Senior Advisor - Digital - 24221
1
National
Various
Various
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Digital
£46,374
Defra’s Resources and Waste Strategy for England aims to minimise waste, promote resource efficiency and move towards a circular economy. As part of these proposed legislative reforms, the UK will see a move towards a more digitally enabled and data driven approach to waste management.
We are looking for a senior advisor who is passionate about the digital transformation of waste management to join our small team. As part of the fast-paced Waste Regulation Reform Programme you will support the timely delivery of well-designed and effective digital services across new and existing digital products.
In this role you will:
Support the delivery of digital changes across the Programme, ensuring join up from relevant projects and workstreams. This role will focus on extended producer responsibility but you may need to work flexibly between projects.
Work collaboratively with teams across the Environment Agency, Defra and elsewhere to help understand, design and coordinate the digital changes that are being delivered.
Facilitate engagement between the Environment Agency’s digital programmes and others across the Business to ensure alignment so changes to digital services meet our regulatory and enforcement needs.
You may also be interested in the role: 24226 -Digital Service Owner
We are looking for a senior advisor who is passionate about the digital transformation of waste management to join our small team. As part of the fast-paced Waste Regulation Reform Programme you will support the timely delivery of well-designed and effective digital services across new and existing digital products.
In this role you will:
Support the delivery of digital changes across the Programme, ensuring join up from relevant projects and workstreams. This role will focus on extended producer responsibility but you may need to work flexibly between projects.
Work collaboratively with teams across the Environment Agency, Defra and elsewhere to help understand, design and coordinate the digital changes that are being delivered.
Facilitate engagement between the Environment Agency’s digital programmes and others across the Business to ensure alignment so changes to digital services meet our regulatory and enforcement needs.
You may also be interested in the role: 24226 -Digital Service Owner
The role will be based in the Waste Digital Advisory team, which sits under the Waste Regulation Reform Programme. This forms part of Waste Regulation within the Environment & Business Directorate. The Environment Agency’s organisational structure can be found here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-organisation-structure-chart
The WRRP includes several different projects that are being considered as part of the Government’s ongoing programme of waste and resource reforms, including a new waste tracking service and extended producer responsibility.
The WRRP includes several different projects that are being considered as part of the Government’s ongoing programme of waste and resource reforms, including a new waste tracking service and extended producer responsibility.
You will be able to demonstrate the following.
Essential:
An ability to operate in a complex and fast-moving environment, understanding linkages, inter-dependencies and risks;
Some experience of working on projects that involved the development of digital services;
An ability to work flexibly and independently, being able to initiate and manage delivery of tasks as part of a complex workload;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to explain complex subjects to varied audiences;
Experience of building and maintain relationships with colleagues and partners in dispersed networks and as part of work as a team;
Skilled at persuading and influencing outcomes through understanding others’ needs and adapting your approach.
Desirable:
Broad knowledge of waste regulation and the proposed reforms
Essential:
An ability to operate in a complex and fast-moving environment, understanding linkages, inter-dependencies and risks;
Some experience of working on projects that involved the development of digital services;
An ability to work flexibly and independently, being able to initiate and manage delivery of tasks as part of a complex workload;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to explain complex subjects to varied audiences;
Experience of building and maintain relationships with colleagues and partners in dispersed networks and as part of work as a team;
Skilled at persuading and influencing outcomes through understanding others’ needs and adapting your approach.
Desirable:
Broad knowledge of waste regulation and the proposed reforms
The Environment Agency is fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share. Our workforce is underrepresented by minority ethnic stiff and the disabled, and we would welcome applicants from these backgrounds.
The candidate pack and role profile should be read along with the advert to understand the experience and skills needed. The Environment Agency’s ‘capability dictionary’ can be viewed by searching online. Interviews will take place in mid-October using MS Teams.
Office location is flexible, and the role is part of a dispersed team. Occasional travel to other locations will be required.
If you would like to informally discuss the role, please contact: jenny.allen@environment-agency.gov.uk or chris.brain@environment-agency.gov.uk
The candidate pack and role profile should be read along with the advert to understand the experience and skills needed. The Environment Agency’s ‘capability dictionary’ can be viewed by searching online. Interviews will take place in mid-October using MS Teams.
Office location is flexible, and the role is part of a dispersed team. Occasional travel to other locations will be required.
If you would like to informally discuss the role, please contact: jenny.allen@environment-agency.gov.uk or chris.brain@environment-agency.gov.uk
02/10/2022, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Influences and Persuades Others
Your answers to these questions will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering.
Please consider using STAR (situation, task, action and response) when structuring your answers.
Description - 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.
Question - Using one or more examples, please describe how you have influenced and persuaded others to follow plans.
Please consider using STAR (situation, task, action and response) when structuring your answers.
Description - 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.
Question - Using one or more examples, please describe how you have influenced and persuaded others to follow plans.
Delivers Results Through Others
Your answers to these questions will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering.
Please consider using STAR (situation, task, action and response) when structuring your answers.
Description - Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
Question - Using one or more examples, please demonstrate your ability to harnesses a team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures
Please consider using STAR (situation, task, action and response) when structuring your answers.
Description - Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
Question - Using one or more examples, please demonstrate your ability to harnesses a team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Your answers to these questions will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering.
Please consider using STAR (situation, task, action and response) when structuring your answers.
Description - Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions
Question – Using one or more examples, please describe your approach to taking decisions and solving problems.
Please consider using STAR (situation, task, action and response) when structuring your answers.
Description - Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions
Question – Using one or more examples, please describe your approach to taking decisions and solving problems.
Shapes organisational approach & delivery
Your answers to these questions will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering.
Please consider using STAR (situation, task, action and response) when structuring your answers.
Description – Informs Government Policy and / or designs, implements and supports an approach to translate it into cost-effective operational activity delivering outcomes for people and the environment
Question - Using one or more examples, please demonstrate how you have shaped organisational approach and delivery.
Please consider using STAR (situation, task, action and response) when structuring your answers.
Description – Informs Government Policy and / or designs, implements and supports an approach to translate it into cost-effective operational activity delivering outcomes for people and the environment
Question - Using one or more examples, please demonstrate how you have shaped organisational approach and delivery.
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.