4586 - Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Development Officer

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East of England
Brampton
Brampton Office
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time
Administration / Corporate Support, Programme and Project Management
£26,869
You will be responsible for providing an efficient support service to the Anglian (Central) Flood & Coastal Committee and, in doing so, help deliver the Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Programme. You will also support nominated sub-committees and groups, covering other meetings when required.

Key activities to support the committee will include:
-maintaining relationships with external stakeholders (DEFRA appointees, local Councillors etc)
-act as the main point of contact for information flowing to and from Committee members
-lead on the recruitment of new members to the Flood and Coastal Committee
-lead for the Area on overall governance of the Committee – in line with legislation and Defra/Cabinet Office guidelines.

Key activities to support the FCRM Programme will include:
-liaison between EA appointees and EA officers
-leading committee members learning and development
-supporting EA and LLFA officers on briefing members
-liaison with the national programme team, co-ordination of forward look/’big picture’ information
The team form a core part of the Area Flood and Coastal Risk Management department, working with colleagues from Partnership and Strategic Overview (PSO), Asset Performance, Finance and National Capital Programme Management Service (ncpms) to develop, manage and deliver the FCRM programme.

We are also part of a national community, working with colleagues in the Directorate and across other areas, contributing to efficient and effective ways of working.
Essential:
- Excellent communication skills - written and other, including working with senior members of staff
- Able to build strong working relationships with external partners
- Organised, with effective time and work-load management.
- Experience and understanding of providing consistent, high quality customer service, with an awareness of our business needs and objectives.

Desirable:
-An understanding of our Flood and Coastal Risk management work, and the work of our Committees would be an advantage.
- Experience of supporting committees
Closing Date: 29th March 2017 at 23:55 hours

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

If you have any questions please contact Duncan Campbell at duncan.campbell@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 020 3025 5994

29/03/2017, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Focuses on Customers and Partners
A key part of this role the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with RFCC members and other external customers. Please provide examples of how you have focussed on customers and partners is previous roles and the outcomes of these relationships.
Business of the Environment Agency
The RFCC’s consent investment in EA and other Risk Management Authority flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) programmes. As such understanding of the FCRM business is key to this role. Please describe your experience in relation to this role.
Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality
Following the recent new East Anglia Area being designated, the Area now services two RFCC’s. This role provides an exciting opportunity to implement new and challenge existing practices to improve how the EA manages RFCC interaction. Please provide examples of how you have demonstrated these qualities in previous roles and what benefits they have derived.
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.

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This Vacancy is closed to applications.