SEO Strategic Engagement, Cphw - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £37,295 - £44,724
  • National: £37,295 £41,425, London: £40,262 £44,72
  • For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'

Job grade:


  • Senior Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DEFRA
  • ERM
  • Environment Quality
    Type of role:
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


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Location

  • Bristol, London, NewcastleuponTyne, YorkAbout the job

Job summary:


The Chemicals, Pesticides and Hazardous Waste (CPHW) Division in Environmental Quality is a large multi-disciplinary team, dedicated to delivering policies and regulations which ensure the effective management of chemicals and pesticides throughout their lifecycle, for everyone, the environment and the economy.

The Strategic Engagement Team leads on stakeholder messaging, engagement and briefing across CPHW.

We support our policy and evidence colleagues to develop and deliver effective policy, and to communicate this to our stakeholders - whether that's the public, chemicals and pesticide users, manufacturers or civil society.


We work closely with a number of stakeholders to achieve our goals, including Other Government Departments, Government Agencies, Regulators, academia and international organisations.

This role would primarily be focusing on supporting the delivery of pesticides policy.


Job description:


We are looking for an enthusiastic SEO to join our busy team, who will be confident in taking a leading role to deliver effective engagement with a broad range of stakeholders.


We are a friendly and supportive team who want to nurture and develop the ambitions of our colleagues and will work to help our team members get the opportunities and experiences they need to do this.

This will be an important year for both the chemicals and pesticides teams, as we look to move forward with publication of a new chemicals strategy and national action plan for the sustainable use of pesticides.

Following publication, we will want to work with our stakeholders to ensure that the policies are communicated and delivered effectively.


Your work will be primarily focused on supporting the pesticides team, but you may also be asked to support broader cross-division work.


We are dedicated to having a diverse workforce which represents people in our communities and an inclusive culture where everyone feels they can be their authentic self at work, belong in the organisation and can speak up to challenge.

We want everyone to be able to contribute to the success of our organisation, regardless of background.


Person specification:


Person specification The role requires you to be:

  • Capable of planning and delivering stakeholder engagements, including meetings, roundtables and events
  • A strategic thinker, ensuring a coordinated and effective approach to stakeholder engagement, working in close partnership with policy colleagues within Defra and in other Government Departments
  • Confident in your drafting and briefing, leading on the delivery of briefing packs, ministerial correspondence and PQs, often with short turnarounds
  • Conscientious, with good attention to detail to ensure that our external communication is accurate, targeted and informative, while providing our colleagues with effective and valuable insight into public and stakeholder sentiment
  • Someone who values the importance of relationship building and who is confident delivering complex and sometimes contentious policy messaging to (a) public audiences, and (b) Defra policy colleagues wishing to grow stakeholder buyin

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Working Together
  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Communicating and Influencing

Benefits:


  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and privilege day. This will rise to 30 days over 5 years in the Civil Service
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • A supportive environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
    Application Process


In your Personal Statement please outline what draws you to this role and provide some examples of how you have demonstrated some of the skills and attributes in the person specification.


Sift
Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.


Interview
Interviews will be held via Video.


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