Senior Advisor - Future Agriculture - Environmental Land Management - 31666
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The Environment Agency is fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment.
England is undertaking the most significant reform of agricultural policy and spending in decades, moving from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. ELM schemes support farmers to provide public goods in return for public money, incentivising green outcomes alongside food production. Working with Defra and delivery partner colleagues you will aim to improve our services to farmers. These reforms are essential to help grow and maintain a resilient, productive agriculture sector, to realise our EA2030 strategy and government targets for water, the environment and climate. This role will include influencing the design and delivery of incentives within the wider context of shaping our organisational response to government reviews.
The Environment Agency ELM team are seeking dynamic, strategic thinkers to join us at the forefront of informing and shaping the future of ELM, particularly the delivery of Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). Your expertise will contribute to continuous improvement of the scheme through its design and delivery. You will provide advice in meetings, manage commissions, deliver and provide oversight of Programme milestones, and identify future risks and resource requirements. You will work across a variety of teams and organisations, with senior leaders, to articulate a scheme that supports and delivers our outcomes.
The team sits within the Nature & Place Directorate, part of the National Agriculture and Land Team, working alongside colleagues in government, statutory bodies and industry. We work in an agile, fast-paced, flexible and collaborative environment, managing uncertainty to deliver clarity. We are passionate about our people and foster a welcoming, safe, supportive environment where everyone feels valued. We are a dispersed team and use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel.
Experience/skills Required
* The role will represent our expertise to Defra, delivery bodies and the agriculture sector to achieve consistency, and make our organisations work better together.
* Experience of Agriculture and working with Defra and other statutory bodies is essential.
* You are politically aware with excellent communication and networking skills.
* You understand the environmental sensitivities associated with significant agriculture sector reform.
* You have experience interpreting/evaluating evidence to propose effective risk-based solutions for challenging problems.
* You prioritise and deliver complex work.
* You are a self-starter who actively develops and takes ideas forward.
Ideal candidates will show they can:
* get stuff done, including through others
* embody our culture
* make sure our information is trusted
* cascade key information
* build relationships quickly
* soothe troubled waters
Relevant capabilities include Shapes Organisational Approach & Delivery; Achieves Results; Seeing the Bigger Picture (Business of the EA); Focuses on Customers and Partners; Delivers Results Through Others.
Contact and additional information
* Kate Bayley: kate.bayley@environment-agency.gov.uk
* D-J Gent: dj.gent@environment-agency.gov.uk
Applications are blind assessed using competency questions. Interviews are expected to be held via MS Teams two weeks after the closing date. The Environment Agency is committed to flexible working patterns and a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria.
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