Future Funding: Enabling Local Investment – Funding Officer - 24957

1
National
Home Working
Various
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time
Programme and Project Management
£29,706
It’s an exciting time to join the Environment Agency’s national Future Funding Department. Our vision is to secure the wide range of funding and investment needed to protect and improve the environment now and in the future.
The Funding Officer role is part of the dynamic Enabling Local Investment (ELI) team within Future Funding where innovation, green finance and blended funding are the core objectives. The ELI Team provides technical support, information and advice, and builds staff capability across EA departments to secure funding and investment to deliver our corporate strategy (EA2025) goals. The role will:
- lead the administration and management of up to date information on public, private and third sector investment and funding programme opportunities, working with others so that information is clear, comprehensive and easily accessible for our customers;
- manage our annual multi-user subscription to a commercial funding database, reviewing weekly alerts to support investment opportunities, and develop and maintain an effective network with our subscription user base;
- support the wider team to achieve effective programme management by developing and maintaining clear record management systems for information and data established from local and national funding commissions;
- contribute to wider team delivery, supporting customer engagement, funding commissions, capacity building and communications.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents, or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
We are a dispersed but welcoming and inclusive national team with staff living and working at locations across England. Health, safety and wellbeing, and continuous professional development are core values, and we meet both virtually and in person to connect, share, and plan individual and team priorities.
Future Funding sits at the heart of the EA, in the Chief Operating Officers Directorate ensuring that as an organisation we are sustainably funded for the future.
We’re looking for someone who’s excited and motivated by securing innovative funding and financing for environmental improvements, and who’s interested in using or developing their skills and experience in this post to make a difference.
In particular, you will be able to demonstrate and contribute:
• An inclusive and collaborative mindset to work with a variety of partners and customers;
• An organised approach that aims to optimise effectiveness and efficiency for current and future business need;
• Communication and interpersonal skills that facilitates the development and maintenance of productive and effective partner and customer relations; and
• A commitment to personal and business improvement, development and growth.
For more information about the post, please contact fiona.williams@environment-agency.gov.uk

This is a full time post, but flexible and job sharing arrangements will also be considered.
Location is flexible, and home-based working is an option. Travel to meetings will be required on occasions.
The Environment Agency offers an extensive range of employee benefits.

For further information on this role, employee benefits, and the work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.


Interviews are planned for the week commencing 09/01/23, using MS Teams virtual meeting. We will invite successful applicants to interview week commencing 19/12/22.

The interview will be competency based using the three competencies listed below from the Environment Agency’s Capability Dictionary.

11/12/2022, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Builds and Sustains Relationships
Develops and maintains effective working relationships.
Future Funding works with and supports a wide range of teams across the Environment Agency, including external partners and customers.
Please explain your approach to developing and sustaining effective working relationships, providing evidence of when and how you have successfully developed a new relationship and how you have sustained existing ones.

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection. Please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Your examples can be from within work, or from outside the work environment.
Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality
Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.

Future Funding’s vision is to secure the wide range of funding and investment needed to protect and improve the environment now and in the future.

Please provide an example of why, how and when you have brought efficiency, innovation and/or quality to the delivery of your work.

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection. Please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Your examples can be from within work, or from outside the work environment.
Works in Teams
Works co-operatively as part of a team to achieve common goals.
Future Funding supports the Environment Agency to secure funding and investment. We provide advice and support delivery through both internal and external multi-disciplinary teams.
Drawing on your experience with examples, please describe the skills, activities and tasks that you’ve contributed to achieving successful team outcomes,
PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection. Please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Your examples can be from within work, or from outside the work environment
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.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.