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Job Description
It’s a fantastic time to work for the Environment Agency as we step forward to tackle the climate emergency. Do you want to help make England a better place to live and work in?
As a member of the FCRM Improvements Portfolio team, you will be supporting the Portfolio Management office and sub portfolio’s project and programme work delivering over £150m of improvements over the next three years. You’ll play a critical role in helping us better inform the changes we are delivering, enabling us to protect communities and businesses from the devastating impacts of flooding.
Our Improvements Portfolio is a professional portfolio, programme and project management service in the Flood & Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) directorate. We drive innovation and continuous improvements across FCRM and Incident Management, and play a key part in delivering our corporate and FCRM strategies and delivery plans, covering almost all of the national business improvement in FCRM.
You will start up and inform new projects, help assure live projects, support our project managers, build relationships with our Portfolio Management Office, and help improve and embed our portfolio management and data practices. This role is ideal for someone with data analytics and/or project management skills who wishes to gain experience at programme/portfolio level.
This role is not eligible for Skilled visa sponsorship.
Responding to incidents is a central and important part of what we do. You will need an incident role (usually virtual) and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity during an incident. This may attract additional payment and will include full training. Alternative working arrangements and full support will be available in your incident role.
The team
We are a professional portfolio, programme and project management service provided by the FCRM directorate for the benefit of the FCRM business across national and area teams. We are part of Innovation & Continuous Improvement. This role supports innovative improvement projects contributing to the success of the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy, Asset Management Strategy and Mapping, Modelling and Data Plans.
Experience / Skills Required
* Formal project / programme management experience is essential.
* Highly numerate with good data gathering, manipulation and interpretation skills, able to deal with large datasets and multiple users. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required, experience of Power BI / Tableau or similar is desirable.
* Experience in a project support type role in a complex organisation using Agile and waterfall methodologies.
* Administrative and organisational skills, supporting regular meetings, agenda and minutes for portfolio governance cycles.
* Financial data management and project planning skills desirable.
* The ability to gain credibility, respect and cooperation throughout the business by showing the appropriate collaborative behaviours.
* Experience in tackling and automating routine issues with a continuous improvement and problem-solving mindset.
* An ability to work with uncertainty and find innovative solutions to solve problems.
Contact and additional information
Please note, this role does NOT qualify for sponsorship, so you should contact UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) or visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration.
Applications from those wanting full, shared or part-time working arrangements are welcome.
There is good opportunity for blended home and office working. Our team is dispersed across the country and you can be based at one of our Environment Agency offices (subject to Facilities approval). Some travel and overnight stay will be required.
We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community who wish to join an organisation which values everyone.
If you have any questions please contact Arifur Rahman, Portfolio Delivery Manager, email: arifur.rahman@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Competences
Competence 1: Programme and Project Management
Tell us about a time when you have coordinated a project or piece of work containing many interlinked tasks. What was your approach on delivering on time and required standard?
Competence 2: Data and Information Management
Please provide an example of when you collected, analysed, and presented data. Explain the methods you chose to use and how you ensured the data was correct. What technology/software do you regularly use for this type of work?
Competence 3: Communicates Effectively
Communicated complex information to a range of different audiences. What did you consider in planning your approach?
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. For those with a disability, we have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support your application.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism is identified, applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may face disciplinary action. The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra and we subscribe to the guidance on appropriate use of AI from the Civil Service Careers website.
Seniority level
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Employment type
* Full-time
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