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Kettering , Peterborough , Spalding

Spalding Office, Nene House, Quay House

Staff Grade 2

Permanent

Part Time

Administration / Corporate Support

£20,507 pro-rata

We are looking for 2 (part-time) motivated and enthusiastic individuals to work within our Anglian Waterways Department. One post will support the East Anglia Operations team (0.4FTE) and the other post will support the Waterways Assets Team and the Partnerships & Development Team (0.6FTE)

Our work is varied; no two days are the same. You’ll need to be well organised, able to work flexibly, and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You’ll be thorough with good attention to detail, and the ability to manage your own workloads to prioritise competing demands.

You will carry out a range of duties including purchase order processing, point of contact for Health and Safety within the team, maintain calendars, minute taking of meetings, report generating within our AIMS system and general administrative/financial duties supporting the various Anglian Waterways Teams.

While we do encourage time working in one of our office’s we are able to offer a hybrid working environment.

The Anglian Waterways team provides a high level of service to our boating customers in the Anglian Region based around our navigable rivers River Nene and River Great Ouse including tributaries; Rivers Welland & Glen, South Forty Foot/Black Sluice Navigation, River Ancholme, and the River Stour.

You should demonstrate a positive, adaptable approach and a ‘can do’ attitude. Organisational skills and a flexible approach are essential. You will have:

• Excellent diary management and organisational skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present information in a

clear, comprehensible style and format.

• The ability to work well under pressure and prioritise activities to make effective use of time and meet deadlines.
• A flexible approach, knowing when to refer to colleagues for guidance and support.
• Good customer focus with the ability to establish effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and partners.
• Experience dealing with confidential and sensitive information and issues.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to take minutes at internal and external meetings.

Most importantly you will have a passion for the environment and eagerness to learn and develop.

Please note that that your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection.

Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and will be given all the training and support you need to succeed. The Environment Agency offer an extensive range of employee benefits.

You will also have the opportunity to provide duty officer cover by being on a regular stand-by duty roster for navigation related issues.

For further information please download the candidate pack or contact Katie Coddington - [email protected] (recruitment lead)