Strategy & Government Relations Officer - 32590
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Key Responsibilities
* Managing shared inboxes, tracking actions, and improving information flow.
* Supporting responses to parliamentary questions, ministerial or senior briefings.
* Delivering impactful engagement with external stakeholders.
* Monitoring trends, government and political activity, helping to share good intelligence across the organisation.
* Building and maintaining effective relationships across the Defra Group, including senior leadership.
* Supporting incident management activities.
Experience & Skills
* Strong attention to detail and ability to present information clearly and accurately.
* A flexible approach with the ability to deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines.
* Resilience under pressure and confidence in knowing when to seek guidance and support.
* Experience in a customer‑facing or stakeholder engagement role, with a focus on building relationships and maintaining a positive reputation.
* Strong organisational skills, including effective management of knowledge and information.
* Understanding of parliamentary and government processes, or experience in stakeholder engagement (desirable but not essential).
Candidate Profile & Competences
Competence 1 - Managing Self: You will manage the team’s shared inboxes on a day‑to‑day basis, tracking actions and exploring ways to improve the flow of information to and from the team. Example question: Tell us about a time you personally organised a high‑volume workflow to meet tight deadlines while maintaining quality.
Competence 2 - Communicates Effectively: You will work with colleagues across the organisation and the Defra Group to help manage the Agency’s reputation. Example question: Provide an example of where you have needed to communicate a complex message to a wide range of people in an innovative and engaging form.
Competence 3 - Focuses on Customers and Partners: You will need to manage a range of customers in a timely and effective way, balancing competing priorities and pressures. Example question: Describe a time when you had to manage multiple internal and external customers with competing priorities.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability.
Contact and Application
You’ll have an EA Office base location; as a national role the working location is flexible/hybrid, however some travel and overnight stays may be required. For queries, contact eatalent@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Applications are “blind” assessed using competency question responses. Interviews will be held via MS Teams from mid January.
This role includes incident response duties – please see the Candidate Information Pack for details.
Employment Details
Seniority level: Associate. Employment type: Full‑time. Job function: Legal.
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