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 contribute to our corporate and FCRM strategies and delivery plans.
This role is suitable for someone with data analytics and/or project management skills who wishes to gain experience at programme/portfolio level. You will start up and inform new projects, help assure live projects, support our project managers, and help improve and embed Portfolio management and data practices.
This role is not eligible for Skilled visa sponsorship.
Responding to incidents is a central and important part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role (usually virtual) and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and will include full training. Alternative working arrangements and full support will be available to enable you in your incident role.
The team is 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 and contribute to the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy, Asset Management Strategy and Mapping, Modelling and Data Plans.
Responsibilities
* Start up and inform new projects; support live projects and project managers.
* Build relationships with the Portfolio Management Office and improve portfolio management and data practices.
* Assist in informing changes to deliver outcomes that protect communities and businesses from flooding.
* Contribute to governance processes, including regular meetings, agendas and minutes for Portfolio governance cycles.
* Support data analytics efforts and the use of tools such as Excel, Power BI/Tableau (or similar).
* Support incident response planning and continuity activities as required.
Experience/Skills & Qualifications
* 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 the Portfolio governance cycles.
* Financial data management and project planning skills desirable.
* The ability to gain credibility and collaborative behaviours across the business.
* Experience in tackling and automating routine issues with a continuous improvement mindset.
* Ability to work with uncertainty and find innovative solutions to solve problems.
Additional Information
* Please note, this role does NOT qualify for sponsorship; contact UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) or visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration for guidance.
* Applications from those wanting full, shared or part-time working arrangements are welcome.
* There is good opportunity for blended home and office working. Some travel and overnight stays will be required.
* We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with a disability.
* For questions, please contact Arifur Rahman, Portfolio Delivery Manager, arifur.rahman@environment-agency.gov.uk.
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