IM&R - Digital Services – Senior Advisor - 10296
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National
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Staff Grade 6
Fixed Term
Full Time
Digital
£44,477 pro-rata
The Environment Agency’s Incident Management Strategy sets our direction and ambition in Incident Management through to 2022; we are a professional and trusted emergency responder, helping people and business and the environment to be more resilient to natural threats and environmental hazards.
We've made great progress improving our incident management capabilities, investing in planning, preparedness and response, and learning from past incidents. We do things well and we’re respected for our work, but we want to continue to improve, to ensure we are doing all we can to look after our staff, whom we rely on to provide this great service.
Working as a Senior Advisor working in Digital Services within Incident Management & Resilience you’ll use your expertise to support and lead the delivery of our priority Digital Office 365 projects including delivery of:
• A new Incident Management Toolbox system based on SharePoint Online using the latest technology;
• Implementing a new Office 365 email system called Exchange Online for Incident Management
We've made great progress improving our incident management capabilities, investing in planning, preparedness and response, and learning from past incidents. We do things well and we’re respected for our work, but we want to continue to improve, to ensure we are doing all we can to look after our staff, whom we rely on to provide this great service.
Working as a Senior Advisor working in Digital Services within Incident Management & Resilience you’ll use your expertise to support and lead the delivery of our priority Digital Office 365 projects including delivery of:
• A new Incident Management Toolbox system based on SharePoint Online using the latest technology;
• Implementing a new Office 365 email system called Exchange Online for Incident Management
Incident Management is our number one priority and the Digital Services – Major Project’s team are central to delivering the business improvements identified in our IM strategy enabling us to be in the best shape to prepare for, respond to and recover from incidents.
Through your experience to date you will ideally be able to demonstrate the following:
• A thorough understanding of our incident management arrangements and have experience in performing an incident response role;
• Provide high level advice, support and guidance as lead expert in the organisation, to inform and influence Executive Managers’ and effectively underpin risk based decision making.
• Good experience in managing and delivering complex projects, involving people from a range of disciplines;
• An agile and engaging approach to help you to solve the challenges you will come across;
• Excellent influencing skills, be a strong communicator and have experience in leading and motivating dispersed teams;
• A collaborative approach.
• A thorough understanding of our incident management arrangements and have experience in performing an incident response role;
• Provide high level advice, support and guidance as lead expert in the organisation, to inform and influence Executive Managers’ and effectively underpin risk based decision making.
• Good experience in managing and delivering complex projects, involving people from a range of disciplines;
• An agile and engaging approach to help you to solve the challenges you will come across;
• Excellent influencing skills, be a strong communicator and have experience in leading and motivating dispersed teams;
• A collaborative approach.
Closing Date: 21st April 2019 at 23:55 hours. Interviews are likely to be held in Leeds on the 2nd and 3rd of May.
You must have line management approval to come offline for this assignment - for a period of 12 months, before you apply.
For any questions relating to this role, please contact: Nick D Jones (nick.jones1@environment-agency.gov.uk) or Peter Connolly (peter.connolly@environment-agency.gov.uk).
Assignments are until 31 March 2020.
Nationwide Hub offices are preferred, however all EA office locations will considered.
Digital Services roles will likely include some national travel and occasional overnight stays.
You must have line management approval to come offline for this assignment - for a period of 12 months, before you apply.
For any questions relating to this role, please contact: Nick D Jones (nick.jones1@environment-agency.gov.uk) or Peter Connolly (peter.connolly@environment-agency.gov.uk).
Assignments are until 31 March 2020.
Nationwide Hub offices are preferred, however all EA office locations will considered.
Digital Services roles will likely include some national travel and occasional overnight stays.
21/04/2019, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Assignment until 31/03/2020
Manages Change
As Senior Advisor within the Major Incident Ready Project team, you will be pivotal in implementing change and achieving successful embedding of change whilst minimising disruption to those affected by it.
Please provide details of when you have played an active role in managing business change.
What were the circumstances requiring change?
How did you identify and strategize implementation of the change?
Who were the audience you were targeting?
How did you approach creating the right atmosphere for change?
Please provide details of when you have played an active role in managing business change.
What were the circumstances requiring change?
How did you identify and strategize implementation of the change?
Who were the audience you were targeting?
How did you approach creating the right atmosphere for change?
Influences and Persuades Others
Working as Senior Advisor you will need to present technical cases 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. Your role will involve engaging with other senior staff, who will have strong opinions on how work is undertaken.
Please provide a previous instance of where you have had to influence and persuade others in a technical discipline for the benefit of your organisation or the public.
Who were the audience?
What were you attempting to influence / persuade ‘them’ of?
What challenges did you receive?
What was the outcome?
Please provide a previous instance of where you have had to influence and persuade others in a technical discipline for the benefit of your organisation or the public.
Who were the audience?
What were you attempting to influence / persuade ‘them’ of?
What challenges did you receive?
What was the outcome?
Achieves Results
Provide an example of when you have led a complex technical project successfully. Tell us how you prioritised activities, set clear milestones and overcame challenges to achieve a successful outcome. Describe what processes or systems you interacted with or used to achieve your desired result.
What was the piece of work?
What was your approach?
What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
What was the result?
What was the piece of work?
What was your approach?
What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
What was the result?
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.