At the Environment Agency we aspire for inclusivity to thrive in our workforce. We embrace equal opportunities and flexible work arrangements, ensuring everyone can contribute and succeed.
Role and 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 organisation's approach to reducing crime in the waste sector. We use evidence, expertise, and innovation to enhance and support delivery, influence policy, legislation, and secure resources.
Responsibilities
* Shape strategy to guide the organisation and provide support and expertise to embed the strategy.
* 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 that the strategy is grounded in evidence.
* Develop control plans to translate strategy into meaningful action across the organisation.
Experience and skills required
* Ability to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and partners in dispersed and external networks.
* Skilled at persuading others and influencing outcomes from a senior audience.
* 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 works to get the best out of people.
* Track record of achieving results and experience of 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.
* Awareness of the strategic landscape challenges in tackling crime in the waste sector.
Development and support
You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.
Contact and additional information
You’ll have an EA Office base location, but as a national role the working location is flexible / hybrid. Some travel and overnights may be required. We use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel.
You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.
Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. For queries, 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 having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include any information about your preferred working arrangements on your application. We have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability seeking employment.
The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body and uses government frameworks for recruitment. For information on becoming a supplier through the Crown Commercial Service please visit the linked GOV.UK guidance.
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