Senior Environmental Policy & Delivery Consultant

ICF; Plymouth; Ibrido; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Wellbeing hub

Descrizione del lavoro

ICF is seeking a Senior Consultant – Nature and Environment to support delivery and growth of its Defra-focused portfolio, combining policy expertise with strong project management across biodiversity, nature recovery, and environmental policy areas.

You will lead technical delivery, manage project small and medium-size workstreams, and help mobilise new work across multiple teams and delivery partners.

Competenze

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in environmental policy, ecology, environmental science, social research, evaluation, economics or a related discipline.
• Relevant consulting, research, policy or programme delivery experience with responsibility for managing projects or substantial workstreams.
• Knowledge of UK natural environment policy and delivery (biodiversity, nature recovery, protected sites, land management or environmental monitoring).
• Experience of monitoring, evaluation, applied research or evidence-based policy work.
• Strong project management skills including planning, resourcing, risk management, budget oversight and quality assurance.

Mansioni

• Contribute technical expertise to monitoring, evaluation, research and learning projects in the natural environment field.
• Support design of evaluation questions, theories of change, monitoring frameworks, research methods and evidence synthesis approaches.
• Undertake and oversee qualitative and quantitative research, analysis and reporting for policy audiences.
• Apply knowledge of UK environmental policy to interpret evidence and develop useful conclusions and recommendations.
• Provide technical review and quality assurance for the work of junior colleagues and delivery partners.
• Manage a portfolio of small and medium-sized nature- and environment-related projects including delivery planning, resourcing, budgets, risks and client reporting.
• Mobilise new projects quickly with governance, clear roles and realistic workplans.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners, ensuring integrated inputs and deadlines.
• Monitor progress, dependencies, risks and financial performance with timely corrective actions.
• Maintain clear client relationships and manage changes to scope or delivery expectations.
• Contribute to project plans and bids, including methods, workplans, resourcing and budgets.

Conoscenze

Project management

Policy analysis

Research methods

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Formazione

Degree or equivalent in environmental policy/related discipline

Descrizione del lavoro

ICF is seeking a Senior Consultant – Nature and Environment to support delivery and growth of its Defra-focused portfolio, combining policy expertise with strong project management across biodiversity, nature recovery, and environmental policy areas.

You will lead technical delivery, manage project small and medium-size workstreams, and help mobilise new work across multiple teams and delivery partners.