This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, engaging, and motivated individual who wants to make a meaningful contribution to strengthening organisational resilience across the Environment Agency. Knowledge of business continuity and Organisational Resilience would be advantageous for this role. 

You will:

• demonstrate excellent communication skills, acting as a contact for the team
• build effective relationships to support the team and its objectives
• manage your own workload effectively in a fast‑paced, changeable environment
• support the team to plan, track, and deliver project work, offering knowledge and/or skills to find the solution to problems
• manage data and information accurately, with strong attention to detail and good record‑keeping practices
• use Microsoft 365 applications confidently and effectively
• work independently across multiple workstreams while managing competing priorities
• collaborate positively within the wider team and contribute to continuous improvement
• show commitment to your own learning and development

You will be part of the Organisational Resilience Team. We’re a national team within Strategy, Transformation & Assurance.

You’ll work with people across the business, supporting business continuity and organisational resilience activities.

We’re a very welcoming team that manages a diverse range of work. We work closely with Defra and wider government, giving you the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience in this role.

• support the design and implementation of new processes
• maintain effective systems that provide assurance and enable smooth delivery of the team’s responsibilities
• organise, and maintain data and information to agreed standards
• manage the team mailbox by triaging and escalating queries, tracking responses and ensuring timely follow-up
• arrange and coordinate meetings, events, training sessions, and exercises
• engage professionally with internal and external stakeholders to support the teams work
• draft clear correspondence, respond to enquiries, and capture accurate, concise meeting notes
• provide administrative and secretariat support across the team
• support the production of training materials, briefing packs, management information, communications, and reports

As part of a national team the location is flexible. You may be required to work in Environment Agency offices and attend national meetings, with some overnight stays.

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when needed. 

Interviews are scheduled to take place virtually, week commencing 20 April 2026.

For further details please contact Clare Jones ([email protected])

We’re committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job-share. Please include your preferred working arrangements on your application.

Your answers to the capability questions will be used for interview selection. Researching the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) may be useful.