Senior Advisor - Future Agriculture - Environmental Land Management - 31666

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Senior Advisor - Future Agriculture - Environmental Land Management - 31666

The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve. We seek diversity and aim to live it for the benefit of staff, communities and the environment. England is reforming agricultural policy and spending with Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. ELM schemes support farmers to provide public goods in return for public money, incentivising delivery of water, soil and biodiversity outcomes alongside food production. Working with Defra and delivery partners, you will help improve our services to farmers as part of EA2030 and government targets for water, the environment and climate. This role will influence the design and delivery of incentives within the wider response to government reviews aimed at clean water, economic growth and nature recovery through regulation. The ELM team seeks dynamic, strategic thinkers to inform and shape the future of ELM, particularly the delivery of Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). You will deliver key CSHT products for the Farming and Countryside Programme and contribute to continuous improvement of the scheme through its design and delivery.

You will provide advice in meetings, manage commissions, oversee programme milestones and identify future risks and resource requirements. You will work across teams and organisations, with senior leaders, to articulate a scheme that supports and delivers outcomes.

The team

The team sits within the Nature & Place Directorate, part of the National Agriculture and Land Team, working with government, statutory bodies and industry. We work in an agile, fast-paced, flexible and collaborative environment, managing uncertainty to deliver clarity. We are committed to a welcoming, safe, supportive environment where everyone is valued. We are dispersed and use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel.

Experience/skills Required

  • Experience of Agriculture and working with Defra and other statutory bodies is essential.
  • You are politically aware with excellent communication and networking skills.
  • You understand environmental sensitivities associated with significant agriculture sector reform.
  • Experience interpreting/evaluating evidence to propose effective risk-based solutions for challenging problems.
  • You prioritise and deliver complex work.
  • You are a self-starter who actively develops and takes ideas forward.

Ideal candidates will show they can:

  • get stuff done, including through others
  • embody our culture
  • make sure our information is trusted
  • cascade key information
  • build relationships quickly
  • soothe troubled waters.

Responsibilities and qualifications

  • Shapes organisational approach and delivery; achieves results; sees the bigger picture; focuses on customers and partners; delivers results through others.

Location and travel

You’ll have an EA Office base location; as a national role the working location is flexible/hybrid in England. Some travel/overnights will be required.

Application information

Applications are read as blind, using your answers to competency questions. Interviews are expected to be held via MS Teams two weeks after the closing date. If you consent to being placed on a reserve list, details may be kept for 6 months and an alternative post may be offered. There is a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with a disability; if your application meets the minimum criteria you will be guaranteed an interview.

The Environment Agency, a Non-Departmental Public Body, uses Central Government frameworks for external recruitment. For information on becoming a Crown supplier, please visit the Crown Commercial Service website.

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Location:
Derby, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£80,000 - £100,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Management & Operations

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