Flood Resilience Team Member - 29877

Job Description

At the Environment Agency we aspire for inclusivity to thrive in our workforce.

We embrace equal opportunities and flexible work arrangements, ensuring everyone can contribute and succeed.

Do you want to help us, our partner organisations, and our communities, to be better prepared for flooding?

You will have an opportunity to gain experience in the varied and exciting work that Flood Resilience is involved in, including the Flood Warning Service.

You can expect to:

• Support our flood incident management arrangements.
• Support our engagement with partner organisations and communities.
• Develop and maintain the Flood Warning Service across the East Midlands.
  
  
  

You’ll be involved in a wide variety of work to deliver improvements to our Flood Warning Service and incident management arrangements. This will include analysing our data to maintain and improve our service, updating flood incident procedures and ensuring duty officers have the tools and training to undertake their role to enhance the way we plan and respond to flood incidents. The role will give you the opportunity to work with other teams and functions to support important areas of work, engaging with communities and partners to help to plan for incidents and minimise the impact of flooding.

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. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role. Incident response is a key part of the culture of the East Midlands Flood Resilience team.

It is possible that this role may be extended or made permanent.

The team

You’ll work in the Flood Resilience team who are responsible for managing our Flood Warning Service, supporting Flood Warning Duty Officers, and building resilient communities. We work towards ensuring our partners and communities are prepared for flooding and supporting them when it does happen.

Successful candidates will perform a key role in the team, supporting colleagues in delivering vital work, therefore having exposure and responsibility across the breadth of work which we deliver.

Experience/skills Required

You'll be well organised and have strong attention to detail to ensure our work is delivered to a high standard. You'll be a self-starter and a quick learner with a strong customer focus, with a solid understanding of data management and proficient in Microsoft Office. You'll be able to work as part of a team and individually, prioritising an interesting and varied workload. You will be interested in flood risk and resilience and have a passion for making a difference. You'll be good at working under pressure, working flexibly and at pace, and delivering positive outcomes.

A full UK driving licence is required.

Contact and additional information

For further information regarding the role, please contact:

Chris Jones, Flood Resilience Team Leader on [email protected]

Ideally you will be based in the Nottingham Trentside Office. However, we work on a flexible basis, and you will be able to blend home working and office attendance subject to work requirements. There may therefore be some flexibility in your office base location.

You will be required to undertake occasional travel throughout the East Midlands area.

Interviews will be held in-person, or online via Microsoft Teams where face-to-face is not possible, and are anticipated to take place in mid-December.

If you have any questions regarding the onboarding process, please contact [email protected]

Length of contract

Up to 12 months

Competence 1

Works in Teams

Description

Works co-operatively as part of a team to achieve common goals.

Please provide an example of a time where you have worked as a member of a team to achieve a shared goal.

Competence 2

Achieves Results

Description

Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results

Please tell us about a time you have delivered a priority piece of work to meet a deadline that required collaboration with others to be successful. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?

Competence 3

Communicates Effectively

Description

Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.

Give an example of when you have planned and delivered an engagement and communication activity using a range of methods to reach a range of stakeholders and deliver an agreed objective.

Role specific license requirements

Full UK driving licence

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.