Overview

Governance Advisor - Business Strategy - 31882

Region: National • City/Town: All • Grade: Staff Grade 5 • Post Type: Permanent • Role Type: Business Management & Improvement • Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Compressed Hours • Salary Minimum: £41,617 • Closing Date: 28/09/2025, 23:55 hours

Job description

The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don\'t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.

Join us as a Governance Advisor and bring your passion for governance to a role where you\'ll collaborate directly with senior leaders to support strategic decisions. We have an exciting opportunity for a Grade 5 Advisor to join the Environment & Business Directorate\'s (E&B) Business Strategy team. This is a chance to work closely with senior leadership teams across the E&B Directorate and across the organisation. This is a great role for someone curious, who wants to find solutions and to make best use of our decision-making frameworks. You will be instrumental in ensuring that E&B governance groups run effectively as we strive to continually improve how we manage E&B in the future.

You\'ll be a strategic lead for governance within E&B. You will need to develop, manage and communicate complex information to support senior leaders in decision making, including providing business support skills and being an advocate for sound governance and assuring accountability is maintained and visible. The post is full-time although requests for other work patterns will be considered.

The team

You will be joining the Business Strategy Team, at the heart of the E&B Directorate who have a wealth of experience in business management, synthesis and reporting information that underpins excellent business performance. The small team are dispersed, inclusive and professional, responsible for the smooth and effective running of the E&B Directorate. You will be expected to work collaboratively across many different teams, particularly those within Strategy and Programmes and with Director leads across E&B.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and communicate complex information to support senior leaders in decision making.
• Advocate for sound governance and ensure accountability is maintained and visible.
• Support governance groups to run effectively and contribute to continuous improvement of E&B governance processes.
• Collaborate with teams across Strategy, Programmes and with Director leads across E&B.

Experience / Skills required

We are looking for someone who can stay calm under pressure with a strong ability to deliver and collaborate, working with others effectively, building relationships and making best use of resources available. You will be flexible and able to deliver multiple priorities or competing demands and be comfortable and confident working with senior leaders. You will understand the business of the Environment Agency and the importance of how good governance underpins sound decision making and supports effective action on the ground. As an excellent communicator, you will have good influencing and networking skills, be organised, self-driven and motivated, with a desire to solve problems and identify solutions in innovative and cost-effective ways. You will ideally have experience and a background in business services and processes that support action and decision making. You\'ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.

Competencies

1. Competence 1

   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.

2. Competence 2

   Communicates Effectively

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

3. Competence 3

   Focuses on Customers and Partners

   Description: Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses.

4. Competence 4

   Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality

   Description: Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and ways of working without compromising quality or accuracy.

Additional information

Contact and other information: You\'ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We\'ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given. EA Office base location; as this is a national role, the working location is flexible / hybrid. Some travel and overnights may be required. Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries: vicky.beaumont@environment-agency.gov.uk. Applications are blind assessed using competency questions. Interviews will be held via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date. If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we may offer you an alternative post for up to 6 months.

Note: 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 in the event of being appointed. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria.

Closing details

Job description attachments: Job description attachment 1, Job description attachment 2, Candidate pack, Security checks level: Basic Check