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10/05/2026, 23:55 hours
PC04 Partnerships & Customers, Grade 4
Our External Affairs team is transforming the way Environment and Business (E&B) engages across the Directorate, the wider organisation, and with external stakeholders, government, partners, and the media. The E&B Directorate supports the Environment Agency’s (EA’s) vision by developing better ways to deliver environmental outcomes and improvements. Using evidence and innovation, our expert teams secure resources, influence policy and legislation, and enhance delivery for a better environment.As an External Affairs Officer, you will co-ordinate and evaluate the team’s work while leading your own strategic communications and engagement projects. You will be adaptable, supporting our leadership’s priorities across the breadth of E&B’s work.With strong written and verbal communication skills, fantastic organisational skills, a keen attention to detail, the ability to work under pressure, and the confidence to engage with people at all levels, you will help promote the work of the Environment Agency to a wide range of audiences, including the public, key stakeholders, and government.
Specific tasks you could support with in this role:
- maintaining stakeholder relationships, mapping and engagement logs
- coordinating briefings; key messages; blogs; vlogs; case studies
- engagement planning for key milestones
- developing updates for different subject areas working with multiple teams to deadlines
- monitoring media and trade press and providing updates
- coordination and organisation of engagement events
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This Vacancy is closed to applications.