Area Programming Team Leader - 23496
1
South West
Bodmin , Exeter
Manley House
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Operational Delivery
£46,374
We are looking for a highly motivated person to lead our Area Programming Team, with this excellent new opportunity for a permanent role. In this role you will oversee the £40-50Million per annum Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk (FCERM) investment programme for Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly for the Environment Agency and the Area’s Risk Management Authorities. With the largest ever National FCERM six-year investment programme it’s an excellent time to lead this fantastic team.
You’ll be enthusiastic about developing yourself and others and be a positive role model who creates an open, inclusive, caring and trusting culture which supports people to perform at their best. You will have line management responsibilities, including health, safety and wellbeing of your team, resource and workforce planning, recruitment, performance management, and driving a culture of continuous improvement.
You will lead and support your team, linking with partners, area teams and national teams to maintain a robust and accurate programme of FCERM investment. The role is also pivotal in providing capital programme updates to the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) through presenting at quarterly meetings and to our monthly Area Delivery Portfolio Board
You’ll be enthusiastic about developing yourself and others and be a positive role model who creates an open, inclusive, caring and trusting culture which supports people to perform at their best. You will have line management responsibilities, including health, safety and wellbeing of your team, resource and workforce planning, recruitment, performance management, and driving a culture of continuous improvement.
You will lead and support your team, linking with partners, area teams and national teams to maintain a robust and accurate programme of FCERM investment. The role is also pivotal in providing capital programme updates to the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) through presenting at quarterly meetings and to our monthly Area Delivery Portfolio Board
You will lead a team of five officers and advisors in the Area Programming Team covering Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, within our Flood and Coastal Risk Management Department. The team manages our investment programme and undertakes detailed analysis and monitoring of our funding allocations.
The team deals with a diverse range of funding and is critical to securing partnership funding opportunities working closely with area and national Environment Agency teams.
The team deals with a diverse range of funding and is critical to securing partnership funding opportunities working closely with area and national Environment Agency teams.
This role requires a mix of team leadership and programme management skills to ensure the team works with high quality data to support our area priorities and funding decisions.
You will need:
- To be educated to degree level (or equivalent) and be a member of a professional institution relevant to this role.
- Good analytical, influencing and management skills.
- Extensive experience of programme, project and financial management.
- The confidence to adjust budgets as project forecasts alter, or respond to short notice programme changes.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical funding information clearly to a wide audience.
- An appropriate level of experience and commensurate knowledge of managing health, safety and wellbeing.
- To be innovative to consider new opportunities to support our future funding challenges
You will need:
- To be educated to degree level (or equivalent) and be a member of a professional institution relevant to this role.
- Good analytical, influencing and management skills.
- Extensive experience of programme, project and financial management.
- The confidence to adjust budgets as project forecasts alter, or respond to short notice programme changes.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical funding information clearly to a wide audience.
- An appropriate level of experience and commensurate knowledge of managing health, safety and wellbeing.
- To be innovative to consider new opportunities to support our future funding challenges
We have a strong incident management culture. The post-holder will be given training and be expected to have an active incident management role which may require you to work unsocial hours.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce. 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.
Interviews will take place between the last week of August and first week of September and we encourage you to take advantage of the word limit for your responses to the questions.
For further details please contact: Ben Johnstone, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager, at ben.johnstone@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 07776 162374
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce. 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.
Interviews will take place between the last week of August and first week of September and we encourage you to take advantage of the word limit for your responses to the questions.
For further details please contact: Ben Johnstone, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager, at ben.johnstone@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 07776 162374
21/08/2022, 23:55 hours
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Leads People
Description
As team leader you will need to ensure our FCERM programme is funded to support the delivery of flood resilience projects for our communities in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
How has your leadership inspired and motivated others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of your organisation?
As team leader you will need to ensure our FCERM programme is funded to support the delivery of flood resilience projects for our communities in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
How has your leadership inspired and motivated others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of your organisation?
Manages the Business
In this role you will need to maximise the use of funding in an efficient and effective way.
Describe a time where you have delivered a project or work outcome with limited resources and what did you do to manage this
Describe a time where you have delivered a project or work outcome with limited resources and what did you do to manage this
Focuses on Customers and Partners
We have an ambitious flood, coastal and erosion risk management capital programme to deliver between now and 2027 and we need to work with others to achieve our goals.
Describe an occasion when you have used your knowledge and understanding of a particular customer or customers to improve the service your team provided for them.
Describe an occasion when you have used your knowledge and understanding of a particular customer or customers to improve the service your team provided for them.
Programme and Project Management
Please describe your programme management experience. Within your answer we are keen to get a sense of the scale of the programme, your role in managing the programme and what tasks you undertook to ensure that the programme was delivered successfully.
A full UK driving licence is needed for attending meetings within Devon and Cornwall.
membership of a professional institution relevant to the role.
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.