FCRM Team Member - 12429
1
South West, West Midlands
Fradley, Tewkesbury
Staff Grade 3
Fixed Term
Full Time
Environment & Sustainability, Risk Management
£22,792 Pro-rata
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Flood Resilience team and make a difference by supporting communities to prepare for flooding.
The Flood Resilience Team is at the heart of the Environment Agency's incident management in West Midlands. It is our job to ensure that we, our partners, and our communities are prepared for flooding, and are able to respond effectively before, during and after a flood.
As part of a varied and challenging workload you will:
- ensure we provide a first class response to flood incidents by maintaining our systems and procedures and contribute to the delivery of training and exercising to staff;
- support the team to plan and deliver engagement with local communities, to increase awareness of flood risk and knowledge of appropriate actions to take in response to flooding;
- work with professional partners to support multi-agency planning and preparation for flood incidents;
- contribute to our wider incident response in line with your skills and experience.
The Flood Resilience Team is at the heart of the Environment Agency's incident management in West Midlands. It is our job to ensure that we, our partners, and our communities are prepared for flooding, and are able to respond effectively before, during and after a flood.
As part of a varied and challenging workload you will:
- ensure we provide a first class response to flood incidents by maintaining our systems and procedures and contribute to the delivery of training and exercising to staff;
- support the team to plan and deliver engagement with local communities, to increase awareness of flood risk and knowledge of appropriate actions to take in response to flooding;
- work with professional partners to support multi-agency planning and preparation for flood incidents;
- contribute to our wider incident response in line with your skills and experience.
The Flood Resilience Team is at the heart of the Environment Agency's incident management in the West Midlands. It is our job to ensure that we, our partners, and our communities are prepared for flooding, and able to respond effectively before, during and after a flood. We do this by managing our incident management arrangements, our Flood Warning service, and building resilient communities.
You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, able to use a range of styles to address different audiences, with experience of community engagement being desirable;
- be well organised, able to prioritise a varied workload and maintain attention to detail to ensure your work is delivered to a high standard;
- be self-motivated working well in team environment and under your own initiative;
- have competent IT and data skills; experience of GIS software would be beneficial.
- be well organised, able to prioritise a varied workload and maintain attention to detail to ensure your work is delivered to a high standard;
- be self-motivated working well in team environment and under your own initiative;
- have competent IT and data skills; experience of GIS software would be beneficial.
For further information, please contact Sally Burton on 02030 251561 / email sally.burton@environment-agency.gov.uk, or Nick Green on 02030 251747 / email: nick.green@environment-agency.gov.uk
15/09/2019, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
12 months
Works in Teams
Works co-operatively as part of a team to achieve common goals.
Tell us about your role in a team and what contribution you have made to make an efficient team.
Tell us about your role in a team and what contribution you have made to make an efficient team.
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.
Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
Communicates Effectively
Listens and questions to understand and engage.
Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Data and Information Management
Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.
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.