About the job

Job summary

This is a vacancy working forthe Environment Agency, part of Defra Group. EA are not Civil Servants so terms will reflect that. Anyone moving from the Civil Service will lose their CS terms and benefits starting new employment with the EA.

If you are part of the Environment Agency (EA), you are part of the solution.

Working with us means protecting and improving the environment for generations to come, tackling issues of national importance across a wide variety of disciplines. We are grouped into fourteen areas across England, and our responsibilities span major industry regulation, flood defences, land contamination, water quality, fisheries and conservation. Such a broad scope of work calls for diverse, multi-skilled teams and exceptional leadership: together, we will promote sustainable growth, tackle climate change and secure a better future for everyone.

Job description

We are looking for a visionary Director of Strategy & Transformation to drive our strategic direction and be at the heart of building our future as a member of our Executive team.

If you are creative and decisive, with strong values and genuine integrity, confident in leading the development and execution of the Environment Agency’s long-term organisational plans and initiatives whilst also manging strategic risks and our organisational reputation. You will provide outstanding leadership and take responsibility for providing strategic direction and advice to the Chair, the Board and its Committees, Executive Directors Team and other Environment Agency groups.

Your role will be fantastically varied, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and drive the successful implementation of strategic initiatives.

You will be a strategic thinker with the ability to translate ideas into tangible outcomes. This will require you to effectively collaborate and influence internally and externally, which are key parts of this role. You will work closely with other public bodies right across the UK and will be able to communicate the Environment Agency’s strategic vision to internal and external stakeholders, fostering alignment and commitment. You will provide outstanding leadership and foster a culture of innovation and adaptability within the organisation.

Person specification

The successful Director of Strategy & Transformation will possess:

• Deep leadership experience, with an emphasis on brilliant collaboration and teamwork.
• A strong record of enterprise-wide strategy and transformation delivery, with experience navigating complex stakeholder environments and multiple competing priorities.
• The ability to collaborate and influence a diverse team of senior leaders, comfortable challenging existing ways of working.
• The ability to horizon scan, work across multiple stakeholders, both internal and external to the Agency, whilst taking responsibility for our government relations, our board governance and interfacing with our communications function.

Accountable to the Executive Director Strategy, Transformation & Assurance, the CEO, the Environment Agency Board and as a standing member of the Executive Directors Team, the Director of Strategy will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive, expert and enabling strategy and transformation service.

Benefits

• Environment Agency CareerAverage Pension Scheme
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Forfurther information regarding this role with the Environment Agency and the selection process please see the
candidate pack attached to this advert.

To apply for this role please click here

As this role is employed by the Environment Agency you would be deemed to be a public servant, and not a Civil Servant, however the Environment Agency like to follow these principles in line with Defra and other CS organisations. Please be reassured that this vacancy is a permanent Environment Agency vacancy.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.