Environment Agency - Deputy Director Digital Services
This post is an Environment Agency post at EA Grade Deputy Director and at EA salary £76,000. It is not a post at Civil Service Pay Band 1 as indicated on the left -hand side bar of this advert. Further confirmation of the EA grade and terms and conditions can be found in the attached candidate pack
This is a vacancy working for the Environment Agency, part of Defra Group. EA are not Civil Servants so terms will reflect that. Anyone moving permanently from the Civil Service will lose their CS terms and benefits starting new employment with the EA.
The Deputy Director of Digital and Services manages the strategic direction, delivery, and transformation of digital services within the Environment Agency. You will ensure the effective use of digital technologies to enhance public service delivery, improve user experience, and drive operational efficiency.You will ensure we have a digital vision and associated strategic plan aligned to our corporate strategy and will maintain oversight of delivery. Whilst the team is relatively small, its role in setting and assuring frameworks and standards will mean its impact is across the whole organisation.
You will manage the development of a new team to deliver our Digital & IT vision and strategy. And manage the evolution of the team to ensure it can meet future needs, including developing business cases, Spending Review bids and evolved ways of working.
This role will manage the DEFRA group corporate services DDTS (Digital, Data and Technology Services) interface services and associated relationships. They will take an Intelligent Partner approach to agreeing service expectations, ensuring they are aligned.
The postholder works collaboratively with other senior managers within the Environment Agency and Defra Group (esp. DDTS) to embed a digital-first culture across the organisation.
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 help during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to help you with your incident role.
The Team
Our mission is to transform the Environment Agency into a digitally enabled powerhouse. As the change centre of excellence, we manage the EA's transformation portfolio and provide oversight and assurance for other portfolios.
We lead in data management, digital innovation, and portfolio management, ensuring alignment with modern digital requirements. You will collaborate with the Chief Data Officer and Deputy Director of Transformation to achieve our goals.