Overview

G5 Communications and Engagement Business Partner - 31973. This is an opportunity to help tell the story of the Environment Agency.This Internal Communications and Engagement (ICE) role supports the Strategy, Transformation and Assurance (STA) Directorate across high-profile areas as the organisation evolves to respond to environmental challenges, set out in EA2030.This is a new way of working as the ICE team builds cohesion across directorates. Each role will oversee a portfolio of work but collaborate to share insight and provide resilience. You will plan and coordinate activity across STA, ensuring our people receive the right information, in the right format, at the right time.Transformation: includes working with the Director for Service Transformation to understand the totality of change programmes across the EA, and help describe the narrative for change. People – includes working with the People and Inclusion directorate to understand themes such as our People Plan and Health, Safety and Wellbeing. Strategy – working across the organisation to help colleagues understand their role in delivering our corporate strategy, business plan, and the STA Leadership Team’s role in leading the organisation.

Responsibilities

Work across a portfolio of themes, acting as a vital link between the directorate and the wider ICE team.

Interact widely and develop effective relationships with stakeholders and customers across the organisation.

Plan strategy, share and drive best practice, set editorial standards, ensure executional consistency, and adherence to organisational priorities and our brand.

Align communications and engagement with the central narrative and assure corporate discipline to improve messaging consistency.

Champion high standards and help our people engage with what truly matters.

Influence teams and departments to maximise the effectiveness of our work.

The teamThe business partner team is a small cross-functional team of communication and engagement experts, part of the ICE team within the STA Directorate. We collaborate with Defra Group Communications and other colleagues to enable effective communications and engagement, plan and deliver integrated activities, and continually improve how we engage with our people.

Experience/skills Required

Ability to persuade, influence and reason with others is vital in this role.

Experience and understanding of planning and delivering excellent communications and engagement activities to drive operational improvements.

Ability to balance a broad understanding of EA2030 challenges with prioritisation of individual projects and programmes.

Comfort in creating and maintaining relationships at all levels of the EA and Defra; able to work as part of a dispersed team.

Comfortable challenging constructively and driving high standards for all communications and engagement activities.

Contact and additional informationThis is a hybrid role with flexible working from home and an Environment Agency office. Occasional travel may be required. We are committed to an inclusive workforce and flexible working patterns, including job share.

Responding to incidents is a central part of our work. You will be required to have an incident role and be available to respond or provide support during incidents, which may attract additional payment. Training and workplace adjustments will be provided.

Interviews will take place towards the end of October. For further information, please contact sam.elfer@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Competences

Communicates Effectively

Engages others

Influences and Persuades Others

Builds and Sustains Relationships

Seniorities and job type

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

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