Communications Specialist - Data Integrity - 11903

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East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, National
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Staff Grade 5
Permanent
Full Time
Strategy
£34,879
This role is an opportunity to help modernise how the Environment Agency creates, uses and manages data to deliver "comprehensive, reliable data" which is an underpinning feature of the 25 Year Environment Plan.
You will work across the organisation, especially with Data Custodians, Data Specialists and Operational staff to make sure we provide impartial support that is helpful and practical. Your focus will be on improving the way we improve and use our data across the organisation and outside it, to make better decisions, achieve our outcomes and make use of new technologies.
Having the right data, of the right quality is vital to all that we do. People need to have access to others’ data, spend less time manipulating it, and benefit from new technologies that will use it better.
Your role will be to support people to do this better, linking them to the right support, helping them change how we do things, and making sure that everyone knows how they can be involved.
The Data Integrity and Flood Data team is part of the National Flood and Coastal Risk Management Directorate. We lead and support each part of the Environment Agency towards good data governance to enable better ways of working, decision making and outcomes.

This role works across the organisation, including Operations, Corporate Services, Environment and Business etc.

The team is dispersed, with staff currently in Exeter, Bristol, Oxfordshire, Worthing and Leeds.
Sound understanding of a part of the Environment Agency or of some of our key stakeholders.
Experience of providing sound and persuasive communication materials and engaging a broad and dispersed stakeholder base.
Experience of working with both technical staff and non-technical staff.
Will Lidbetter - 07990796876
National Lead - Data Strategy and Water Land and Biodiversity data

16/09/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Communicates Effectively
Tell us about a variety of approaches you've used to communicate with a range of people, perhaps on a technical issue that they're not expert in. How did you prepare, understand your audience, and find out how your messages were being received. What changed as a result of your communications work?
Focuses on Customers and Partners
Tell us about a situation where you've had to meet the needs of a wide range of people. Who were they and what were you trying to achieve? How did you engage with them, monitor progress, and ensure things were going well for them. How did you deal with any conflicts or problems that arose, and how did you assess whether you'd been successful.
Business of the Environment Agency
Tell us about experience you've had working through a programme of work within the Environment Agency or another organisation. What were the strategic organisational goals and outcomes you needed to align to. What were the challenges in the structure, ways of working or culture, and how did you tackle them to deliver your work.
Data and Information Management
Tell us about a situation where you've had to work through an awkward data problem. What were the issues, how did you tackle them, and what did you learn. If you have specialist experience in any areas of data or information management, tell us how you have applied this to resolve a situation.
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

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