Senior Advisor - Future Agriculture - Environmental Land Management - 31666
The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We seek diversity, embrace it and live it for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment.
England is reforming agricultural policy and spending with Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. ELM schemes incentivise farmers and land managers to deliver water, soil and biodiversity outcomes alongside food production. Working with Defra and delivery partner colleagues you will aim to improve our services to farmers. These reforms support the EA2030 strategy and government targets for water, the environment and climate. This role includes influencing the design and delivery of incentives within the wider context of regulatory reform and our organisational response to recent government reviews.
The Environment Agency ELM team seeks dynamic, strategic thinkers to shape the future of ELM, particularly the delivery of Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). You will deliver key CSHT products for the Farming and Countryside Programme and contribute to continuous improvement of the scheme through its design and delivery. You will provide advice in meetings, manage commissions, oversee programme milestones, and identify future risks and resource requirements. You will work across teams and organisations with senior leaders to articulate a scheme that supports our outcomes.
The team
The team sits within the Nature & Place Directorate, part of the National Agriculture and Land Team, working with government, statutory bodies and industry. We operate in an agile, fast-paced, flexible and collaborative environment, managing uncertainty to deliver clarity. We value our people and create a welcoming, safe, supportive environment where everyone feels valued. We are a dispersed team and use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel.
Experience/skills Required
The role represents our expertise to Defra, delivery bodies and the agriculture sector to achieve consistency and improved collaboration across organisations. Essential experience includes working with Agriculture and Defra and other statutory bodies. You are politically aware with excellent communication and networking skills. You understand environmental sensitivities associated with significant agriculture sector reform. You have experience interpreting/evaluating evidence to propose effective risk-based solutions for challenging problems. You prioritise and deliver complex work. You are a self-starter who actively develops and takes ideas forward.
Ideal candidates will show they can
* get stuff done, including through others
* embody our culture
* make sure our information is trusted
* cascade key information
* build relationships quickly
* soothe troubled waters
Capabilities
Shapes Organisational Approach & Delivery; Achieves Results; Seeing the Bigger Picture (Business of the EA); Focuses on Customers and Partners; Delivers Results Through Others.
Contact and additional information
You’ll have an incident management objective in your development plan. Appropriate training will be given. The EA Office base location is flexible/hybrid in England. Some travel/overnights will be required. Please read the Candidate/Additional Information Pack for information. For more information please contact:
Kate Bayley: kate.bayley@environment-agency.gov.uk
D-J Gent: dj.gent@environment-agency.gov.uk
Application process and policies
Applications are “blind” assessed using competency questions. Interviews are expected to be held via MS Teams two weeks after the closing date. If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we’ll keep your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.
Please note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service. Flexible working patterns, including job share, are supported. We have a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with a disability meeting minimum criteria. See redundancy and continuous service guidance within the redress legislation and status clarification section of the job pack.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
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