OverviewG5 Communications and Engagement Business Partner – 31973. This is an opportunity to help tell the story of the Environment Agency. The Internal Communications and Engagement (ICE) team supports the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance (STA) Directorate across several high-profile areas as the organisation evolves to respond to environmental challenges set out in our corporate strategy, EA2030. This is a new way of working as the ICE team builds cohesion across directorates. The role will oversee a portfolio of work while collaborating to share insight and provide resilience, planning and coordinating activity across STA to ensure our people receive the right information, in the right format, at the right time.Transformation: understand the totality of change programmes across the EA and help describe the narrative for change. People: work with the People and Inclusion directorate to understand themes such as our People Plan and Health, Safety and Wellbeing. Strategy: help colleagues understand their role in delivering our corporate strategy, business plan, and the STA Leadership Team’s role in leading the organisation.ResponsibilitiesWork across a portfolio of themes, acting as a vital link between the directorate and the wider ICE team.Interact widely and develop effective relationships with stakeholders and customers across the organisation.Plan strategy, share and drive best practice, set editorial standards, ensure executional consistency, and align with organisational priorities and our brand.Align communications and engagement with the central narrative and assure corporate discipline to improve message consistency.Champion high standards and help our people engage with the things that truly matter.Influence teams and departments to maximise the effectiveness of our work.Team and contextThe business partner team is a small cross-functional group of communication and engagement experts. We are part of the Internal Communications and Engagement team within the STA Directorate. We collaborate with Defra Group Communications and other colleagues to enable effective communications and engagement by ensuring we have the right tools, skills and ways of working, and to plan and deliver integrated activities that continually improve how we engage with our people.Experience/skills RequiredAbility to persuade, influence and reason with others is vital for this role.Experience and understanding of planning and delivering excellent communications and engagement activities to drive operational improvements.Ability to balance a broad understanding of EA challenges in delivering EA2030 with prioritisation of individual projects and programmes.Comfortable building relationships at all levels of the EA and Defra, and able to work as part of a dispersed team.Comfortable challenging constructively and driving high standards for all communications and engagement activities.Contact and additional informationThis is a hybrid working role; you will work flexibly from home and from your nearest Environment Agency office. Occasional travel may be required. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. Responding to incidents is a central part of our work, and you may be required to have an incident role and be available to respond or provide support during an incident (may attract additional payment). Training and workplace adjustments will be provided to support you with this role. Interviews will take place toward the end of October. For information, please contact sam.elfer@environment-agency.gov.uk.CompetenciesCommunicates EffectivelyDescription: Listens and asks questions to understand and engage. Conveys information clearly and persuasively through speech and writing.Engages othersDescription: Plans, carries out and evaluates effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders following the “Working with others” approach.Influences and Persuades OthersDescription: Presents a case in a convincing way to win people over and encourage following plans.Builds and Sustains RelationshipsDescription: Develops and maintains effective working relationships.We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. We have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr