Strategic Projects and Partnerships Advisor - Flood Risk Management

14
Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds , York
Staff Grade 5
Permanent
Operational Delivery
Last year Yorkshire was severely affected by flooding. We’re growing our Flood and Coastal Risk Management teams so that we can reduce the risk of flooding to the people of Yorkshire. It’s an exciting time and we need your help to ensure we’re prepared.

You’ll help develop relationships with a range of strategic partners including communities, businesses and Local Authorities. Providing advice and guidance, you’ll help identify flood risk and find the most appropriate solutions, advising on everything from funding, planning advice, permitting issues, GIS mapping and community engagement. You'll also help:

• Identify, develop, attract and secure funding opportunities to support flood risk management projects, focusing on where this will support and enable economic growth.
• Empower public sector partners to deliver more for communities and the environment.
• Build relationships with key private sector organisations to secure their support and investment.

To do this, you'll work collaboratively with a wide range of organisations and partners to maximise opportunities to deliver flood risk projects, identifying those that can provide significant additional social, economic and environmental benefits. There’s a big emphasis on partnerships and how you can negotiate the best funding options for each project.
Flood and Coastal Risk Management teams help protect against flooding and minimise the risks caused by floods.

Partnerships and Strategic Overview teams work closely with our public and private sector partners to identify flood risk solutions. We specify, plan and help fund the creation of new assets that protect communities from future flooding. We also influence the location of new property developments and help develop flood management strategies through the use of spatial planning.
It could be that you come to us from a Local Authority background or an engineering environment where you played a role in flood risk management. Either way, you’ll need to understand and be able to overcome the technical challenges in identifying and delivering flood risk solutions.

You'll be known as someone who can present solutions to complex problems in a simple and engaging way to gain the confidence and trust of our external partners. You also need be highly organised and known as someone who can work with others to deliver real improvements on the ground.

Knowledge of using outputs from flood risk models would also be advantageous. It is desirable that you are educated to degree level (or equivalent) and/or a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management or equivalent (or be committed to achieving this).
There are 14 vacancies available, 10 permanent and 4 fixed term contracts (to April 2017).

Internal role title: FCRM Advisor (PSO).

The grade rate for these posts is £33,990 (pro-rata for assignment).

There are opportunities to get involved with incident management when flooding occurs. We have a flexible range of roles you can volunteer for and you’ll get all the training and support you need.

Candidates need to hold a full UK driving licence.

Please download the candidate pack (below) for more information. For further information please contact YorkshireRecruitment@ea.gov.uk.

The closing date for applications is 9th January 2017.

Interviews will be held the weeks commencing 27th February and 6th March.

09/01/2017, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Achieves Results
You'll be expected to set and deliver high standards of work through prioritisation and organisation of tasks and resources to meet targets and deadlines. Tell us about a time when you had to deliver a challenging piece of work: what was it and how did you approach it? Were there any setbacks that you had to overcome? How did you ensure the desired outcome was achieved?
Focuses on Customers and Partners
You'll need to focus on our customers and partners. Tell us about a successful working relationship you have developed either with a customer or an external organisation. How did you identify the needs of this person/organisation? How do you measure and improve customer satisfaction?
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
You’ll be expected to apply sound techniques to analyse problems, generate options and select the best course of action. Tell us how you have found and delivered an optimal solution by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and making sound decisions. What was the outcome of your decision?
Flood Risk Assessment/ Management
You’ll need to understand, develop and share information in order to put in place plans to minimise flood risk. Tell us how you have evaluated the need and made recommendations to minimise the risk of flooding. How did you identify and determine the feasibility and justification for carrying out flood defence works? How do you identify locations at risk of flooding?
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.

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This Vacancy is closed to applications.