Area Director

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Reference number

376132

Salary

£75,000 - £95,811

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 1

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

Enviroment Agency

Type of role

Senior leadership

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

5

Contents

Birmingham, Blandford Forum, Bridgwater, Chippenham, Ipswich, Leeds, Nottingham, Rotherham, Shrewsbury, Tewkesbury, Fradley

Job summary

This post is an Environment Agency post at EA Deputy Director Grade and at EA salary £75,000. It is not a post at Civil Service Pay Band X as indicated on the left -hand side bar of this advert. Further confirmation of the EA grade and terms and conditions can be found in the attached candidate pack.

This is a vacancy working for the 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.

Our Area Directors play a vital role in our mission to protect the environment and support our communities.

We have 5 exciting opportunities available for Area Directors in key regions including East Midlands, East of England, South West, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber.  

You’ll empower teams to implement our EA Business Plan and respond effectively to incidents, whilst ensuring that our collective efforts prioritise sustainability and inclusivity.

Now is the time for proactive environmental stewardship, and we want you to be part of this transformative journey. Join a team committed to making a difference.

Job description

In this pivotal role, you will –

Lead Operational Delivery in Area: You will lead through and oversee multi-skilled individuals and navigate various legislative objectives. You will have a clear picture of the delivery priorities in your Area and collaboration with others will be vital.

Engage with a Variety of Stakeholders: You will manage relationships with Ministers, business leaders, MPs, local authorities, and community members. Your ability to empathise, understand their challenges, and communicate clearly the role of the Environment Agency will be essential.

Prioritise Health, Safety and Well-being: Your commitment to fostering a safe work environment and effective risk management will be key to success in the role.

Embed a Culture of Inclusion: Your ability to role model and inspire an inclusive culture will be an integral part of the role. Enabling and encouraging diverse voices to be heard in our decision making will also be key.

Make Informed Decisions: You will need to make decisions as issues arise, using the best available evidence, understanding the consequences and escalating risks where appropriate.

Drive Innovation and Improvement: You will enable a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring we strive to be a high performing delivery body in government.

Collaborate with Peers: You will work alongside peers and national strategic teams in Flood and Coastal Risk Management and Environment and Business, influencing changes that enhance operational delivery.

Person specification

We’re seeking individuals who understand the importance of strong leadership in environmental protection and community service. To succeed in this role you should possess:

  • Extensive Leadership Experience: Proven success in operational environments, demonstrating your ability to inspire teams to deliver.
  • Strategic Thinking Skills: A knack for delivering business improvements and navigating complex challenges.
  • Calmness Under Pressure: The ability to communicate effectively and foster collaboration even in high-stress situations.
  • Emotional Intelligence and Resilience: Skills to build consensus among senior stakeholders and support your team’s growth.
  • Commitment to Health, Safety and Well-being: A passion for creating a culture of safety and developing others.
  • Awareness of Incident Management: An understanding of in crisis management and large-scale incident response will be valuable.
Substantial pension scheme, generous annual leave, with up to two days’ paid environmental outcome days each year, flexible working patterns to allow you to achieve a good work life balance, access to a number of employee networks and forums that support our employees and help us build an inclusive culture.

Selection process details

Please apply for this role via the apply link.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is counter-terrorist check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : SCS exec Resourcing
  • Email : SCSexecResourcing@defra.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : SCSexecResourcing@defra.gov.uk

Attachments

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