Job Description

We are looking for 2 people, both with good communication and organisational skills, an ability to handle data and a commitment to provide excellent customer service to join the E&B One Agriculture Team.

Post 1: Coordinator of the Pig and Poultry Assurance Scheme. You\'ll be the key point of contact for the Certification Bodies that carry out inspections on our behalf and provide permit information prior to their inspections. You\'ll produce compliance reports and liaise with permitted farmers and area Land and Water teams. You\'ll collate data about the scheme and the intensive farming sector and manage the annual scheme risk assessment.

Post 2: Agriculture Officer role to assist in the delivery of our key work areas such as Environmental Permitting, the Pig and Poultry Assurance Scheme, and Nitrate Vulnerable Zones.
You could be involved in:

• Supporting our work with Defra, Natural England, RPA, and industry bodies
• Collating data and evidence to help inform future agriculture policy e.g., proposals to extend permitting to dairy and beef.
• Working with area Land and Water teams to implement and improve our regulatory approach and help solve technical issues.

Both posts will also have the opportunity to work across the Agriculture team and assist in some of our other key work areas.

The team

The Agriculture team is a highly experienced, inclusive and supportive group. We are dispersed across the country yet are close-knit and friendly. We steer the direction, set the priorities and shape our organisation\'s approach to delivering environmental outcomes and better regulation.

A dispersed team where you can work flexibly from your local Environment Agency office and from home. Some occasional travel to meetings and overnight stays may be required but would be optional.

Experience/skills required

These are Officer roles so you will be highly motivated with a proven ability to deliver results and work with others to help achieve common goals.
Essential:

• Excellent communication and networking skills with the ability to build and maintain good relationships with internal and external customers
• Strongly motivated and able to deliver work with minimal supervision
• An understanding of agriculture regulation, and for the assurance scheme post, knowledge of the permitted pig and poultry sector
• Ability to manipulate and assess data

Good IT skills are desirable with an ability to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams and Environment Agency systems.

Contact and additional information

The posts are full-time although requests for other work patterns will be considered.

The candidate pack and role profile available below, should be read along with the advert in order to understand the key accountabilities and skills needed to succeed in this role.

For more information about the vacancies, please contact:

Alison Frogley or Tom Judd
alison.frogley@environment-agency.gov.uk Tel +44 7796 941521
Thomas.judd@environment-agency.gov.uk Tel +44 7920 587895

Interviews will take place in the week beginning 25 September 2023 and will be held virtually via MS Teams.

Closing date for applications: 23:55 on 17 September 2023.

Job description attachment 1

Candidate pack

Closing Date:

17/09/2023, 23:55 hours

Level of security checks required

Basic Check

Length of contract

until 31 March 2025

Competence 1

Achieves Results

Description

Tell us about a piece of work you\'ve done tracking progress, liaising with people, and providing clear reporting. How did you organise yourself, and how did you make sure things ran as smoothly as possible. What snags, pressure situations or setbacks did you have to tackle, and how did you deal with them.

Your answers to the capability questions will be used for interview selection. Please draw out your skills and experience relevant to the competency in your response. You may find it helpful to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response. The candidate pack contains further guidance on answering competency questions including a link to our capability dictionary.

Competence 2

Data and Information Management

Description

Give an example of when you have had to interpret a large amount of data to produce a report. How did you sort the relevant from the irrelevant data? How did you organise your report to convey the information in the best way?

Your answers to the capability questions will be used for interview selection. Please draw out your skills and experience relevant to the competency in your response. You may find it helpful to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response. The candidate pack contains further guidance on answering competency questions including a link to our capability dictionary.

Competence 3

Communicates Effectively

Description

Tell us about a time where you have had to communicate technical or difficult messages.

Your answers to the capability questions will be used for interview selection. Please draw out your skills and experience relevant to the competency in your response. You may find it helpful to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response. The candidate pack contains further guidance on answering competency questions including a link to our capability dictionary

Competence 4

Focuses on Customers and Partners

Description

Tell us about a situation where you\'ve had to meet the needs of a range of people. Who were they and what were you trying to achieve? How did you engage with them, monitor progress, and ensure things were going well for them. How did you deal with any conflicts or problems that arose.

Your answers to the capability questions will be used for interview selection. Please draw out your skills and experience relevant to the competency in your response. You may find it helpful to use the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response. The candidate pack contains further guidance on answering competency questions including a link to our capability dictionary.

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

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