JNCC Directors

Marcus Yeo - Chief Executive

The main responsibilities of the post are to:

Chair the Executive Management Board and provide leadership to the JNCC Support Company.
Maintain overall responsibility for business management and company performance, and manage major risks.
Act as Accounting Officer for JNCC.
Work with the Chair and Committee Members to develop and renew the Committee's strategic direction, statements and plans, and ensure that these are translated into JNCC’s corporate and business plans.
Provide advice and guidance to the Chairman and Committee Members across the whole range of Committee business.
Develop and maintain sound and effective relationships at a senior level with key stakeholders, including the country conservation bodies, Defra and other Whitehall departments, devolved administrations, other statutory bodies, and non-governmental organisations.

The main responsibilities of the post are to: John Goold - Marine Advice Director

Serve as a member of JNCC's Executive Management Board to ensure the provision of effective leadership for Company staff and the implementation of JNCC's strategy, to agree resource allocations to programmes in the context of JNCC's Corporate Plan, to approve policies and procedures, to oversee staffing issues, including Health & Safety, to manage corporate risks and also a programme of progressive change;
Advise the Joint Committee on the strategic direction of JNCC's marine work, and answer to the Committee for the effective discharge of JNCC's marine work programme;
Chair JNCC's marine governance group to ensure the effective discharge of marine work programmes and the efficient use of resources, and to ensure the overall coherence in JNCC's marine work;
Act as line manager of the Heads of the Management Advice, Marine Protected Area, Marine Habita ts and Seabirds and Cetaceans Teams, and to provide leadership, motivation and support to team managers in the conduct of their work programmes;
Represent JNCC externally at a senior level and build effective relationships with key stakeholders (including country conservation bodies, UK Government departments and devolved administrations, non-governmental organisations and others)
Deputise for another Director or the Chief Executive if required.

The main responsibilities of the post are to:

Serve as a member of the Executive Management Board and provide leadership to the JNCC Support Company.
Ensure effective development and delivery of JNCC’s work programmes, and manage corporate risks, in particular those for:

Maintain and develop systems of control, including policies and procedures, for the areas set out above.
Support the Chief Executive and Chairman in managing and developing the Committee and company Board, including acting as company secretary.
Provision of advice to the Chief Executive , Chair and Committee on corporate strategy.
Represent JNCC externally at a senior level with key stakeholders (including country conservation bodies, UK Government departments and devolved administrations, non-governmental organisations and others).

The main responsibilities of the post are to:

Serve as a member of the Executive Management Board and fulfill associated corporate governance and risk management duties.
Support and provide leadership to the five JNCC science programmes and ensure that their work is effectively planned and communicated to corporate planning deadlines.
Oversee and advise on the allocation of staff and financial resources for JNCC’s science work
Give strategic direction to new and emerging science issues for JNCC including the International science policy interface.
Support and provide strategic advice to the Chief Executive and Committee on science issues.
Represent JNCC externally at a senior level with key stakeholders (including through serving on the country conservation agencies Chief Scientists Group).

Steve Gibson

The main responsibilities of the post are to:

To serve as a member of JNCC's Executive Management Board to approve policies and procedures, to oversee staffing issues, including Health & Safety, to manage corporate risks and also a programme of progressive change;
Advise the Joint Committee on the strategic direction of JNCC's marine work, and answer to the Committee for the effective discharge of JNCC's marine work programme;
To lead and manage the marine evidence work of JNCC. This includes mapping, monitoring, assessment, also a joint role on protected site evidence with John Goold, OSPAR and MSFD, and marine input to international fora;
To line manager the Heads of the Marine Monitoring and Mapping, and Ecosystem Assessment teams, and to provide leadership, motivation and support to team managers in the conduct of their work;
Represent JNCC externally at a senior level with key stakeholders (including through serving as a member of the inter-agency Chief Scientist Group).