Senior Consultant, Nature & Environment Policy

ICF Olson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Pension scheme

Life assurance 4x annual salary

Job summary

The Senior Consultant – Nature and Environment at ICF will support delivery and growth of our Defra portfolio, focusing on natural environment policy. The role blends project management with technical research and policy expertise to manage multiple projects and support mobilisation of new work across biodiversity, nature recovery and protected sites.

You will guide technical delivery, apply UK environmental policy knowledge, oversee quality, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and maintain

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in environmental policy, ecology, environmental science, social research, evaluation, economics or related discipline.
• Experience in consultancy, research, policy or programme delivery with responsibility for managing projects or workstreams.
• Knowledge of UK natural environment policy and delivery, including biodiversity and protected sites.
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, applied research or evidence-based policy work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical expertise to monitoring, evaluation, research and learning projects in the natural environment field.
• Manage a portfolio of small to medium nature-and environment projects, including planning, resourcing, budgets, risks and reporting.
• Mobilise new projects quickly with governance, clear roles and realistic workplans.
• Support business development, bids and the development of reusable methods and tools.

Skills

Project management

Environmental policy

Research and evaluation

Policy analysis

Education

Degree or equivalent in environmental policy or related discipline

Job description

The Senior Consultant – Nature and Environment at ICF will support delivery and growth of our Defra portfolio, focusing on natural environment policy. The role blends project management with technical research and policy expertise to manage multiple projects and support mobilisation of new work across biodiversity, nature recovery and protected sites.

You will guide technical delivery, apply UK environmental policy knowledge, oversee quality, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and maintain