Plant Health Research Coordinator – Policy & Evidence

Government Recruitment Service; Crewe (VA); Vor Ort; USD 48.000 - 51.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Government Recruitment Service is recruiting a Plant Health Research Support Officer to join the National Centre for Environmental Horticulture and Plant Health (NCEH) in Crewe. The role focuses on administering and delivering the NCEH, coordinating research portfolios and liaising with Defra partners to underpin plant health policy.

You will work with Defra and APHA colleagues to manage outputs, risk, and dissemination, contributing to priority threats like Xylella and ash dieback as part of UK

Aufgaben

• Support the NCEH Head of Centre in administering and delivering the NCEH, a virtual research centre led by the Royal Horticultural Society and APHA.
• Develop and manage elements of the NCEH research portfolios and high-quality projects.
• Ensure research projects and outputs are delivered and disseminated efficiently and on time.
• Manage the NCEH pipeline of project reports and outputs from submission to Defra, liaising with research partners and managing risk.
• Work with the Defra Plant Health Evidence and Analysis (PHEA) team, policy makers and specialists to assure evidence underpinning plant health policy and risk-based decision making.
• Collaborate with experts across the Defra network, including APHA, the Forestry Commission, Forest Research and RBG Kew, and the wider UK academic sector.
• Contribute to high-profile work on priority plant health threats, supporting GB Plant Biosecurity Strategy and the Tree Health Resilience Strategy.
• Support other Defra group plant health programmes, including those within APHA, as required.

Jobbeschreibung

Government Recruitment Service is recruiting a Plant Health Research Support Officer to join the National Centre for Environmental Horticulture and Plant Health (NCEH) in Crewe. The role focuses on administering and delivering the NCEH, coordinating research portfolios and liaising with Defra partners to underpin plant health policy.

You will work with Defra and APHA colleagues to manage outputs, risk, and dissemination, contributing to priority threats like Xylella and ash dieback as part of UK