Senior Advisor - Future Agriculture - Environmental Land Management - 31666
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The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment.
England is reforming agricultural policy and spending with the 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 partners, this role aims to improve services to farmers and influence the design and delivery of incentives within the broader organisational response to government reviews. These reviews seek to improve water quality in collaboration with the water sector and to promote growth and nature recovery through regulation.
The Environment Agency ELM team seeks dynamic, strategic thinkers to help shape the future of ELM, particularly the delivery of Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). The role involves delivering key CSHT outputs for the Farming and Countryside Programme and contributing to continuous improvement of the scheme.
You will provide advice in meetings, manage commissions, oversee programme milestones, identify risks and resource needs, and work across teams and organisations with senior leaders to articulate a scheme that supports outcomes.
Experience/skills Required
The role represents EA expertise to Defra, delivery bodies and the agriculture sector to achieve consistency and improve collaboration between organisations. Essential experience includes working with Agriculture, Defra and other statutory bodies. You should be politically aware with excellent communication and networking skills, understand environmental sensitivities related to significant agricultural reform, and have experience interpreting/evaluating evidence to propose risk-based solutions. You should prioritise and deliver complex work and be a self-starter who 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
Relevant 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. Training will be provided. The EA base location is flexible/hybrid in England; some travel/overnights will be required. Read the Candidate/Additional Information Pack for more information. For questions, contact:
* Kate Bayley: kate.bayley@environment-agency.gov.uk
* D-J Gent: dj.gent@environment-agency.gov.uk
Applications are blind assessed using competency questions. Interviews are expected via MS Teams two weeks after the closing date. If you consent to being on a reserve list, your details may be held for 6 months and a future post may be offered.
Competencies
Competence 1: Shapes organisational approach & delivery – Provide examples of supporting strategic work and organisational priorities. If many applications are received, an initial sift may occur.
Competence 2: Achieves Results – Prioritise and organise tasks and resources under uncertainty.
Competence 3: Focuses on Customers and Partners – Address internal and external customer needs and manage expectations.
Competence 4: Delivers Results Through Others – Harness a team to deliver on time and to standard.
Competence 5: Seeing the Big Picture – Understand and respond to changes in direction, goals and business of the EA. Explain implications of government reviews on the water sector and regulatory reform.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job sharing. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria. The EA is a Non-Departmental Public Body and participates in government frameworks for external recruitment.
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Management and Manufacturing
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