Sustainable Growth and Economic Prosperity Advisor - 13149
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West Midlands
Fradley, Kidderminster , Shrewsbury , Solihull
Staff Grade 5
Fixed Term
Full Time
Environment & Sustainability, Planning, Strategy
£34,879 Pro-rata
The Environment Agency is increasingly establishing its strategic role as a place making organisation, focused on creating the right environmental conditions and building long term resilience to underpin and unlock sustainable growth and economic prosperity. We see many opportunities to integrate the environment into the heart of sustainable growth. We are keen to ensure current and future environmental infrastructure is recognised as a foundation of prosperity and an integral part of place shaping activities. West Midlands is at the heart of these opportunities. The Midlands Engine, HS2, City of Culture, Commonwealth Games, resurgence of the Potteries and the influence of the Northern Powerhouse all combine to make it a potentially generationally-unique opportunity to deliver more.
Working closely with the Sustainable Growth Manager you will support new strategic partnerships and investment planning, aligning environmental infrastructure needs with growth aspirations and delivery. You will be responsible for:
•Identifying and showcasing the role environmental infrastructure has in protecting and increasing the viable and future use, value and productivity of land and other capital
•Developing a long term West Midland wide investment pipeline identifying environmental infrastructure requirements to support sustainable growth
•Supporting new strategic partnerships and investment planning
•Attracting investment through proactive partnership working
Working closely with the Sustainable Growth Manager you will support new strategic partnerships and investment planning, aligning environmental infrastructure needs with growth aspirations and delivery. You will be responsible for:
•Identifying and showcasing the role environmental infrastructure has in protecting and increasing the viable and future use, value and productivity of land and other capital
•Developing a long term West Midland wide investment pipeline identifying environmental infrastructure requirements to support sustainable growth
•Supporting new strategic partnerships and investment planning
•Attracting investment through proactive partnership working
Led by the Sustainable Growth Manager, the Economic Growth and Prosperity Team are an integral part of Flood and Coastal Risk Management, albeit with responsibility for a business wide approach to growth activity across the West Midlands including land and water and regulated industry. The role will support place based working, providing technical economic growth expertise and developing robust intelligence for use by Senior Management to ensure effective engagement with strategic partners and investors
You will have excellent knowledge of local economic growth and place shaping with a strong understanding of partner commercial drivers and decision making processes.
You will have proven experience of working strategically within local authorities and with the business community and other stakeholders around corporate growth plans and investment planning.
You will have a strong understanding of the range and role of partners involved in local place shaping activity across the West Midlands, alongside their engagement and investment drivers.
You will have a track record of project delivery, particularly within infrastructure and sustainable growth focused projects, with a knowledge of strategic investment streams and/or experience of external funding
You will have the ability to work flexibly and at pace to meet business and partner needs.
You will have proven experience of working strategically within local authorities and with the business community and other stakeholders around corporate growth plans and investment planning.
You will have a strong understanding of the range and role of partners involved in local place shaping activity across the West Midlands, alongside their engagement and investment drivers.
You will have a track record of project delivery, particularly within infrastructure and sustainable growth focused projects, with a knowledge of strategic investment streams and/or experience of external funding
You will have the ability to work flexibly and at pace to meet business and partner needs.
The role is initially for a 2 year fixed term but with potential to be made permanent
Based within the West Midlands Area, your work could touch any part of our geography. Base location is flexible. Travel across the West Midlands will be required.
Our staff are all expected to undertake an incident role, which may require out of hours work.
We are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employers
The post is full time but other working patterns can be considered.
For more information please contact Hayley Deighton, Sustainable Growth Manager hayley.deighton@environment-agency.gov.uk
Based within the West Midlands Area, your work could touch any part of our geography. Base location is flexible. Travel across the West Midlands will be required.
Our staff are all expected to undertake an incident role, which may require out of hours work.
We are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employers
The post is full time but other working patterns can be considered.
For more information please contact Hayley Deighton, Sustainable Growth Manager hayley.deighton@environment-agency.gov.uk
18/11/2019, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
2 Years
Communicates Effectively
Securing partner commitment through effectively conveying information and ideas around the shared needs and impacts of sustainable growth
Influences and Persuades Others
Influencing others to prioritise delivery of key projects and or actions which achieve long term place shaping ambitions
Achieves Results
Proactively anticipating and responding to partner needs to achieve sustainable growth results in a timely way
Builds and Sustains Relationships
Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with strategic growth partners to establish shared agendas and deliver mutual outcomes.
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.