Overview
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 in the next three years. You’ll play a critical role in helping us to better inform the changes we are delivering, which in turn will enable us to deliver outcomes that 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. This covers almost all of the national business improvement in FCRM.
You will start up and inform new projects, helping assure live projects, supporting our project managers, building relationships with our Portfolio Management Office and helping improve and embed our Portfolio management and data practices. This is a great role for someone with data analytics and / or project management skills that wishes to get experience at programme / portfolio level.
This role is not eligible for Skilled visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
* Start up and inform new projects, help assure live projects, and support project managers.
* Build relationships with the Portfolio Management Office and improve portfolio management and data practices.
* Contribute to delivering over £150m of improvements over the next three years to protect communities and businesses from flooding.
* Respond to incidents as part of an incident role (usually virtual), with potential additional payment and full training; alternative working arrangements and support provided.
Experience / Skills Required
* Formal project / programme management experience is essential.
* Highly numerate with data gathering, manipulation and interpretation skills; working knowledge of Microsoft Excel; experience of Power BI / Tableau (or similar) desirable.
* Experience in a project support role in a complex organisation using Agile and waterfall methodologies.
* Administrative and organisational skills, supporting regular meetings, agendas and minutes for Portfolio governance cycles.
* Financial data management and project planning skills desirable.
* Ability to gain credibility and foster collaboration across the business.
* Experience in tackling and automating routine issues with a continuous improvement mindset.
* Ability to work with uncertainty and find innovative solutions.
Contacts and Additional Information
Please note, this role does NOT qualify for sponsorship. You should contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) or visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration
Applications from those seeking full, shared or part-time working arrangements are welcome. Blended home and office working is available; some travel and overnight stays will be required.
We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you have questions, please contact Arifur Rahman, Portfolio Delivery Manager, at arifur.rahman@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Competences
1. Programme and Project Management
Tell us about a time you coordinated a project or work with many interlinked tasks. Describe your approach to delivering on time and to standard.
2. Data and Information Management
Please provide an example of collecting, analysing, and presenting data. Explain methods used and how you ensured data accuracy. What technology/software do you regularly use?
3. Communicates Effectively
Describe how you communicated complex information to different audiences and what you considered in planning your approach.
Artificial intelligence note: AI can be a useful tool, but examples must be truthful and from your own experience. Plagiarism may lead to withdrawal of application. See Civil Service guidance on AI usage.
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