▷ Urgent Search! Monitoring Analysis Team Leader

Monitoring Analysis Team Leader Team / Directorate:Evidence, Policy & Permitting / Monitoring Analysis Startingsalary: £52,268 rising to £57,726 per annum through annualincrements being paid each year (pro rata for part time applicants)Contract type: Permanent Work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week(Part time, annualised hours, compressed hours or term time workingconsidered - discussions at interview stage welcome) Post number:201279 The role As the leader of the Monitoring Analysis Team, youwill play a pivotal role in driving innovation and excellence inenvironmental data analysis within Natural Resources Wales (NRW).Guided by our core values, you will spearhead the delivery ofstrategic programmes focused on complex and advanced data analysis,synthesis, and optimisation of monitoring networks. Your work willensure the highest quality analytical outputs, contributing tonational reports and key environmental indicators. In this role,you will lead the development of cutting-edge approaches to datacapture and analysis, including advancing NRW s expertise in remotesensing. Collaborating closely with government officials andnational stakeholders across Wales and the UK, you will championthe effective use of NRW s environmental data to support informeddecision-making. You will also oversee the management and qualityassurance of NRW s water chemistry, water ecology, and fisheriesdata, as well as the systems where this information is stored.Reporting to the Monitoring and Reporting Manager within theKnowledge and Evidence Department, you will line-manage a team ofeight skilled technical professionals, specialising in dataanalysis, management, and remote sensing. As an organisation wesupport flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRWoffice to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will beagreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings ortraining will be planned in advance. To make an informal enquiryabout this role, please contract Alun Attwood atalun.attwood(at)cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk Interviews will beconducted via Microsoft Teams. Successful external applicants willbe subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check(DBS) check. We aim to make offers of appointment within 4 to 8weeks of the closing date. What you will do Lead and manage a teamof technical specialists undertaking complex programmes of advanceddata and evidence analysis to inform NRW s monitoring strategy andprogrammes, and to provide quality-assured outputs for inclusion innational environmental reports and indicators. Be responsible fordelivery of the team s workplan, maintaining and monitoringperformance against agreed goals and targets. Recruit, manage,coach and motivate staff, maintaining an effective andappropriately skilled, and high performing, team. Commission, lead,and project manage complex programmes of data analysis, evidencesynthesis, and interpretation, working with colleagues across theorganisation, and across a broad range of environmental themes.Oversee the provision of NRW s end to end expert remote sensingservice, with a focus on the application and analysis of satelliteimagery. Interact with and influence a range of government, agencyand partner bodies working on analytical projects relating tomonitoring and environmental reporting at Wales, UK and Europeanlevels, often taking a lead role. Be a specialist lead for dataanalysis and evidence synthesis, providing expert advice andguidance to staff across the business. Lead the development of newand innovative monitoring and analytical methods to drive forwardefficiency and improvements to NRW s monitoring and environmentalreporting. Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilitiesappropriate to the post Be committed to Natural Resources WalesEqual Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with anunderstanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of thepost Be committed to your own development and that of your staffthrough the effective use of your personal development plan (knownas Sgwrs). Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate withthe grade of this role. Your qualifications, experience, knowledgeand skills In your application and interview you will be asked todemonstrate the following skills and experience using the STARmethod . 1. You will have previous experience of leading andmanaging teams and complex technical projects. 2. You will havesubstantial and in-depth technical knowledge and experience in thefields of data analysis, evidence synthesis, and data management,including a sound understanding of statistical methods and use ofstatistical applications. 3. You will have previous experience ofworking at national and UK levels managing a portfolio of workprogrammes related to monitoring and analysis. 4. You will be aconfident and skilled communicator with good inter-personal skills.5. You will have well-developed analytical and problem-solvingskills, with the ability to extract key information and presentthis in a clear and concise manner to a range of audiences. Welshlanguage level requirements Essential: A1 - Entry level (able touse and understand simple, basic phrases and greetings, noconversational Welsh) Please note if you do not meet the A1requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and abilityto pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety oflearning options and staff support to help you meet these minimalrequirements during the course of your employment with us. BenefitsThis role will offer a range of benefits, including: Civil ServicePension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% 28 daysannual leave, rising to 33 days generous leave entitlements for allyour life needs commitment to professional development health andwellbeing benefits and support weekly wellbeing hour to use as youchoose See full details for all the employee benefits you willreceive. Please keep reading If you think you have what it takes todo this role, but don t necessarily meet every single point on thejob description, please still get in touch and we will be happy todiscuss the role with you in more detail. We re passionate aboutcreating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applicationsfrom under-represented communities. We embrace equality ofopportunity irrespective of disability, neurodivergence, ethnicorigin, colour, nationality, gender expression and gender identity,marital status, sexual orientation, culture, or religion We put theprinciples of human rights, equality, fairness, dignity and respectat the heart of our values. We are committed to equalopportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates withdisabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We want toattract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we makesure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the fullpay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start atthe first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paideach year. We want our staff to grow professionally and personally.From leadership development to access to further and highereducation courses, our staff have opportunities to expand theirknowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field andcontinue to learn as their career progresses. We are a Bilingualorganisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards .Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW and weencourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welshlanguage skills. TO APPLY PLEASE CLICK THE "APPLY NOW" BUTTON ANDYOU WILL BE REDIRECTED TO BEGIN THE APPLICATIONPROCES