Benefits and Efficiencies Analyst - 32067

Benefits and Efficiencies Analyst - 32067
2
National
All
Staff Grade 5
Permanent
Analytical, Strategy
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Compressed Hours
£43,198

26/10/2025, 23:55 hours

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The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect 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.



Our newly established Transformation Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is focused on creating a centralised portfolio that drives change, transformation, and continuous improvement. We’re currently looking for two Benefits and Efficiencies Analysts to join the team.

The team plays a vital role in shaping and optimising the project Portfolios, ensuring strategic alignment, enhancing decision-making, and providing evidence to manage risk across change and transformation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in change and transformation, with plenty of development opportunities and strong support from your team and peers.

You will be an important part of our PMO team, analysing data from PMO colleagues and project and programme managers across our portfolio, helping to set the standards for benefits and value management and then helping to embed them. 

You will help our teams to identify, value and validate their project benefits.
You’ll join the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) who are part of the Transformation Team within the STA (Strategy, Transformation and Assurance) directorate.

The PfMO support change, transformation, and continuous improvement across the business.

STA foster inclusive, supportive cultures and use evidence and innovation to influence policy and delivery.
We are seeking candidates with the following set of skills and experience:


Strong analytical skills with proven experience as a Benefits Analyst, Efficiencies Analyst, or Business Analyst.

Proven experience of building and maintaining dashboards or reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, or advanced Excel).

Ability to work collaboratively across organisational boundaries and build constructive relationships.

Clear communication skills, able to explain complex analysis simply and persuasively to non-technical audiences.

Self-motivation and adaptability, comfortable working independently as well as part of a team.

Experience of producing guidance, toolkits or frameworks to support colleagues.

Ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.



You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.
You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given. (

You’ll have an EA Office base location, as a national role the working location is hybrid.

We use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel, some travel and overnights may be required.

Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, contact rebecca.atkinson@environment-agency.gov.uk

Applications are “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions.

Interviews will be via MS Teams during the w/b 3rd November 2025
Data and Information Management
Competency Description: Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.

More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

Feedback is generally not available at sift stage



QUESTION HERE:

Tell us about a time when you took the lead in analysing and presenting complex data to support a service or organisational decision. How did you decide what data and metrics to use, ensure accuracy and reliability, and present your findings in a way that influenced others to act?

We advise using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method to compile your answer.
Focuses on Customers and Partners
Competency Descritpion: Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses

More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.


QUESTION HERE: Tell us about a time when you worked with customers or partners to produce analysis or insight. How did you make sure their needs were understood, and how did your work make a difference to the service or outcome?

We advise using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method to compile your answer.
Achieves Results
Competency Description: Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results

More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

QUESTION HERE
Tell us about a time when you had to deliver analysis or insight under significant time pressure. How did you prioritise your work, maintain quality, and ensure your outputs were delivered on time and made a difference?

We advise using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method to compile your answer.
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.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Although the Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, we subscribe to and align with the candidate guidance on the use of artificial intelligence found on the  Civil Service Careers website. Please review for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.