Digital Governance Advisor - 28707

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Job Description 1

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.

We have an exciting temporary Digital Governance opportunity, acting as a technical specialist improving the Environment Agency IT estate, in particular those applications that are no longer fully supported (also known as Grey IT).

Reliable and effective IT and digital solutions are essential to underpin our decision-making. We need to understand future technological changes and the opportunities presented by digitisation and automation to allow us to plan investments into our IT estate. In these roles, you will be representing users in the transformation of current, aging and unsupported IT systems and embedding new systems into the business.

To manage and support this activity we are recruiting new team members who will be responsible for:

• Working with Data, Digital and Technology Services (DDTS) in Defra and across the EA’s business on longer term technology planning
• Supporting and manage digital and IT investment across the EA and securing funding for improving existing IT
• Understanding the breadth of our EA IT estate and assisting custodians across the EA to manage and understand the risks of their IT estate
• Working with DDTS to identify opportunities for improving IT and digital services and developing an improvement roadmap
• Finding solutions to IT problems and communicating them across the business
  

The team 1

We are recruiting a temporary Digital Governance Advisor that sits in the Digital and IT team within Sustainability, Funding and Service Operations, part of the Chief Operating Officer’s directorate. Our aim is to support delivery of the Environment Agency’s strategy and outcomes through technology and data services.

Experience/skills Required 1

We are seeking candidates with a wide range of skills and experience, including:

• Understands how IT impacts and benefits the business.
• Establishing and maintaining great relationships with internal and external partners to understand and influence their activities which help the EA deliver its outcomes.
• Understands the role of Custodians and governance within the EA.
• Experience of service management, understanding the value of reporting against KPI’s and service levels.
• Analysis of issues and problems, identifying solutions, taking remedial action and communicating effectively
• Using your initiative, working on your own and as part of a team
• Experience of project delivery would be desirable, but not essential.
  

Contact and additional information 1

Your base location will be any Environment Agency office. Remote working/meetings is the norm at present/some national travel is likely to be beneficial in due course. We use technology to full effect to keep in touch/enable a good work/life balance.

The assessment process will be undertaken remotely in March.

If you are interested and you like to know more please contact Claire Quigley Claire.Quigley@environment-agency.gov.uk for an informal chat

Closing Date:

20/03/2024, 23:55 hours

Level of security checks required 1

Basic Check

Length of contract 1

Up to 1 year

Competence 1 1

Programme and Project Management

Description 1

Selects, plans and manages contractors, programmes or events to achieve a set of objectives cost-effectively.

Please give an example(s) of a project(s) that you have managed from initial proposal to final operational delivery, identifying the steps you took to ensure it was delivered successfully.

Competence 2 1

Takes Decisions and Solves Problems

Description 1

Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.

Please provide evidence against this competency

Competence 3 1

Influences and Persuades Others

Description 1

Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.

Please provide evidence against this competency

Competence 4 1

Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality

Description 1

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

Please provide evidence against this competency

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.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.