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Advisor - Water Resources Resilience - 31494Advisor - Water Resources Resilience - 314941 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants Job DescriptionThe Environment Agency are 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. Job DescriptionThe Environment Agency are 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.It’s an exciting time to be involved in planning England’s water resources. Our water supply is under continuing pressure. Drought and dry weather have spread across England after the driest start to year for England since 1976. We have also recently published our National Framework for Water Resources to ensure our future water supply is secure. In this post you will be crucial to its success.First released in March 2020, the framework broke ground in planning for the nation’s water resources to be more resilient to climate change, droughts, and population growth alongside a new approach to enhancing the environment. The 2025 framework builds significantly on these achievements, reflecting the growing urgency of water resource challenges, to propel integrated, multi-sector planning at national, regional, and local levels.Your role will be to support activities to deliver and implement the National Framework for Water Resources. This will involve working closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including Defra, other regulators, plus representatives from Water Companies, energy and agricultural sectors, and other major water using sectors.The teamYou will join the Water Resources Resilience team, which leads the National Framework for Water Resources and works across water using sectors to improve resilience.We’re part of the Environment and Business (E&B) Directorate. We inform and deliver the government's key environmental objectives; using evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation we influence policy and legislation, facilitate, and enhance integrated delivery and, by building trust in the Environment Agency, secure resources to do more for the environment.Experience/skills RequiredWe welcome applications from those with a good understanding of water resources, but this would also be an opportunity to learn for those outside the field. We would be very interested in hearing from you if you have some or all of the following:the ability to manage and deliver projects and programmes experience of environmental regulation and planning, particularly water resources such as licensing, environmental regulation, or sustainable abstraction experience in aiding reviews of statutory plans or similar ability to build and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders a track record of achieving resultsWe are a dispersed team, so you must be able to work on your own initiative while maintaining effective communication with colleagues.You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.Contact and additional informationThis role is fixed term until 31 March 2026.You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.You’ll have an EA Office base location, as a national role the working location is flexible / hybrid.We use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel, some travel and overnights may be required.Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, contact are “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions.Interviews will be held via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date.Length of contractup to 31/03/2026Competence 1Achieves ResultsDescriptionTell us about your most significant achievement in your current/last role.Why were you particularly proud of this? What feedback did you receive from your manager/colleagues? What were your learning points and is there anything you would do differently if in a similar position in the future?Competence 2Influences and Persuades OthersDescriptionGive an example of a time when you have had to bring someone round to your way of thinking.What was the situation and what did you do? What were the main challenges and how did you overcome these? What was the outcome? What did you learn and is there anything you would do differently if a similar situation arose in the future?Competence 3Takes Decisions and Solves ProblemsDescriptionGive an example of when you have had to make a decision quickly, based on the information to hand.What was the situation? What were the key factors? How did you make your decision? What was the outcome? Would you do it differently another time?If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit for more information. 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