31944 - External Affairs Senior Advisor - Growth
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 22 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £54,940 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | UK |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 5 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Environment Agency |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 31944 |
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The Environment Agency is 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.
Our Environment & Business External Affairs Team is looking for an ambitious Senior External Affairs Specialist to develop and deliver our engagement strategy for sustainable growth. Sustainable growth is one of the Environment Agency’s long-term goals, as set out in our corporate strategy EA2030.
Although based in the Environment and Business Directorate this role will involve working right across the business, joining up across directorates, aligning stakeholder agendas, building strong relationships and working on high-profile issues.
Please note that this is a busy and fast-moving role. You will need the ability to balance strategic issues with reactive, which will often involve reprioritising and delivering work quickly under pressure.
Main responsibilities:
• Developing communications and engagement plans and strategies that are intelligence-led and meet agreed objectives.
• Keeping on top of your brief so that you can provide strategic advice on stakeholder engagement, including establishing trusted relationships.
• Provide timely and well-considered advice to Environment Agency executives regarding our stakeholder approach, including possible announcements.
• Horizon scan for opportunities and risks to inform relationships with key external stakeholders.
• Use insight to shape strategies and flex our approach as needed.
• Build peer and senior relationships with Environment Agency and Defra communications colleagues.
You may also be asked to support on other engagement priorities in support of the wider External Affairs team
The team
The E&B External Affairs team is responsible for advising and influencing our directorate on building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and organisations; strengthening our voice and influence so that our work is better known, trusted, and has greater impact.
We’re a dispersed team and work with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders across the country.
We are part of the Environment & Business Directorate. See the Additional Information Pack attached for more information.
Experience/skills required
You will be an experienced communications and engagement specialist, with great judgement and collaboration skills. In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your experience and understanding of:
•delivering communication and engagement objectives through partnership working
•developing and influencing strategic outcomes with a range of stakeholders
•leading, managing, and delivering strategic engagement strategies
•effectively communicating complex information
•influencing and persuading people at all levels
•working under own initiative and as part of a larger, often cross-functional, or multidisciplinary team
•planning and organising, with attention to detail
•achieving results through others
•discretion when working on sensitive issues and confidential matters
•written and verbal communication skills
•interpersonal and networking skills
•working effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work
You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.
Our Environment & Business External Affairs Team is looking for an ambitious Senior External Affairs Specialist to develop and deliver our engagement strategy for sustainable growth. Sustainable growth is one of the Environment Agency’s long-term goals, as set out in our corporate strategy EA2030.
Although based in the Environment and Business Directorate this role will involve working right across the business, joining up across directorates, aligning stakeholder agendas, building strong relationships and working on high-profile issues.
Please note that this is a busy and fast-moving role. You will need the ability to balance strategic issues with reactive, which will often involve reprioritising and delivering work quickly under pressure.
Main responsibilities:
• Developing communications and engagement plans and strategies that are intelligence-led and meet agreed objectives.
• Keeping on top of your brief so that you can provide strategic advice on stakeholder engagement, including establishing trusted relationships.
• Provide timely and well-considered advice to Environment Agency executives regarding our stakeholder approach, including possible announcements.
• Horizon scan for opportunities and risks to inform relationships with key external stakeholders.
• Use insight to shape strategies and flex our approach as needed.
• Build peer and senior relationships with Environment Agency and Defra communications colleagues.
You may also be asked to support on other engagement priorities in support of the wider External Affairs team
The team
The E&B External Affairs team is responsible for advising and influencing our directorate on building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders and organisations; strengthening our voice and influence so that our work is better known, trusted, and has greater impact.
We’re a dispersed team and work with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders across the country.
We are part of the Environment & Business Directorate. See the Additional Information Pack attached for more information.
Experience/skills required
You will be an experienced communications and engagement specialist, with great judgement and collaboration skills. In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your experience and understanding of:
•delivering communication and engagement objectives through partnership working
•developing and influencing strategic outcomes with a range of stakeholders
•leading, managing, and delivering strategic engagement strategies
•effectively communicating complex information
•influencing and persuading people at all levels
•working under own initiative and as part of a larger, often cross-functional, or multidisciplinary team
•planning and organising, with attention to detail
•achieving results through others
•discretion when working on sensitive issues and confidential matters
•written and verbal communication skills
•interpersonal and networking skills
•working effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work
You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.