Senior E&B Advisor, Navigation - 9874
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National
Various
Various
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Business Management & Improvement
£44,477
As the second largest navigation authority in England, we have a legal responsibility to ensure the statutory right of navigation is maintained. Having a sound sustainable funding programme is essential to deliver our responsibilities.
Joining the national navigation team you’ll take the lead in developing and implementing a new charging model and regime to ensure our users properly contribute to the services they receive. This challenging role will need you to develop strong relationships with national and areas teams and government to ensure the long term financial sustainability of our waterways. This role will also require you to develop and maintain relationships with our waterway users to ensure they understand the costs of the services they receive and how much they are prepared to contribute to these services.
Whilst the focus will be on developing the charging model you’ll also be expected to manage the relationships with the other departments that benefit from our management of the waterways, and support the objectives and aims of the wider navigation business.
Joining the national navigation team you’ll take the lead in developing and implementing a new charging model and regime to ensure our users properly contribute to the services they receive. This challenging role will need you to develop strong relationships with national and areas teams and government to ensure the long term financial sustainability of our waterways. This role will also require you to develop and maintain relationships with our waterway users to ensure they understand the costs of the services they receive and how much they are prepared to contribute to these services.
Whilst the focus will be on developing the charging model you’ll also be expected to manage the relationships with the other departments that benefit from our management of the waterways, and support the objectives and aims of the wider navigation business.
The Navigation team sits within the Environment and Business Directorate, within Future Funding. We are responsible for setting the strategic direction for the navigation business and working with Defra, stakeholders and partners to support its delivery. We engage with customers and stakeholders to discuss the challenges we face, and involve them in shaping our future.
In addition to business development skills, you will need to manage several key priorities simultaneously. As well as excellent engagement and influencing skills, you’ll also understand the challenges of developing charging models within the EA. You‘ll be able to build relationships with key partners and user groups to support your delivery, as well as understanding the unique challenges of delivering a leisure industry. Your excellent networking ability will help you succeed in this role.
- Sound understanding of how navigation operates
- Experience in developing/delivering charging models
- Ability to engage effectively with key stakeholders/users
- Ability to build/nurture a network of contacts to support business delivery
- Excellent engagement and influencing skills
- Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
- Experience in engaging and influencing government departments
- Ability to innovate and drive new business ideas
- Sound understanding of how navigation operates
- Experience in developing/delivering charging models
- Ability to engage effectively with key stakeholders/users
- Ability to build/nurture a network of contacts to support business delivery
- Excellent engagement and influencing skills
- Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills
- Experience in engaging and influencing government departments
- Ability to innovate and drive new business ideas
As a national role location is flexible but must be office based. Travel to other Environment Agency offices will be required as part of the role. For further details please contact Mark Ormrod, 07768864102 or email mark.ormrod@environment-agency.gov.uk. We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns, including job-share.
24/02/2019, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Achieves Results
Sets and delivers high work standards and demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Able to prioritise and organise a number of challenging tasks with the available resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
It's essential that you can use your initiative and take decisions based on complex and/or incomplete information within limited timescales, whilst being mindful of other competing objectives.
Communicates Effectively
Is able to listen to others views and understand their challenges, at the same time as questioning to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
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.