Flood Resilience Officer - 24260
1
East Midlands
Nottingham
Trentside Offices
Staff Grade 4
Fixed Term
Full Time
Operational Delivery
£28,785 Pro-rata
The role holder will deliver a portfolio of work using their experience and initiative, this will include:-
- Providing support to key incident roles helping us meet the demands of improving our incident preparedness in our area.
- Contributing to internal meetings such as the Area Incident Management Group to ensure we are prepared for incidents.
- Developing procedures for key incident roles, delivering training and ensuring the work is linked
- Work with partners in Local Resilience Forum to increase preparedness for incidents and ensuring that response plans are in place.
- Actively support and plan community engagement work to increase public awareness and preparedness for flooding, work with established groups to maintain their interest.
- Managing systems relating to flood warning and incident management, helping to ensure that the area is ready to respond effectively to flooding.
- Providing accurate and timely information for operational decisions and environmental issues.
- Carrying out analysis and interpretation of data and collating relevant data into a suitable format utilising GIS where appropriate.
- Provide responses to correspondence and enquiries.
- Develop and maintain a strong customer focus to ensure effective relationship building and partnership working to achieve environmental goals.
- Providing support to key incident roles helping us meet the demands of improving our incident preparedness in our area.
- Contributing to internal meetings such as the Area Incident Management Group to ensure we are prepared for incidents.
- Developing procedures for key incident roles, delivering training and ensuring the work is linked
- Work with partners in Local Resilience Forum to increase preparedness for incidents and ensuring that response plans are in place.
- Actively support and plan community engagement work to increase public awareness and preparedness for flooding, work with established groups to maintain their interest.
- Managing systems relating to flood warning and incident management, helping to ensure that the area is ready to respond effectively to flooding.
- Providing accurate and timely information for operational decisions and environmental issues.
- Carrying out analysis and interpretation of data and collating relevant data into a suitable format utilising GIS where appropriate.
- Provide responses to correspondence and enquiries.
- Develop and maintain a strong customer focus to ensure effective relationship building and partnership working to achieve environmental goals.
The Flood Resilience Team work on a wide variety of issues associated with the co-ordination of our operational response to flooding and operation of the Flood Warning Service. We work with the public to help them prepare, alongside professional partners. We also develop procedures/ plans and deliver training to ensure we can provide the best possible incident management service.
• You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, be self-motivated and able to work both individually and as part of a team.
• You will work well under pressure and with drive and enthusiasm.
• You will have some experience communicating with a variety of stakeholders including communities, partners and the public.
• You should be able to build strong relationships with others and have the confidence to attend meetings independently.
• You should have experience of interpreting and communicating data, use of GIS will be required.
• You should have a full driving licence and be willing to travel locally, occasionally as part of the role.
Some out of hours working may be required as part of the role or as part of an incident duty role.
• You will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, be self-motivated and able to work both individually and as part of a team.
• You will work well under pressure and with drive and enthusiasm.
• You will have some experience communicating with a variety of stakeholders including communities, partners and the public.
• You should be able to build strong relationships with others and have the confidence to attend meetings independently.
• You should have experience of interpreting and communicating data, use of GIS will be required.
• You should have a full driving licence and be willing to travel locally, occasionally as part of the role.
Some out of hours working may be required as part of the role or as part of an incident duty role.
Lucy Jarvis, Flood Resilience Team Leader, East Midlands
lucy.jarvis@environment-agency.gov.uk
07919697179
lucy.jarvis@environment-agency.gov.uk
07919697179
02/10/2022, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Up to 12 Months
Communicates Effectively
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of result
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 result
Builds and Sustains Relationships
Develops and maintains effective working relationships
Data and Information Management
Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.
Driving Licence is required
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.