The Ocean Conservation Trust is a charity focussed on habitat restoration and behaviour change, that owns and runs the National Marine Aquarium, the UK’s largest aquarium. Our vision is of a world supporting a healthy ocean to sustain all life with a mission of ‘Connecting us with our Ocean’.

The Ocean Conservation Trust at the National Marine Aquarium is looking to recruit a BoH Operations Assistant to work with the BoH Operations department providing support to the Head of Asset Transformation and Net Zero in the delivery of all BoH operations. You will be joining a passionate team of people who care about marine conservation and customer care in one of the South West’s top visitor attractions.

You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of asset and facilities management and improvements, engineering services, ICT, health, safety & environment and ad-hoc support of a wide range of projects. The candidate will need to be quick to learn, with an aptitude for technical systems, have a good attention to detail and be able to communicate well at all levels both verbally and in writing, be practical, ‘hands-on’ and physically fit.

This is a permanent role, working Monday to Friday 9AM to 5PM or similar where some flexibility will be required. The salary is £24,210 pa.

For more information about the role, please follow the link to see the job description and person specification

To apply, please email your full CV with a covering letter setting out your experience and suitability for the role to drew.colenso@oceanconservationtrust.org

The closing date for applications is 8th November 2024.

Only candidates invited for interview will be contacted.

In line with current legislation all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. As part of the recruitment process you will be asked to provide documented evidence of eligibility. The OCT operates an Equality and Diversity Policy and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. All applications will be judged solely on merit however we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce.

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The National Marine Aquarium (NMA) is the UK’s largest aquarium, located in Britain’s Ocean City, Plymouth. It is run by the Ocean Conservation Trust, a charity dedicated to connecting people with the Ocean.

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