Strategic Partnerships & Engagement Advisor

Environment Agency; Kendal; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Environment Agency is seeking a Partnerships Advisor to join the DGFS Partnerships Team. You will lead communications and engagement activities to support fleet transformation, sustainability, and service improvements across the Defra Group and Environment Agency.

You will build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, shaping engagement approaches and ensuring stakeholders are informed, involved and supported through change.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and delivering planned communications, engagement or consultation activity.
• Experience leading engagement with diverse stakeholders and influencing decisions.
• Experience supporting complex change and service improvements through communications.
• Ability to develop clear engagement plans and key messages aligned to business priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for high-quality briefings and reports.
• Experience analyzing stakeholder feedback to improve engagement outcomes.
• Strong planning and organisational skills in fast-paced environments.
• Experience working across teams to deliver shared goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of communications and engagement activity.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the Defra Group and EA.
• Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement plans including workshops and events.
• Translate complex fleet-related information into clear communications.
• Provide engagement advice to project teams to support change.
• Identify risks and opportunities, escalating and proposing solutions.
• Champion best practice in communications and engagement across DGFS.

Skills

Communications planning

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Narrative writing

Verbal communication

Stakeholder analysis

Planning & organisation

Cross-team collaboration

Job description

Environment Agency is seeking a Partnerships Advisor to join the DGFS Partnerships Team. You will lead communications and engagement activities to support fleet transformation, sustainability, and service improvements across the Defra Group and Environment Agency.

You will build trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders, shaping engagement approaches and ensuring stakeholders are informed, involved and supported through change.