Training & Skills Advisor (Fisheries) - 28841
1
National
Various
Various
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share
Administration / Corporate Support, Environment & Sustainability
£31,429
Working for the Environment Agency means protecting and improving the environment and tackling issues of National Importance. Such broad scope of work calls for diverse, multi-skilled teams.
Ensuring we have skilled, knowledgeable fisheries teams is vital for us to protect and improve the environment. To do this we need to strengthen technical resilience, and this has been identified as the number 1 priority by leadership teams. This post will provide support across the whole organisation and will drive improvements in operational delivery, recruitment and retention of existing staff and will support the transfer of their knowledge and skills at national and area level.
You will join the National Fisheries Service where you will support our technical experts to deliver a world class service to the wider business and to our external stakeholders.
Your main focus will be helping us to build fisheries skills and knowledge across the Environment Agency by:
Reviewing technical role specifications and aligning them to work requirements.
Providing overarching support for fisheries technical staff training.
Developing tools to enable staff to track their development and identify training needs.
Development and provision of a skills exchange across fisheries.
Supporting future development and growth of our fisheries community through digital, online and face to face communications.
Reviewing and supporting the delivery of a technical capability framework.
Providing secretariat support to key expert panels who provide statutory support for Salmon and Freshwater Fish Act and the Eel Regulations.
Supporting the maintenance and provision of databases critical to undertaking fisheries work.
Supporting building resilience in key technical areas such as hydroacoustics and Net Limitation Orders.
There will be opportunities to develop yourself in key areas aligned to your interests.
We’re committed to having an inclusive workforce so welcome applications from everyone. Some travel for meetings and site visits will be required.
Ensuring we have skilled, knowledgeable fisheries teams is vital for us to protect and improve the environment. To do this we need to strengthen technical resilience, and this has been identified as the number 1 priority by leadership teams. This post will provide support across the whole organisation and will drive improvements in operational delivery, recruitment and retention of existing staff and will support the transfer of their knowledge and skills at national and area level.
You will join the National Fisheries Service where you will support our technical experts to deliver a world class service to the wider business and to our external stakeholders.
Your main focus will be helping us to build fisheries skills and knowledge across the Environment Agency by:
Reviewing technical role specifications and aligning them to work requirements.
Providing overarching support for fisheries technical staff training.
Developing tools to enable staff to track their development and identify training needs.
Development and provision of a skills exchange across fisheries.
Supporting future development and growth of our fisheries community through digital, online and face to face communications.
Reviewing and supporting the delivery of a technical capability framework.
Providing secretariat support to key expert panels who provide statutory support for Salmon and Freshwater Fish Act and the Eel Regulations.
Supporting the maintenance and provision of databases critical to undertaking fisheries work.
Supporting building resilience in key technical areas such as hydroacoustics and Net Limitation Orders.
There will be opportunities to develop yourself in key areas aligned to your interests.
We’re committed to having an inclusive workforce so welcome applications from everyone. Some travel for meetings and site visits will be required.
Your post will be in the National Fisheries Service (NFS) within National Monitoring. You will work closely with the whole team and with colleagues in the wider organisation including Areas, Environment and Business, Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) and Chief Scientist Group.
The team provides a technical advice service supporting fisheries, ecological and protection and improvement. We provide information about impacts in aquatic environments and evidence to support mitigation and improvements.
The team provides a technical advice service supporting fisheries, ecological and protection and improvement. We provide information about impacts in aquatic environments and evidence to support mitigation and improvements.
You are passionate about your work and want to make a difference to help improve the environment. If you have some but not all of the skills and experience listed and are willing to learn, we want to hear from you.
You will be:
A team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
Be able to use your own initiative to achieve planned outcomes.
Well-organised, computer literate and able to respond to tight deadlines.
Focused on delivering work to time and with a clear customer focus.
Able to work with large datasets.
Capable of taking minutes and organising agendas for technical meetings.
Knowledgeable of fisheries and the statutory landscape we work within.
Agile and able to manage a varied and challenging workload.
Driven to deliver outcomes for people and fish.
Able to communicate confidently with staff at all levels to ensure we deliver for our customers.
You will be:
A team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
Be able to use your own initiative to achieve planned outcomes.
Well-organised, computer literate and able to respond to tight deadlines.
Focused on delivering work to time and with a clear customer focus.
Able to work with large datasets.
Capable of taking minutes and organising agendas for technical meetings.
Knowledgeable of fisheries and the statutory landscape we work within.
Agile and able to manage a varied and challenging workload.
Driven to deliver outcomes for people and fish.
Able to communicate confidently with staff at all levels to ensure we deliver for our customers.
For information about working for us and how to apply please read the Candidate Pack.
For any queries or to talk about the role and what we are looking for contact Sue Laver: sue.laver@environment-agency.gov.uk or Jayne Rumary: Jayne.rumary@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Applications will be ‘blind’ assessed using your answers to the questions. Interviews will be held in Late April/Early May using MS Teams.
The Environment Agency will hold your application on a reserve list for 6 months, and you may be offered an alternative post in the Environment Agency.
For any queries or to talk about the role and what we are looking for contact Sue Laver: sue.laver@environment-agency.gov.uk or Jayne Rumary: Jayne.rumary@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Applications will be ‘blind’ assessed using your answers to the questions. Interviews will be held in Late April/Early May using MS Teams.
The Environment Agency will hold your application on a reserve list for 6 months, and you may be offered an alternative post in the Environment Agency.
06/05/2024, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
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.
Tell me about a challenging goal that you have set for yourself and the steps that you took to achieve it?
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please read the attached candidate pack where you will find a link to the Environment Agency capability dictionary which can be used to support your answers.
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Tell me about a challenging goal that you have set for yourself and the steps that you took to achieve it?
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please read the attached candidate pack where you will find a link to the Environment Agency capability dictionary which can be used to support your answers.
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Communicates Effectively
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately, and persuasively through speech and writing.
Give an example of a time when you have had to communicate effectively with a large number of stakeholders?
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please read the attached candidate pack where you will find a link to the Environment Agency capability dictionary which can be used to support your answers.
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. Use real life examples to evidence your answer.
Give an example of a time when you have had to communicate effectively with a large number of stakeholders?
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please read the attached candidate pack where you will find a link to the Environment Agency capability dictionary which can be used to support your answers.
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. Use real life examples to evidence your answer.
Focuses on Customers and Partners
Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses
Describe an occasion when you have used your knowledge and understanding of a particular customer to improve the service you provided for them?
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please read the attached candidate pack where you will find a link to the Environment Agency capability dictionary which can be used to support your answers
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. Use real life examples to evidence your answer.
Describe an occasion when you have used your knowledge and understanding of a particular customer to improve the service you provided for them?
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please read the attached candidate pack where you will find a link to the Environment Agency capability dictionary which can be used to support your answers
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. Use real life examples to evidence your answer.
Data and Information Management
Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.
What was the most important set of data or information that you produced or managed in your current/last role?
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please read the attached candidate pack where you will find a link to the Environment Agency capability dictionary which can be used to support your answers
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
What was the most important set of data or information that you produced or managed in your current/last role?
It is your answer to this question that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please read the attached candidate pack where you will find a link to the Environment Agency capability dictionary which can be used to support your answers
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
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.