Partnership and Strategic Overview Team Leader - 9057
1
West Midlands
Fradley
Sentinel House
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Operational Delivery
£43,777
Do you want to be at the heart of making a difference to communities across the West Midlands? Do you want to help reduce the flood risk to homes and businesses, increase the resilience of the country’s key infrastructure, overcome barriers to growth and investment and build strong, effective partnerships with public and private sector organisations?
Our Partnerships & Strategic Overview Teams are central to reducing the flood risk to our communities. They influence investment and development, seeking to secure a strategic approach to sustainable, community-scale planning, helping to avoid the mistakes of the past being repeated in the future.
We have tremendous ambitions. Balancing the needs of the environment, our communities and the economy can feel daunting, but the opportunities are huge. Having the right team, with the right skills, engaged and influencing this debate is critical.
We are looking for a motivated and effective individual who will lead and develop this team, build and maintain relationships with partners and colleagues throughout the organisation and who will support the team to grow and deliver our ambitions for the communities we serve.
Our Partnerships & Strategic Overview Teams are central to reducing the flood risk to our communities. They influence investment and development, seeking to secure a strategic approach to sustainable, community-scale planning, helping to avoid the mistakes of the past being repeated in the future.
We have tremendous ambitions. Balancing the needs of the environment, our communities and the economy can feel daunting, but the opportunities are huge. Having the right team, with the right skills, engaged and influencing this debate is critical.
We are looking for a motivated and effective individual who will lead and develop this team, build and maintain relationships with partners and colleagues throughout the organisation and who will support the team to grow and deliver our ambitions for the communities we serve.
The team are champions for our strategic aims and provide a single overview of flood risk and programmes within their area. The team also protect our assets and ensure that third party activities manage and reduce flood risk through our permitting and compliance activities.
The team is key to delivering our projects through performing the Senior User role, both on discrete schemes as well as across our area programme with the collaborative Programme Delivery Unit.
The team is key to delivering our projects through performing the Senior User role, both on discrete schemes as well as across our area programme with the collaborative Programme Delivery Unit.
First and foremost you will be a strong leader with a clear passion to deliver, remaining positive and flexible when facing significant challenges, so as to support your team and our partners towards achieving our goals. You will have a clear commitment to your team and have experience in helping individuals to develop to achieve their best and be confident in their roles.
You will be skilled in working across organisations and communities, public and private, at all levels. As a key front-line leader within the West Midlands, you will be a confident and successful communicator, often acting as the gateway to the organisation for our customers and potential partners.
You will have a strong understanding of the Environment Agency, its roles and remits so as to get the best impact from your engagements with others and identify potential opportunities to get the best outcome from the collective resources available.
You will be skilled in working across organisations and communities, public and private, at all levels. As a key front-line leader within the West Midlands, you will be a confident and successful communicator, often acting as the gateway to the organisation for our customers and potential partners.
You will have a strong understanding of the Environment Agency, its roles and remits so as to get the best impact from your engagements with others and identify potential opportunities to get the best outcome from the collective resources available.
Closing Date: 28th October 2018 at 23:55 hours
As a key leader in the flood family, you would also be expected to hold an incident role and contribute to our incident response across the West Midlands. Based at Lichfield, the team work in partnership with the wider business and partners to influence development and secure a reduction in flood risk to the communities of the West Midlands.
For more information please contact Ian Jones, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager ian.jones@environment-agency.gov.uk
This is a full time position although other working patterns can be considered.
You will be expected to travel to locations across the area, so a driving license is required.
We are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
As a key leader in the flood family, you would also be expected to hold an incident role and contribute to our incident response across the West Midlands. Based at Lichfield, the team work in partnership with the wider business and partners to influence development and secure a reduction in flood risk to the communities of the West Midlands.
For more information please contact Ian Jones, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager ian.jones@environment-agency.gov.uk
This is a full time position although other working patterns can be considered.
You will be expected to travel to locations across the area, so a driving license is required.
We are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.
28/10/2018, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Achieves Results
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets.
Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results..
Describe a result that you are particular proud of.
Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results..
Describe a result that you are particular proud of.
Influences and Persuades Others
Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
Give an example of how you have been able to overcome barriers or objections to build a consensus.
Give an example of how you have been able to overcome barriers or objections to build a consensus.
Leads People
Provides leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the Environment Agency.
Tell us about your leadership style.
Tell us about your leadership style.
Focuses on Customers and Partners
Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses.
How do you determine a customer's agenda? Give an example.
How do you determine a customer's agenda? Give an example.
Driving licence.
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.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
This Vacancy is closed to applications.