Job Description
Environment Agency is committed to inclusivity, equal opportunities and flexible work arrangements to ensure everyone can contribute and succeed.
We are seeking a strategic thinker who sees the bigger picture and is passionate about tackling waste crime. This priority area attracts attention from government, media and the waste industry. The team has a varied portfolio to:
* Secure sustainable funding.
* Shape strategy to guide the organisation.
* Provide support and expertise to embed strategy effectively.
* Develop metrics and use data-driven insights to assess the scale of waste crime and the effectiveness of interventions.
* Advise and influence Defra to ensure effective powers and legislation to stop offending.
* Provide leadership on strategic communications and external engagement to deter waste crime.
* Deliver accurate and accessible information to inform, engage and foster understanding across diverse audiences.
In this role you will initially:
* Take a lead role in reviewing the Strategy to Reduce Offending in the Waste Sector.
* Engage extensively internally and externally and collaborate with key stakeholders including Defra, industry and operational teams to shape strategy.
* Utilise data to ensure the strategy is grounded in evidence.
* Develop control plans to translate strategy into meaningful action across the organisation.
We are seeking a dynamic leader who will challenge the status quo, drive innovation and continuous improvement, with a collaborative approach confident to work with a wide range of people. A team player who is flexible and can work across a range of priorities within the Waste Crime Team and the wider Waste and Resources Regulation department.
The team
You’ll join the Waste Crime team, a small but high‑performing team in Waste and Resources Regulation, part of the EA’s Environment and Business Directorate. Our purpose is to provide strategic direction and shape our approach to reducing crime in the waste sector, using evidence, expertise and innovation to support delivery, influence policy and secure resources.
Experience / Skills Required
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and partners in dispersed and external networks.
* Skilled at persuading others and influencing outcomes at senior levels.
* Confidence to challenge how we work and be creative in building solutions that support efficiency and effectiveness.
* Enthusiastic, well-organised and tenacious to keep work moving at pace.
* Clear communicator who brings out the best in people.
* Track record of achieving results and experience in planning, managing and delivering to tight deadlines.
* Ability to re-evaluate how we work to enable effective and efficient delivery.
* Previous experience in regulation and/or enforcement.
* Broad understanding of the waste industry and awareness of strategic landscape challenges in tackling waste crime.
Development and location
You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided. Office base location is flexible/hybrid as this is a national role; some travel and overnight stays may be required.
Additional information
You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Suitable training will be provided. Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, please contact samantha.clayton@environment-agency.gov.uk or bob.mead@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Applications will be “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions. If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.
We are fully committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome flexible working patterns including job sharing; please indicate your preferred working arrangements on your application. We also guarantee an interview to any applicant with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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