Overview

Senior Advisor - Future Agriculture - Environmental Land Management - 31666. The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve and to delivering on environmental and agricultural reform.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and provide oversight of programme milestones for the Farming and Countryside Programme, including Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT).
• Provide advice in meetings, manage commissions, and identify future risks and resource requirements.
• Work across a variety of teams and organisations with senior leaders to articulate a scheme that supports and delivers outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes through design and delivery.
• Influence the design and delivery of incentives within the wider context of government reviews and regulatory reform.

Experience and qualifications

• Experience of Agriculture and working with Defra and other statutory bodies is essential.
• Politically aware with excellent communication and networking skills.
• Understanding of environmental sensitivities associated with major agricultural sector reform.
• Experience interpreting/evaluating evidence to propose risk-based solutions for challenging problems.
• Ability to prioritise and deliver complex work.
• Self-starter who actively develops and takes ideas forward.

Capabilities

• Shapes Organisational Approach & Delivery
• Achieves Results
• Seeing the Bigger Picture (Business of the EA)
• Focuses on Customers and Partners
• Delivers Results Through Others

Contacts

• Kate Bayley: kate.bayley@environment-agency.gov.uk
• D-J Gent: dj.gent@environment-agency.gov.uk

Additional information

• EA Office base location is flexible/hybrid in England; some travel/overnights may be required.
• Applications are blind assessed using competency answers; interviews expected via MS Teams two weeks after the closing date.
• If you consent to a reserve list, your details may be held for 6 months for consideration for other posts.
• Flexible working patterns are welcomed; we have a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with a disability.