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East Midlands, East of England

Bedford , Boston , Brampton , Ely , Kettering , King's Lynn , Lincoln , Louth , Peterborough , Spalding

Staff Grade 5

Permanent

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share

Business Management & Improvement, Communications / Marketing, Customer Insight, Environment & Sustainability, Planning, Press Relations, Strategy

£37,462

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for 2 creative and innovative engagement advisors to play a crucial role in the development and delivery of a new approach to ensure that the fens landscape can adapt to the challenges that increased flood risk and climate change will bring.

The climate emergency is the biggest challenge of our time. Temperatures are increasing and sea levels are rising faster than ever before. Now more than ever, we need to plan and act if we are going to adapt to these changes and create resilient communities across the Fens.

Working in the Fens 2100+ team and with external contractors, you will design, plan, and deliver a variety of engagement activities, across the fens landscape to ensure engagement is accessible, inclusive, and delivered in partnership with others.

We are looking for 2 engagement advisors to work together across East Anglia and Lincolnshire to develop the story telling and narrative of Fens 2100+, buying “hearts and minds” to ensure it engages audiences now and into the future.

Jointly, your passion for partnership working and engaging the right people will ensure that the Fens 2100+ delivers a high-quality plan for adaptation which is focused on and created with, the target audiences.

If you are passionate about embedding change and want to help shape the future of a valuable landscape, community, and place, this could be the role for you.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You’ll 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.

For more info on working with us see https://environmentagencycareers.co.uk/

The Fens 2100+ team is a new, progressive and pioneering group of people. Working together, to determine future investments in flood risk management, in response to climate change risks. We work with a broad range of partners and stakeholders on a large landscape scale.

We take a one team approach focused on supporting, empowering and developing ourselves and each other to deliver our set objectives and make ground-breaking advances in adaptation planning.

Essential:

You’ll be an accomplished communicator with experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders, have the ability to build relationships and collaborate at all levels.

Be able to manage difficult situations and conversations whilst being comfortable in the face of challenge.

You will be a leader who champions Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and the vision and ethos of the Environment Agency, can build relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders.

Have a positive attitude and the ability to work independently to prioritise workload.

Have outstanding organisation and multi-tasking skills to prioritise conflicting deadlines.

Ideally, you’ll also have prior experience or knowledge of asset management or Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management.

It would be helpful, but not essential, if you had:

• Experience in driving behaviour change
• A good understanding of customer service, EA policy and our statutory duties
• Experience with large numbers of stakeholders

In East Anglia we want to create a diverse workplace where individuals are respected, valued and listened to. We’re all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where we grow and learn together.

It is our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.

We're happy to support flexible working patterns for these roles, including job share.

Please read the candidate pack and generic role profile.

Eligibility for lease cars is made based on the role. Internal candidates ensure you check the lease car policy and consider its impact before applying.

If you have any questions about this role please contact the recruiting manager: amy.shaw@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 07823 536783.