Working for MMO
We recruit people across a wide range of roles at all levels of the organisation.
All of our jobs are advertised on the Civil Service Jobs website.
Our public appointments (generally ministerial appointments to the board) are advertised on the Cabinet Office Public Appointments website.
The chairman and members of MMO board are appointed in line with the Code of Practice of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
Applicant guidance
Salary and benefits
The annual salary or other remuneration will be stated in the relevant vacancy details. On appointment successful applicants will be able to join a partnership pension account, a stakeholder pension with an employer contribution based on your age. You do not have to contribute but if you do your employer will also match your contributions up to 3% of pensionable pay. You do not have to join the civil service pension arrangements. You may opt out and be covered instead by a personal pension or the State Second Pension (S2P).
In addition to any specific benefits that will be stated in the relevant vacancies, other benefits include 30 days annual leave, 10 and a half day’s public and privilege holidays and flexible working.
Equality
MMO is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all staff. Applications are encouraged from people regardless of age, disability, gender (including reassignment), marital status, race, sex, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
We offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for people with disabilities (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who meet the minimum criteria for appointment.
Eligibility and nationality
All jobs listed in our current vacancies are open to:
- EC nationals
- members of the Commonwealth, European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non-EEA family members
Candidates from the Commonwealth must be free from any restrictions to reside and take up employment in the UK.
As part of our selection process, successful candidates will be asked to provide, in confidence, evidence of entitlement to work in the UK and to provide references for your character and health. We will usually ask for documentary evidence of your nationality and other personal details to enable us to start taking up references, health and security clearance checks. We will tell you what you need to bring with you if you are invited to attend an assessment centre.
Security
Pre-employment checks will be undertaken in accordance with the HM Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). The BPSS comprises verification of four main elements:
- identity
- employment history for the last three years
- nationality and immigration status, including the right to work
- criminal records check for unspent convictions also known as a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
In some circumstances enhanced checks may also be required however candidates will be advised if this is the case.
Additionally, successful candidates are required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (six months or more in the past three years) of time spent abroad.
The DBS checks are designed to provide clarity on any unspent convictions and therefore the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) apply.
Expenses
No external candidates will be reimbursed for their interview expenses.
Work experience
Unfortunately we are unable to offer work experience placements currently. Please check back regularly for updates.
Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCA)
The MMO has been given responsibility by Defra to manage the process of making appointments of “General Members” to IFCA Committees. General Members make up roughly half of IFCA Committees and are appointed on a voluntary basis.
The MMO appoint local people with relevant expertise to provide sustainable management of the inshore marine area concerned by their IFCA district. Together, each Committee guides the Authority to deliver its mandate under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, and in line with Defra guidance.
The MMO seek to achieve a balanced membership across various interest groups, including those with commercial, recreational, and environmental interests. The MMO are committed to appointing individuals who represent the economic, social and environmental needs of their IFCA district and who, collectively, bring a variety of relevant interests such as fishing groups (commercial and non-commercial), conservation groups and other parties interested in the work of the IFCAs.
General Member appointments are made for an initial period of two to four years, with the possibility of reappointment for up to ten years. The MMO reserves the right to further extend an appointment by justification of exceptional circumstance or through re-engaging current or former members through the fair and open recruitment process, where applications will be considered alongside other applications and appointed on merit to ensure a fair balance of sectoral representation. Each appointment is conditional upon the member following the Terms and Conditions (PDF, 210 KB, 3 pages) of appointment. Appointees must also abide by the relevant IFCA Code of Conduct and are bound by the Nolan principles.
When issuing appointments to the IFCAs, the MMO observe the Governance Code on Public Appointments as a point of best practice. As General Member appointments are not Ministerial positions, MMO are not bound by this code. MMO appointments are made in line with the linked guidance issued by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (PDF, 232 KB, 9 pages)
More information on the work of the IFCAs is available from the Association of IFCAs website and from the websites of the Cornwall, Devon and Severn, Eastern, Isle of Scilly, Kent and Essex, North Eastern, Northumberland, North Western, Southern, Sussex IFCAs.