IC-ENC Secondment Opportunities
Secondments have been identified as an important scheme for IC-ENC to ensure it remains up to date with understanding the membership, whilst also allowing Members to share skills, knowledge and experiences.
Some key benefits:
Familiarisation: To gain a general understanding of other office processes. To have insight into the inner workings of how a different HO operates.
Skill building: To acquire or advance skills which can later be shared with the Secondee’s HO once the new skills have been practiced.
Networking: Interacting with fellow Members to exchange information and develop relationships.
Knowledge sharing: To share greater knowledge of a topic with the Secondee which can later be shared with their HO.
We believe that this program will not only benefit our Members individually, but also strengthen our global collaboration.
To read more about the scheme’s policy and working practice, please click here.
“The knowledge and skills I have received are crucial not only for my personal development, but also for taking ENHD's quality management initiatives forward.”
- Hassan El-Halawany, Head of Hydrographic Division in the Egyptian Navy Hydrographic Department
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Open Opportunities
GST: S-57 ENC production in Esri
Dates and timeframe: This secondment has potential to run across 1 or 2 weeks from 3rd - 7th and/or 10th - 14th March 2025
Purpose of secondment: To share knowledge of S-57 ENC production in ESRI environment and take part in a workshop about automated paper chart production.
Desired outcomes / benefits: Will help secondee to produce S-57 ENC in ESRI production environment and knowledge sharing about automated paperchart production.
Structure: Secondee will be placed within the ENC production team.
Secondee requirements: English speaking. Knowledge about ESRI, S-57 and paper charts.
Pre-work: No pre-work required. A pre-coordination VTC could be scheduled for essential logistical aspects.
Follow up work: Possible online support afterward. Secondee to provide a journal/article to IC-ENC sharing their experience. Secondee to share their learnings at IC-ENC Technical Conference or Steering Committee (if appropriate). Any relevant information to be shared with Members via the IC-ENC LMS.
Capacity: 1 attendee
Language: English
Deadline for applications: 13th December 2024
Read about the first Member to Member secondment, hosted by UKHO in August 2024 - Click here
To read more about the secondment scheme policy and working practice, please click here
UKHO: Sustainability within Hydrography
Dates and timeframe: The secondment will take place on Monday 31st March to Friday 4th April 2025
Purpose of secondment: To focus on advancing sustainability initiatives, with the opportunity to shape the overall structure of the secondment dependent on what the secondee would like to achieve and learn. Possible areas of focus could include:
Gain insight into how UKHO implements sustainability-related strategies and policies
Clarify and better understand secondee’s overall sustainability goals
Support the development of secondee’s own sustainability plan (supply chains, social value, product development, product design etc)
Understand frameworks for sustainability reporting and compliance
Desired outcomes / benefits:
Increase awareness around the importance of sustainability
Contributing to meaningful environmental and social impact causes
Knowledge transfer on sustainability practices
Understanding how to implement and manage sustainability projects
Structure: Day 1: overview of UKHO and secondees sustainability model. Day 2: knowledge starter points. Day 3: drafting of secondee sustainability plan. Day 4 & 5: working on & development of sustainability plan.
Secondee requirements: Someone who has the ability to effectively influence, lead, develop and implement change within their organisation. Secondee will need to bring their own laptop.
Pre-work: No pre-work required.
Follow up work: Secondee to provide a journal/article to IC-ENC sharing their experience. Secondee to share their learnings at IC-ENC Technical Conference or Steering Committee (if appropriate). Any relevant information to be shared with Members via the IC-ENC LMS.
Capacity: 1 attendee
Language: English
Deadline for applications: Friday 13th December 2024
Read about the first Member to Member secondment, hosted by UKHO in August 2024 - Click here
To read more about the secondment scheme policy and working practice, please click here
NOAA: Esri Chart Production
Dates and timeframe: The secondment will take place on Monday 21st April - Friday 2nd May 2025
Purpose of secondment: Full overview of the inner workings of NOAA (HO) and IC-ENC North America (RENC)
Desired outcomes / benefits: Understanding and gaining insights into the operations of a peer HO. Familiarising oneself with the IC-ENC regional office. Exploring potential improvements and better practices for their own processes.
Structure:
Week 1 - Attend meetings, two days in Nautical Data Branch, Dissemination processes and policies, one day with Production Team. ENC Production Management. Work alongside IC-ENC North America team (ENC Validation).
Week 2 – Working with Esri tools in a production environment.
Secondee requirements: English language, knowledge of ENC’s and production systems as well as general Validation experience.
Pre-work: No pre-work required.
Follow up work: Secondee to provide a journal/article to IC-ENC sharing their experience. Secondee to share their learnings at IC-ENC Technical Conference or Steering Committee (if appropriate). Any relevant information to be shared with Members via the IC-ENC LMS.
Capacity: 1 attendee
Language: English
Deadline for applications: Friday 27th December 2024
Read about the first Member to Member secondment, hosted by UKHO in August 2024 - Click here
To read more about the secondment scheme policy and working practice, please click here
UKHO Quality Management Systems & ISO9001 familiarisation
Dates and timeframe: The secondment will take place across 2 weeks in January, with dates remaining flexible.
Purpose of secondment: To share experiences of UKHO’s approach to managing quality, its quality management system, and ISO9001 accreditation
Desired outcomes / benefits: The secondee will be given the opportunity to gain a formal qualification as either a ISO9001 Internal Auditor or ISO9001 Lead Auditor (course dependent on secondee experience). The successful applicant will then be able to apply the learning within their home office in order to develop own quality management practices. Content will include: ISO9001 principles and practical application, internal auditing, governance, management reporting, continuous improvement.
Structure: During week one, the secondee will be enrolled onto the Bywater ISO9001 course which will conclude with a formal exam. During week two the secondee will be embedded within the UKHO Business Assurance Team and have the opportunity to visit multiple functions across the organisation to see how ISO9001 principles have been adopted in practice. The secondee may have opportunity to do some of their own work when time allows.
Secondee requirements: This opportunity would suit a managerial level individual who is responsible for departmental/HO outputs, with authority to recommend/implement improvement activity. Secondee will need to bring their own laptop.
Pre-work: Familiarisation with ISO9001 Standard. Online sessions with UKHO team.
Follow up work: Online support/mentoring from UKHO team if secondee is setting up own quality management system. Secondee to provide a journal/article to IC-ENC sharing their experience. Secondee to share their learnings at IC-ENC Technical Conference or Steering Committee (if appropriate). Any relevant information to be shared with Members via the IC-ENC LMS.
Capacity: 1 attendee
Language: English
Deadline for applications: Monday 28th October 2024
Read about the first Member to Member secondment, hosted by UKHO in August 2024 - Click here
To read more about the secondment scheme policy and working practice, please click here
Upcoming Opportunities
United States (NOAA)
Survey Vessel & NOAA Overview
IC-ENC (UKHO)
Validation Team Overview
Danish Geodata Agency
Opportunity to be confirmed
Panama Canal Authority
Opportunity to be confirmed
Australian Hydrographic Office
Opportunity to be confirmed
Read about Member experiences
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United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
UKHO Quality Management Systems & ISO9001
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Australia Hydrographic Office
IC-ENC Validation Overview
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Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina
Bathymetric Data Processing
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Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service
S-102 Focus
We welcome ALL secondment ideas in order to make sure we meet the unique needs and goals of our Members.
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