Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager - 27700

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Job DescriptionThis is a fantastic opportunity to join the West Midlands Area Leadership Team. We are recruiting for an Area Flood & Coastal Risk Manager for an 18 month period.We want a passionate and inspirational person to lead our talented and value-driven teams to improve the resilience of our communities, support sustainable development and improve the environment.The role is as exciting as it is challenging, as rewarding as it is diverse. You will be at the heart of our incident response culture across all sectors, from planning to recovery, ensuring our systems are resilient and our people are confident and capable in their incident roles. You will support the delivery of our £multi-million, integrated investment programme, be that delivered through colleagues or external partners. We know we cannot deliver alone and collaboration is key. You will apply your experience of partnership working and delivering through others to secure the best possible outcome for our communities and environment.We’re living through complex times. Your political acumen and ability to work with ambiguity will be invaluable when supporting your teams and colleagues to manage and navigate challenging and sensitive situations, particularly where the way forward may be unclear.The health, safety and wellbeing of your colleagues will be your top priority. You will role model and engender a positive, healthy and inclusive culture within both your department and the wider area, ensure compliance and embrace opportunities for improvement, development and growth.You will be an active and visible member of the West Midlands Area Leadership Team (ALT). You will play a key role in translating our ambition into outcomes, securing delivery in accordance with our Local Outcome Plan (LOP) and, through doing so, ensure West Midlands delivers what’s right for our communities while also contributing to our organisational aspirations.The teamYou will be a member of the Area Leadership Team, supporting our teams in their development and delivery across the West Midlands. Colleagues are rarely co-located and you will need to be comfortable and effective at leading a dispersed team.You will also work as part of the wider #TeamEA, supporting delivery nationally as well as locally, through the national AFCRM Network and, externally, the English Severn & Wye and Trent RFCCs.Experience/skills RequiredThe following skills, abilities and experience are expected:

• You’ll have excellent stakeholder (both internal and external) management skills with strong customer management and persuasion skills.
• You’ll be experienced in managing programmes of work to deliver excellent value for money, timely delivery and provide assurance of outcomes to meet the requirements of local people, government or other funders.
• You will have a clear commitment to your team and have experience in helping individuals to develop to achieve their best and be confident, not just competent, in their roles.
• Effective relationships are key to delivery and you will be experienced and skilled in working across organisations and communities, public and private, large and small, at all levels.
• As a leader within the West Midlands, you will be an inclusive, confident and successful communicator, often acting as the gateway to the organisation for our customers and potential partners.

Contact and additional informationThe Environment Agency values a diverse workforce and we are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.We will consider flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.We have a clear commitment through our ALT Team Charter to be visible and accessible to our colleagues. We operate a hybrid working pattern, with an expectation to be in offices/on-site for 2days/week as a minimum. You may also be required to travel and attend off-site meetings.Interviews will take place on Tuesday 26th September.For any further questions relating to this role, please contact Ian.Jones@environment-agency.gov.uk,Closing Date:19/09/2023, 23:55 hoursLevel of security checks requiredBasic CheckLength of contractUp to 18 monthsCompetence 1Leads PeopleDescriptionAs a member of the Area Leadership Team you will need to inspire and motivate our West Midlands team through your actions and words.We’re looking for applicants who can employ leadership skills at all levels and use a range of leadership styles to ensure success.Tell us about a time when you have demonstrated strong leadership to complete a task. What was it and what were the outcomes?Competence 2Health Safety & WellbeingDescriptionPart of the role involves ensuring your teams follow the Environment Agency’s health and safety procedures and policies because they see the value in them and make it everyone’s priority.Describe how you would go about this, using an example from a previous role(s).Competence 3Influences and Persuades OthersDescriptionInfluence and persuasion are critical in these roles whether you’re influencing partners on tricky issues, your team on new ways of working or ALT on shifting priorities. Understanding how you influence, as well as being able to do it are fundamental to being able to do this across the range of situations you will come across.Please give an example of a situation when you have influenced someone in order to help you deliver a better outcome. What challenges did you face? How did you succeed?Competence 4Delivers Results Through OthersDescriptionThese are incredibly busy roles with multiple and often competing priorities. You’ll need to positively role model versatility, bringing people with you and assuring delivery of high-quality outcomes.For any questions relating to this role, please contact Ian.Jones@environment-agency.gov.uk.Please give an example of when you have delivered results through others, describing your role and the ‘others’ that you were delivering through? What were the challenges and what did you achieve?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.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

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