FCRM Mapping and Modelling Strategic Programming Senior Advisor - 35470

Licensed sponsor United Kingdom Posted 4 days ago

Our work helps the Environment Agency understand flood and coastal risk, make evidence-based decisions and invest where it will have the greatest benefit for people, places and the environment. Mapping, modelling and evidence are fundamental to flood risk management, and we need robust planning, commissioning and assurance processes to ensure national investment delivers the right outcomes.

As a Programme Advisor, you will play a key role supporting the Head of FCRM Modelling and Mapping and senior colleagues to plan, commission and assure nationally significant modelling related programmes. You will help ensure modelling and related activities are prioritised effectively, deliver value for money and meet the needs of customers and stakeholders across the organisation.

Working closely with technical specialists, programme managers, delivery teams and senior leaders, you will help develop and maintain a coordinated approach to programme planning, governance and assurance. You will be comfortable working across organisational boundaries, managing competing priorities and supporting informed decision-making in a complex environment.

Your role will include

Supporting the development and maintenance of current and future-year modelling programmes and priorities.
Providing strategic assurance to ensure programmes deliver the required products, outputs and benefits.
Monitoring progress, risks, issues, actions and dependencies across commissioned work.
Supporting the development, monitoring and assurance of service commitments.
Preparing reports, briefings and management information for senior leaders and governance groups.
Monitoring audit actions, assurance activities and improvement plans.
Supporting guidance, tools and services used to manage programme planning.

The Team

This role sits within Flood Modelling and Mapping in FCRM Risk Assessment and supports the national planning, commissioning and assurance of flood risk modelling programmes. Working with colleagues across Flood and Coastal Risk Management, alongside operational area teams, you will help ensure modelling investment is prioritised effectively, delivers value for money, and provides the evidence needed to support national flood risk management decisions.

Experience/Skills Required

We're looking for an organised, collaborative and proactive individual who can support strategic programme planning, commissioning and assurance activities within a complex national environment.

You will bring

Experience of programme, project or business management activities.
Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Experience of monitoring delivery, risks, issues, actions and performance.
The ability to analyse information and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations.
Experience of preparing reports, briefings or governance information for senior stakeholders.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, working effectively across teams and disciplines.
The ability to influence and collaborate with colleagues at different levels of the organisation.
Experience of developing or improving processes, guidance or ways of working.
Sound judgement and the confidence to challenge constructively where assurance or governance concerns arise.
An interest in flood risk management, modelling, mapping, data, evidence or environmental services.

Contact and Additional Information

You will have an EA office base location. As this is a national role, flexible and hybrid working is available.
We use smart tools to stay connected, and occasional travel and overnight stays may be required.
Please read the Candidate and Additional Information Pack for further details. If you have any queries, please contact [email protected].
We use a ‘blind’ recruitment process, assessing applications based on your responses to the competency questions. Interviews will be held via MS Teams.
If you consent to being placed on a reserve list, we will hold your details for up to 6 months and may consider you for alternative roles.

Competence 1

Takes Decisions and Solves Problems

Competence 1 Description

Tell us about a time when you identified a significant risk, issue or opportunity affecting delivery. How did you assess the situation and what action did you take?

If a large number of applications are received, an initial sift using this lead capability may be conducted. Successful candidates will then proceed to a full sift. Feedback is generally not available at sift stage.

Competence 2

Delivers Results Through Others

Competence 2 Description

Tell us about a time when you coordinated a complex piece of work involving multiple people or teams. How did you ensure delivery stayed on track and what was the outcome?

Competence 3

Communicates Effectively

Competence 3 Description

Tell us about a time when you needed to communicate complex information to different audiences. How did you adapt your approach, and how did you know your message had been understood?