Jamie Johnson

Experience

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  Operation Wallacea

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2012

  Mangrove Project Leader

  Key responsibilities:• Led teaching activities for groups of fee-paying university and high school volunteers• Supervise mangrove-related undergraduate dissertation research projects• Ensure the safety of all volunteers, in accordance with health and safety regulations• Provide skills training across a wide range of field and laboratory techniques• Promote effective teamworking between staff and volunteers• Plan and conduct ecological and environmental surveys of coral reef and mangrove habitats. Survey and research methods included: (1) benthic ecology; (2) forest structure; (3)marine invertebrates; (4) soil property; (5) fish communities; and (6) water quality Show less

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  NHS Grampian

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2013

  Administrative Assistant, Occupational Health Services

  Key responsibilities:• Provide administrative support to both patients and staff• Manage and maintain internal and online databases• Draft guidance documents for online publication• Comply with strict patient confidentiality legislation and policies

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  University of Exeter

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Delivered over 200 hours teaching across Years 1 to 3 on the University of Exeter's BSc Geography degree programDating Techniques (GEO3222):One day field trip and computer practical sessions on the application of geochronological dating methodsCold Climate Geomorphology (GEO2228):One day field trip developing student’s skills in the interpretation and reconstruction of past environmentsInvestigating Physical Geography (GEO1210):Three day residential fieldtrip demonstrating a range of key geographical concepts and methodsMethods and Concepts in Geography (GEO1308):Short field trip to critically evaluate Exeter’s landscape from the perspectives of both human and physical geographyPeatland Ecosystems (GEO3232):Activities included field-based data collection and laboratory sessions on Sphagnum and testate amoebae identificationTropical Coastal Environments: Geomorphology and Environmental Change (GEO3224):Guest lecture and discussion groupsTropical Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimatology (GEO3229):Laboratory and computer practicals on microfossil identification, age-depth modelling, data presentation, and multivariate analysisStatistics Support Workshop: Providing one-to-one statistics support to undergraduate dissertation students Show less

  • Postgraduate Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2013 - Jun 2017

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
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  Natural England

  Sept 2017 - Oct 2017

  Volunteer - North East Marine Team

  Key responsibilities:• Collate and process ecological data for the production of a conservation advice package for the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve (NNR)• Drafting of a scoping report on the feasibility of developing an ecosystem-based model for the Lindisfarne NNR• Provide assistance to the Northumberland Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority (NIFCA) in the surveying of local seagrass beds

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  Marine Management Organisation

  Jan 2018 - now

  Key responsibilities:• MMO Integrated Marine Management lead working to deliver activities under the Ocean Country Partnership Programme (OCPP)• MMO country lead and country deputy lead• Marine spatial planning technical specialistOther responsibilities:• Line ManagerKey outputs:• Delivery of marine spatial planning technical scoping and workshop delivery to government department non-governmental organisations (Ocean Country Partnership Programme: Dakar, Senegal), Oct and Nov 2023 Show less Key responsibilities:• Lead the development of marine plan policies• Engage with both internal and external stakeholders (eg advisory bodies, other government departments, and interest groups) to support a range of marine planning activities• Lead and deliver project workstreams and work-packages to ensure the delivery of quality outputs, in accordance with set deadlines (internal and statutory) and against competing programme delivery needs• Analysis of a range of evidence to support the monitoring and evaluation of marine plans and online digital servicesOther responsibilities:• Information Asset Manager (General Data Protection Regulations)• Line Manager• Outreach: design and delivery of materials to undergraduate students at Northumbria University on the role of the MMO and its employment opportunities (over two invited events) Key outputs:• North East, North West, South East and South West marine plans (including modifications reports and annex of monitoring indicators)• first three-year report on the South Inshore and South Offshore Marine Plan (including technical report)• third three-year report on the East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plans Show less Key responsibilities:• General administration and management of casework (marine licence applications and National Important Infrastructure Projects), in accordance with relevant legislation and departmental policies• Project assessment for social, environmental and economic impacts. Assessments include: (1) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening, Scoping, and review; (2) Habitats Regulation Assessments; and (3) Marine Plan Assessments• Consultation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure effective issue identification and resolution• Provision of regulatory advise to applicants and stakeholders• Drafting legal documents, reports and briefingsNotable projects included: Bournemouth Beach Management scheme; Bramley-Moore Dock Football Stadium; Humber Hull Frontages - Victoria Pier; and Lake Lothing Third Crossing Development Consent OrderAdditional responsibilities and achievements:• Benthic ecology champion: Responsible for providing specialist advise and training on benthic ecology to the Marine Licensing team• Guided Time champion: Responsible for the review and submission of existing Guided Time recording policies and frameworks, in addition to providing support to the Marine licensing team on accurate time recording• Northwest Marine Plan Iteration 3 workshop: Participated in workshop activities and provided support to the Planning team in addressing enquiries from local stakeholders on the marine licensing process• New starter training: Supported the delivery of training sessions for new team members, including the drafting of onboarding materials• Outreach: Designed and delivered a 2 hr interactive lecture to undergraduate students at Bournemouth University on the role of the MMO and Marine Licensing Show less

  • Senior Integrated Marine Manager (Senior Executive Officer)

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Marine Planner (Higher Executive Officer)

    May 2020 - Jul 2023

  • Marine Licensing Case Officer (Executive Officer)

    Jan 2018 - May 2020
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  Northumbria University

  Apr 2019 - now

  Key responsibilities:• Provide advise on experimental design of remote fieldwork campaigns in the Maldives• Assist with the collection of field data and samples (coral coring, fish and invertebrate surveys, seagrass habitat mapping and blue carbon storage)• Contribute to the preparation and presentation of research findings in scientific journals and conference events

  • Visiting Fellow

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Research Assistant

    Apr 2019 - Feb 2023