal with IUU alerts, sightings and intelligence emanating from official and unofficial sources.
• Work with a wide variety of UK government departments (FCO, MOD DfID etc), EU and international organisations, 3rd country flag states and coastal states, international enforcement networks, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs)
• Help develop a MMO network of domestic contacts across government departments & agencies, devolved administrations, processing industry representatives & NGOsTraining
• Assist with the preparation and delivery of presentations & training courses for the MMO and other competent authorities in this new work area. Dealing with requests for advice and guidance from the trade.
• Learn to use the various MMO data systems that contribute to the Monitoring Control and Surveillance task. This includes the Fishery Activity Database, the Monitoring Control and Surveillance System, Vessel Satellite Monitoring systems and the data support functions of the Fishery Monitoring Centre.
• Build understanding of other data sources containing information on fish imports and traceability systems.
• Contribute to the building and operation of a collective national IUU risk register to inform interventions in import procedures collate intelligence relating to IUU fishing and be aware of non-IUU risks associated with the fish trade.
• After appropriate training assist with verification checks and inspections at boarder inspection points and importers premises. Working closely with Port Health, HM Revenue and Customs and other regulatory bodies and stakeholders. Assist with investigations into UK based IUU fish trade when infringements are detected.
• Assist with the running of the local office dealing with day to day accommodation matters, emergency procedures, stationary, recycling, bills, data returns etc.
• Administer the UK IUU catch certificate centre

Stakeholder management, communication and working relationships
Internal and external stakeholders
Central Government Departments, Agencies, delivery bodies and NDPBs, Defra Policy & Support Teams, MMO HQ colleagues, MFA Coastal Office teams & Inspectors , Police, Customs & Excise, Royal Navy, Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), Marine Scotland, Other Member States (OMS) fisheries enforcement authorities,3rd Country fisheries authorities, FCO, RFMO’s Embassies, European Commission, Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA), Sea Fishery Committees, fishing industry representatives, fish processors, importers and import agencies.

Candidate profile
Essential criteria for this role:
Demonstrable experience of
• Experience of using computer databases
• Previous experience as an enforcement officer
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, in writing, over the phone and in groups.
• Ability to interpret legal rules/regulations and apply them to a range of practical situations/solutions.
• Must be able to work flexibly and outside normal working hours, in line with industry practices when the occasion demands.
• These duties will demand regular travel and the post holder should hold a valid UK driving licence.

Desirable criteria for this role
• Experience working at a UK import point, dealing with importers and import agents.
• Previous experience in international fisheries issues
• Operational maritime experience.
• Experience in successfully dealing with confrontation situations.
• Foreign language skills (French or Spanish)

Additional Requirements for this role
• Successful candidate will be required to become a Marine Enforcement Officer capable of undertaking the full range of enforcement duties.
• It will be an advantage if the candidate has recent first-hand experience in enforcement and investigative law or has been trained as a British Sea Fishery Officer.


Competency profile for this role:
Core competencies
• Leading & Influencing
• Making effective decisions
• Making things happen
• Collaboration
• Navigating change

Role specific competencies
• Thinking with vision
• Delivering value for money
• Developing high performance
• Delivering in partnership

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For More Information: http://www.mfa.gov.uk/recruitment/vacancies.htm

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