Operations Delivery Team Leader

Is leadership part of your career plan?

If so, whether you are applying for the first time for a team leader role, or as an existing team leader and you would like a change, then we have a number of team leader vacancies in Cumbria and Lancashire.

The team leader role is absolutely critical to how we deliver our business and ensure that everyone who works here has the support they need to do a fantastic job. We are keen to receive applications from a wide range of people to develop a pool of potential team leaders.

Our leadership roles cover a wide and diverse range of teams. We have teams that work in a variety of different locations both office and field based. This does mean that there is likely to be travelling involved both by car and rail, but depending on your personal circumstances we will try to match you with a role that would work well for you and the business.

We are looking for enthusiastic, self motivated applicants, who see that providing great leadership is as important as protecting people and the environment. You should have some experience of leading people, and this may have been achieved through other non-team leader roles e.g. project management or leading field teams. We would also expect good communication, influencing and decision making skills to help you do a great job. Moving to a team leader role should be part of your career plan.

This is a fixed term post for 6 months.

The grade rate for the role is £33,990 (pro-rata).

Please download the candidate pack for more information about the role and application process.

If you have any questions please contact Maria Herlihy at maria.herlihy@environment-agency.gov.uk

The closing date for applications is 12 December 2016.

Provides leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the Environment Agency;
• Inspires the team through personal commitment, enthusiasm and by demonstrating personal accountability for their performance
• Builds a positive team spirit and identity by creating a shared vision, challenging negative attitudes, promoting co-operation and mutual support, encouraging excellence, celebrating success, and defending actions
• Acts as a role model for the conduct and actions expected of the team and an advocate for the environment agency’s vision, values, culture and policies
• Finds out what motivates people to enable them to perform at their best
• Engages and inspires the team with a meaningful translation of how their role enables the environment agency to achieve the local contribution, the corporate strategy and making it happen
• Encourages the team to identify measures that will improve performance and encourages a continuous improvement mind-set
• Motivates and enthuses a diverse range of people by adopting a flexible leadership style, adopting the most appropriate style for the situation and the people involved.

Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
• Translates key performance indicators and the local contribution into a team work plan and individual objectives. Communicates this effectively to team and colleagues
• Assigns workload and resources to achieve plans in line with both business priorities and an accurate profile of the team’s capabilities
• Secures resources and orchestrates the activities of others to delivers results
• Successfully obtains others’ commitment to undertake work by gaining their acceptance and involvement
• Monitors progress against key performance indicators, providing timely support to address shortfalls
• Ensures the team gets the required data right first time, identifying causes of poor data and fixing or escalated appropriately
• Improves what is delivered by welcoming challenge and through constant process improvement
• Is flexible and manages conflicting demands in light of changing circumstances
• Achieves tangible results by delegating (with support) suitable responsibilities and by encouraging the team to take personal responsibility for their actions
• Uses a risk-based approach when prioritising activities and allocating resources
• Develops and manages budget (relevant to level of responsibility required by role), ensuring all environment agency processes and procedures are correctly followed

Understands role in leading change. Successfully leads change in own team.
• Acts decisively through ambiguity and uncertainty; deals with dilemmas and paradoxes
• Gains commitment and overcomes resistance to change by involving the team in the change process, highlighting the purpose, benefits, and impact of the change
• Supports people who find change difficult by encouraging, empathising and, where necessary, ensuring behavioural change
• Encourages an environment where challenge and change are appreciated by showing what can be achieved, rewarding those who adopt the change, and confronting resistance or apathy
• Creates an atmosphere that encourages creativity and innovation
• Helps others readily adapt to working with new people or situations
• Identifies and implements operational changes to achieve the local contribution and to deliver new policies and practices
• Anticipates and plans for change; identifying strategies for support and driving the change through
• Plays an active role in implementing change and ensuring minimum disruption to those affected by it, both within and outside own team