Specialist Advisor Environmental Reporting

The role

Take the next step in your career now, scroll down to read the full role description and make your application. We are looking for someone passionate about making a difference. In this role, you will lead the delivery of national and international reports that drive the sustainable management of Wales' natural resources. You will work across diverse environmental topics nature conservation, water, industry, and waste ensuring our reporting is accurate, timely, and impactful. From managing complex projects and analysing data to collaborating with government and partners, you'll play a key role in shaping how Wales monitors and reports on the state of its environment. As a specialist lead, you will influence decisions, mentor colleagues, and develop innovative approaches to improve reporting efficiency. You'll oversee budgets, guide governance groups, and provide expert advice across Natural Resources Wales. You will have experience designing, developing and implementing reporting and analytical tools from scratch, ideally using Power BI, FME and R and be confident in turning complex environment datasets into meaningful insights and descision-support products. We are looking for candidates with knowledge of the Water Framework Directive and wider environmental reporting and regulatory requirements, who can apply this understanding to deliver robust environmental evidence, performance reporting and statutory outputs. This is a flexible, high-impact role with opportunities to lead, innovate, and help shape the future of environmental reporting in Wales. As an organisation we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed on appointment. Any regular face to face meetings or training will be planned in advance. To make an informal enquiry about this role, please contact Geri Mills at . Interviews will take place through Microsoft Teams. About us Natural Resources Wales is delivering a vital programme of environmental reporting that meets national and international obligations and drives sustainable management of our natural resources. This work informs policy and action across key themes nature conservation, water, industry, and waste. As part of our Environmental Reporting Team, you'll lead projects, manage data and evidence, and collaborate with technical specialists, government bodies, and partners across Wales and the UK. You'll help develop innovative approaches to improve how we report on the state of the environment making our work timely, accurate, and impactful. What you will do Analyse, manipulate, interpret and report complex environmental data from a range of sources to deliver NRW's statutory and agreed non-statutory national and international reporting obligations, ensuring they contribute to corporate objectives and the sustainable management of natural resources. Lead and project manage complex reporting tasks, working across the business and across a broad range of environmental themes including nature conservation, water, industry and waste. Act as a specialist lead for reporting, providing expert advice and guidance to staff across the business. Lead on the development of new and innovative approaches to drive forward efficiency and improvements to the reporting service. Interact with and influence a range of government, agency and partner bodies working on complex and strategic environmental reporting projects at Wales and UK levels. Participate in, and chair as appropriate, groups established to ensure the effective governance of environmental reporting within NRW. Mentor colleagues in your team. Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy , together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs). Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role. Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method. You will be a professional specialist educated to degree level in a technical or environmental discipline, or able to prove relevant experience. Substantial experience in the fields of data management, analysis and manipulation using appropriate software, including ArcGIS, Excel, R, and FME. Experience in managing technical projects. Experience of working at the national level on projects and work programmes relating to environmental management and reporting. Good inter-personal skills and be confident a communicator with the ability to communicate complex data and statistics effectively using a range of techniques including tables, graphs and maps. Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to extract key information and present this in a clear and concise manner to a range of audiences. Welsh Language level requirements Essential: Level A1 - Entry level Welsh language levels Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us. Additional Information Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date. Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Although we hold a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship licence, it applies only to specific roles that meet both the eligibility criteria and salary requirements set out by the UK Government under the Skilled Worker visa route.

Benefits

This role will offer a range of benefits, including: Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme) 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days generous leave entitlements for all your life needs commitment to professional development health and wellbeing benefits and support weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive. Please keep reading We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year. We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses. We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. xwwtmva Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills.