Senior Adviser, Strategy - 29783

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity to apply for an exciting position at the Environment Agency. This is a great place to work if you want to make a difference in improving our environment and building a sustainable future. We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Adviser to join our growing national Strategy team. The team leads our future thinking for the organisation. It’s responsible for developing and implementing a future focused organisational strategy that resonates with staff, customers and partners; and then designing and implementing strategies to deliver that future. The strategy is fundamental to achieving our core mission; creating better places for people and wildlife, and to delivering our long term goals.

Alongside this the team delivers cross-cutting projects, working closely with different teams and departments, helping to lead the organisation through important milestones such as spending reviews. Projects include a mix of longer term priorities and short term sprints to tackle topical issues. You will be leading and supporting the delivery of these projects.

You’ll have sound strategic thinking, an ability to see the bigger picture and a skill for making links between different contexts and strategies. You’ll be adept at translating evidence into workable recommendations which drive tangible improvements and outcomes. You’ll have strong communication skills and an ability to construct persuasive arguments from the evidence.

Experience of managing strategic projects and the use of project management tools and techniques would be an advantage.

The team

You’ll be working withing the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance (STA) Directorate reporting to our Director of Strategy. STA is at the heart of the Environment Agency. Its passionate and skilled people provide national-once services to enable our organisation to thrive.

The Strategy Team relies on strong networking and influencing skills, working with others internally and externally. You will support and drive the team, embedding new ways of thinking and working across the organisation.

Experience/skills Required

• You will be a curious and agile thinker.
• You will have good communications and engagement skills and be an effective networker helping you to span organisational boundaries and silos.
• Business and data analytical skills, working comfortably with technology and application of project management tools and techniques would all be an advantage.
• You’ll have a track record of using evidence to drive successful outcomes.
• You’ll understand, interpret and communicate the role of the Environment Agency, and maintain understanding of external partners and customers and their needs.
• You will have a passion for the delivery of our ambitions and a focus on working with others.
• Responding to incidents is central to what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. Full training will be available.
  
  
  

Contact and additional information

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises. Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.

The role location is nationally flexible, with a requirement for some national travel and occasional overnight stays.

Interviews will be held virtually over MS Teams in December (date tbc).

Contact for further queries: Joe Cuthbertson ([email protected])

Competence 1

Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality

Description

Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.

Please explain how your focus on efficiency, innovation and quality has enabled you to deliver a successful outcome or outcomes.

Competence 2

Influences and Persuades Others

Description

Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.

Please describe a piece of work or project for which your influencing and persuasion capabilities were critical to achieving an outcome, and how you approached this.

Competence 3

Achieves Results

Description

Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.

Please provide an example or examples of delivering an important piece of work successfully, and how you went about it.

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.