Team Leader, Career Entry Team Farnham, South East England, England
Environment Agency
Full Time
Farnham, South East England, England
30001 - 40000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Number of jobs available
1
Region
South East
City/Town
Farnham , Oxford , Reading , Wallingford
Grade
Staff Grade 5
Post Type
Fixed Term
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time
Role Type
Environment & Sustainability, Programme and Project Management
Salary Minimum
£37,462 pro rata
Job description
At the Environment Agency we are committed to creating a better place, both for the environment and our people. This includes ensuring we have the right opportunities to enable our staff to thrive and build the skills needed to meet the environmental challenges we face.
We are recruiting a Team Leader to manage our newly established Career Entry team within the Thames Area. This is an exciting opportunity to inspire and motivate people, help shape their learning, and improve how we do things so our business can achieve even greater outcomes.
As Team Leader, you will be responsible for the onboarding and integration of the new team members into the business. You will manage their learning and development, ensuring that they have the best opportunities to understand the business and ensure their work aligns with the competencies required through their programme.
Alongside this, you will help bring together our outreach work so summer internships and our career entry programmes are aligned.
You will be a highly visible leader; able to organise, inspire and motivate people in their development.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
We are recruiting a Team Leader to manage our newly established Career Entry team within the Thames Area. This is an exciting opportunity to inspire and motivate people, help shape their learning, and improve how we do things so our business can achieve even greater outcomes.
As Team Leader, you will be responsible for the onboarding and integration of the new team members into the business. You will manage their learning and development, ensuring that they have the best opportunities to understand the business and ensure their work aligns with the competencies required through their programme.
Alongside this, you will help bring together our outreach work so summer internships and our career entry programmes are aligned.
You will be a highly visible leader; able to organise, inspire and motivate people in their development.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
The team
The ‘Career Entry’ team is a new team in Thames, which will comprise of staff who are participating in career entry schemes such as the new environment and science graduate scheme and apprenticeships.
The team is part of the Thames Executive Office, in the Environment Planning and Engagement department. The Executive-Office are responsible for all cross-area activities on behalf of the leadership team. This includes workforce planning and finance; assurance and risk management; and HSW.
The team is part of the Thames Executive Office, in the Environment Planning and Engagement department. The Executive-Office are responsible for all cross-area activities on behalf of the leadership team. This includes workforce planning and finance; assurance and risk management; and HSW.
Experience/skills required
There is an optional opportunity for the successful candidate to undertake an in-role apprenticeship in leadership and management as a development option.
- We are looking for a proven leader who is driven by motivating, inspiring and developing others to achieve their ambitions.
- Some experience leading and inspiring others would be beneficial, but this doesn’t have to be as a team leader. If you have experience leading people in other situations, and would like to become a team leader, we welcome your interest in the role.
- You will positively role model an open, inclusive, and trusting culture.
- Ability to build strong relationships and networks across the business
- A positive, can-do attitude that inspires others to follow your lead
- You will have proven communication skills; and
- Be innovative and creative in your approach to problem solving
There is an optional opportunity for the successful candidate to undertake an in-role apprenticeship in leadership and management as a development option.
Contact and additional information
This fixed term role will be based in our Thames Area. We operate a hybrid working model but given the nature of the team it will be important that there are some co-location days each week to enable the required level of support.
Some travel will be required to other offices and locations.
We support flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.
Please note we do not assess CVs. Answers to the competency questions will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your responses.
To discuss any aspects of the roles please contact Lucy Manzo ([email protected])
We aim to carry out interview’s w/c 17 April. Reasonable adjustments will be made where required and requested in advance.
Some travel will be required to other offices and locations.
We support flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.
Please note we do not assess CVs. Answers to the competency questions will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your responses.
To discuss any aspects of the roles please contact Lucy Manzo ([email protected])
We aim to carry out interview’s w/c 17 April. Reasonable adjustments will be made where required and requested in advance.
Environment Agency
www.gov.uk/environment-agency
Bristol, United Kingdom
James Bevan
$100 to $500 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
Regional Agencies
1996
