Induction Officer FTC - 26687

Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone?

The Environment Agency is fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.

This is an exciting time to join the Talent Acquisition coordination team (TACT).We are looking for someone to support the delivery of our induction programme to enable a professional, skilled, and diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

As a member of the Induction Team, you will help give new starters the best possible welcome to the Environment Agency. You will use your communication and technical skills to help deliver our Welcome Days for new starters, collaborating with stakeholders from across the organisation. You will be instrumental in developing the visibility of the induction programme across the Environment Agency, improving our products and keeping them up to date. You will be a key part of our strategy as we strive to make the Environment Agency the most inclusive employer in the UK.
You will contribute to new ways of working using your research and organisation skills. To do this, you’ll build relationships with stakeholders, including some of our most senior colleagues. You will be visible and accountable for the successful delivery of the induction programme, influencing key stakeholders along the way.

You will be passionate about the work of the Environment Agency, possessing the ability to think differently to overcome problems, and identify better ways of working.

The Talent Acquisition coordination team delivers end to end resourcing on behalf of the organisation we are an inclusive, diverse, and passionate new team within the People and Change department within the Chief Operating Officer's Directorate. We work with colleagues across the organisation to ensure that priorities are informed by evidence and insight; people can be their best selves at work; and frontline delivery is efficient, equitable and sustainable.

You will need good knowledge and experience of people matters and programme delivery. You should have experience of developing and supporting new ways of working and building relationships quickly and effectively. Through your experience to date you will be able to demonstrate:

• Knowledge/experience of supporting projects and/or programmes
• Good communication and inter-personal skills to build strong relationships with busy colleagues, help them to see the benefits of working with you.
• The ability to find proportionate solutions to problems and articulate the solution in a simple, persuasive way.
• The ability to collate and process accurate information
• Good planning skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver to tight timescales.
• You enjoy working autonomously and know when to escalate risks/issues.
• Confidence using O365 tools particularly SharePoint, Teams, Excel and PowerPoint and enthusiasm for making effective use of existing and future corporate tools.

We're fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We're striving to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

We offer an extensive range of employee benefits. Find out more here: Protect our world - Environment Agency (environmentagencycareers.co.uk)

We’re recruiting to temporary roles and intend to use this recruitment to fill any additional roles which arise in the next 6 months.

For any queries about the role, please contact Vickie McLean (Vickie.McLean@environment-agency.gov.uk) or Kwojo Ackah (Kwojo.Ackah@environment-agency.gov.uk)

Interviews will be held end of June.

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

Description: Takes action before and/or beyond what is required, owning the outcome.

Please describe a time when you successfully delivered a specific outcome in the face of considerable challenges or obstacles and with limited instruction.
• What outcome you were asked to deliver?
• What were the obstacles?
• How did you overcome these?
• What was the outcome?

You may find it helpful to research the STAR approach when formulating your response.

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

Description: Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing. Understands the needs of both the technical and management audience.

Please describe how you have tailored your communication style to meet the requirements of different stakeholders on a piece of work.
• Who were the different stakeholders?
• How and why did you adapt your style?
• How did you gauge whether you were sharing the right quantity and quality of information with different stakeholders?
• What was the outcome?

You may find it helpful to research the STAR approach when formulating your response

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

Description: Develops and maintains effective working relationships.

Please describe an occasion when you have built a relationship(s) with a busy colleague/ team and persuaded them to make time to work with you to achieve an important outcome.

• Who was the relationship with and what were the circumstances?
• How did you secure and sustain their commitment?
• What benefits were achieved for you and for them?

You may find it helpful to research the STAR approach when formulating your response.

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

Description: Selects, plans, and manages contractors, programmes or events to achieve a set of Environment Agency objectives cost-effectively.

Please tell us about your role in delivering a successful project or programme.
• Why did it mean so much to you?
• What project management skills did you use?
• What did you learn from this experience that you could bring to this role?

You may find it helpful to research the STAR approach when formulating your response.