Flood Resilience Officer - 12107
1
North West
Penrith
Ghyll Mount
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time
Operational Delivery
£27,572
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Food Resilience team in Cumbria and Lancashire on a permanent basis. As a Flood Resilience Officer in Cumbria you will work with the team and a range of internal and external partners to deliver our Flood Incident Management service. You will:
- support planning and preparation for flood incident response, ensuring systems and procedures are maintained and that our staff are trained and exercised.
-be the lead in Cumbria for planning and delivering weekly handover sessions for Duty Officers and maintaining the Area Incident room.
- Provide support to the delivery leads for Incident roles and develop towards becoming a Delivery lead in the future.
- participate in area networks and groups to deliver a first class service.
- Work with the Cumbria Local resilience Forum Flooding Sub Group and relevant task and finish groups to support a multi agency response to flooding.
-support our incident management response in line with your skills and experience.
- support planning and preparation for flood incident response, ensuring systems and procedures are maintained and that our staff are trained and exercised.
-be the lead in Cumbria for planning and delivering weekly handover sessions for Duty Officers and maintaining the Area Incident room.
- Provide support to the delivery leads for Incident roles and develop towards becoming a Delivery lead in the future.
- participate in area networks and groups to deliver a first class service.
- Work with the Cumbria Local resilience Forum Flooding Sub Group and relevant task and finish groups to support a multi agency response to flooding.
-support our incident management response in line with your skills and experience.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Flood Resilience team and make a difference by supporting communities to prepare for flooding.
The Flood Resilience Team is at the heart of the Environment Agency's incident management in Cumbria and Lancashire. It is our job to ensure that we, our partners, and our communities are prepared for flooding, and are able to respond effectively before, during and after a flood.
The Flood Resilience Team is at the heart of the Environment Agency's incident management in Cumbria and Lancashire. It is our job to ensure that we, our partners, and our communities are prepared for flooding, and are able to respond effectively before, during and after a flood.
You will:
- Have experience of incident management and an awareness of the Environment Agency's role in managing and responding to incidents.
- Have experience of planning and delivering training sessions to a wide range of audiences.
- Excellent I.T. skills to maintain systems and provide necessary support to Duty staff.
- Be a self starter, well organised, but flexible, able to manage conflicting demands and a diverse workload.
- Have a positive approach to change, improving what is delivered by welcoming challenge and through continuous process improvement.
- Have experience of incident management and an awareness of the Environment Agency's role in managing and responding to incidents.
- Have experience of planning and delivering training sessions to a wide range of audiences.
- Excellent I.T. skills to maintain systems and provide necessary support to Duty staff.
- Be a self starter, well organised, but flexible, able to manage conflicting demands and a diverse workload.
- Have a positive approach to change, improving what is delivered by welcoming challenge and through continuous process improvement.
This role is based in Penrith for Cumbria and Lancashire Area. As the Flood Resilience team is split between two offices, travel between the two will be necessary. You will be expected to have an Incident role.
For further information please contact Sue Moffat, Flood Resilience Team Leader: email: susan.moffat@environment-agency.gov.uk; Tel: 07825 255716.
For further information please contact Sue Moffat, Flood Resilience Team Leader: email: susan.moffat@environment-agency.gov.uk; Tel: 07825 255716.
24/08/2019, 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.
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Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
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Communicates Effectively
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
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Influences and Persuades Others
Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
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Incident Planning
Undertakes strategic plans for the Agency’s response to incidents and ensuring Environment Agency staff are effectively prepared.
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Please provide an example of when you have demonstrated this capability as your application will be assessed against this.
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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.