G5 Communications and Engagement Business Partner - 31973 2 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Overview 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 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. Each role will oversee a portfolio of work but collaborate to share insight and provide resilience. Activities involve planning and coordinating work across STA to ensure our people receive the right information, in the right format, at the right time. Transformation: work with the Director for Service Transformation to describe the totality of change programmes and the narrative for change. People: work with the People and Inclusion directorate on themes such as the 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. Responsibilities

Work across a portfolio of themes, acting as a link between the directorate and the wider ICE team. 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 brand. Align communications and engagement with the central narrative and ensure corporate discipline to improve message consistency. Champion high standards and help people engage with the things that matter. Influence teams and departments to maximise the effectiveness of the work.

The Team The business partner team is a small cross-functional team of communication and engagement experts. We are part of the Internal Communications and Engagement team within the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance Directorate. We collaborate with Defra Group Communications and other colleagues to enable effective communications and engagement by ensuring 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 Required

Ability to persuade, influence and reason with others; essential for this role. Experience in planning and delivering excellent communications and engagement activities to drive operational improvements. Ability to balance broad understanding of EA2030 challenges with prioritisation of individual projects and programmes. Comfort in building and maintaining relationships at all levels of the EA and Defra; capable of working as part of a dispersed team. Comfortable challenging constructively and driving high standards for all communications and engagement activities.

Contact and Additional Information This is a hybrid role with flexibility to work from home and an EA 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 role, with possible additional payment for an incident role. Training and workplace adjustments are available to support this. Interviews will take place towards the end of October. Please contact sam.elfer@environment-agency.gov.uk for further information. Competencies

Communicates Effectively: Listens and questions to understand and engage; conveys information clearly and persuasively in speech and writing. Engages others: Plans, conducts and evaluates effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders following the “Working with others” approach. Influences and Persuades Others: Presents a convincing case to win people over and encourage following plans. Builds and Sustains Relationships: Develops and maintains effective working relationships with stakeholders who may not be aligned.

Note for applicants: If you are applying from the Civil Service, please note that the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant. You may be eligible for continuous service if you currently work in local government or other listed bodies. If unsure, contact your HR team. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome flexible working, including job share. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria. For supplier opportunities on government frameworks, see the Crown Commercial Service guidance. Artificial intelligence note: AI can be a useful tool, but all examples must be truthful and from your own experience. Plagiarism or misrepresentation may lead to withdrawal of the application. See Civil Service guidance on appropriate use of AI.

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