Senior Advisor - Future Agriculture - Environmental Land Management - 31666
The Environment Agency is committed to having 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 support farmers to provide public goods in return for public money, incentivising 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 a resilient, productive agriculture sector and align with the EA2030 strategy and government targets for water, the environment and climate. This role will influence the design and delivery of incentives within the wider context of responding to recent government reviews and shaping our organisational response to regulation that aims to deliver clean water, greater economic growth and nature recovery.
The Environment Agency ELM team seeks dynamic, strategic thinkers to help inform and shape the future of ELM, particularly the delivery of Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). You will contribute to the delivery of key CSHT products for the Farming and Countryside Programme and continuously improve the scheme through its design and delivery. You will provide advice in meetings, manage commissions, oversee programme milestones, and identify 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 are committed to 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 improve collaboration. Essential experience includes working in agriculture and with Defra and other statutory bodies. You are politically aware with excellent communication and networking skills. You understand environmental sensitivities associated with significant agricultural sector reform. You have experience interpreting and evaluating evidence to propose effective risk-based solutions. You prioritise and deliver complex work. You are a self-starter who proactively develops and advances ideas.
Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to:
* get stuff done, including through others
* embody our culture
* ensure information is trusted
* cascade key information
* build relationships quickly
* soothe troubled waters
Capabilities: Shapes Organisational Approach & Delivery; Achieves Results; Seeing the Bigger Picture; Focuses on Customers and Partners; Delivers Results Through Others.
Contact and additional information
You will have an incident management objective in your development plan. Appropriate training will be provided. The EA Office base location is flexible/hybrid in England. Some travel and overnight stays may be required. Please read the Candidate/Additional Information Pack for details. For more information, contact Kate Bayley (kate.bayley@environment-agency.gov.uk) or D-J Gent (dj.gent@environment-agency.gov.uk).
Applications are assessed blind based on 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, your details may be kept for 6 months for potential future opportunities.
Competencies
1. Shapes organisational approach & delivery
Informing and influencing Government policy and agricultural scheme design and implementation. Provide an example of supporting strategic work and aligning organisational priorities, targets and resources.
2. Achieves Results
Prioritise and organise tasks and resources while working with uncertainty. Provide an example of prioritising and delivering results under uncertainty.
3. Focuses on Customers and Partners
Address internal and external customer needs. Provide an example of a rapid and effective response to a group of customers.
4. Delivers Results Through Others
Harness a team to deliver on time and to required standards. Describe a time you led others to deliver results.
5. Seeing the Big Picture
Understand and respond to changing direction, goals and business of the Environment Agency. Explain implications of recent government reviews on the water sector and regulatory reform.
Working patterns
We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. Please indicate your preferred working arrangements on your application. We also offer a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with disabilities.
Disclaimer
The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body and uses government frameworks for recruitment. For information on becoming a supplier through Crown Commercial Service, visit the government link provided in the original posting.
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