Strategic Design and Transition Programme – Strategy Policy Specialist – 32182
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We’re looking for an experienced Strategy and Policy Specialist to be part of a central team – the Strategic Design and Transition Programme – to assess how the recommendations in the Independent Water Commission’s report impact the future of the EA. This includes exploring options for the EA’s future shape and design and developing a plan to protect and enhance the environment while supporting sustainable growth.
Responsibilities
* Support work to provide high‑quality, balanced, evidence‑based advice for future thinking in light of the IWC report recommendations, particularly the recommendation to create a single water regulator.
* Support engagement with colleagues across Government, within the EA, and other regulators to ensure stakeholders are involved in developing our thinking.
* Embrace constructive challenge and diverse thinking while keeping pace in a fast‑moving working environment.
* Take a flexible approach and be willing to assist other projects and workstreams within the programme as needs arise.
* Actively contribute to the Programme team, fostering a high‑performing, agile, and resilient environment even when demand and ambiguity are high.
Team You will be an essential part of a small, motivated team working directly with the Strategic Design and Transition Programme Director and Deputy Directors. The team is still forming, but you can expect a friendly welcome and an engaging, rewarding environment where your personal development will be supported.
Qualifications & Experience
* Experience working with central government to develop policy, including collaboration with specialists such as economists and scientists.
* Strategic thinking and the ability to act on strategic issues.
* Excellent communication and engagement skills, including the ability to translate complex or ambiguous issues into simple, targeted advice at short notice.
* Experience working across boundaries and influencing at all levels.
Contact and additional information
EA Office base location. As a national role the working location is flexible. Smart tools are used to stay connected and reduce travel. Some travel, including occasional overnight stays, may be required. Please see the Job Profile for more information. Any queries, contact james.gingell@environment-agency.gov.uk
Applications are “blind” assessed using your answers to the questions asked. Interviews will be held via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date.
Length of contract: Up to 12 months
Competence 1: Shapes organisational approach & delivery
Describe a time when you have been part of a team developing policy options against a demanding timetable. How did you draw from expertise and stakeholder views to present credible choices?
Competence 2: Influences and Persuades Others
Describe a time when you engaged with, influenced and galvanised a wide range of stakeholders around a common goal. What approaches and techniques did you use?
Competence 3: Leading and communicating
Describe a time when you have led others to deliver in a situation where desired outcomes were ambiguous and/or there was uncertainty.
Competence 4: Technical Skills
Based on your understanding of the water sector and environmental regulation, what do you see as the key challenges and opportunities in implementing the Independent Water Commission's recommendation for a single integrated water regulator?
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