Manager - West Midlands Area Team

We are seeking a Manager to help lead the West Midlands team across the business to deliver high quality outcomes across our organisational remit.

We encourage ongoing creativity and innovation needed to assist Natural England to be a values-led organisation and provide enabling support to the business to deliver the shifts required. We are collaborative, and maximise the sharing of our expertise to achieve the best outcomes.

Natural England deals with a wide range of customers and stakeholders both within and beyond the business to seek best practice and deliver value for money in the work that we deliver.

As a Natural England Manager, you would be expected to lead by example to ensure Natural England, as a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), adheres to its obligations by providing expert advice and guidance.

This role is very much agile and hands-on and requires:

an analytical approach to data assessment (both in written and numerical formats).high quality interpersonal and presentational skills when leading sessions at appropriate Natural Englandbe able to ask the right questions to quickly get to the heart of ansignificant organizational skills as working to tightan ability to make leadership decisions at

The key tasks and accountabilities You would be expected to:

Line manage a number of staff, ensuring wellbeing and inclusion are at the heart of all our work; providing timely feedback; and proactively managing the career development of ourOversee corporate assurance, H&S, workforce planning, learning and development, risk and budget management across the West Midlands team. Senior Responsible Officer responsibility for delivery of team chargeable work. Facilitate effective working relationships across the business, and with partners and stakeholders. Demonstrating excellent communication skills tailored as appropriate to the different audiences.Drive continuous improvement, spotting opportunities to create efficiencies in how we deliver our work.Set and drive the Team strategy and direction using your professional judgement and evidenced by the management information available toSet clear plans for Team delivery in line with the Team Plan and Natural England's priorities.

Consider how staff resource should be deployed to meet targets in line with the capacity and capability of Team members

A driving licence is highly desirable as many roles will require travel for site visits or partnership meetings that may not be accessible by public transport.

How to apply

We'll assess you against the competencies below during the selection process. When completing the application form you should present relevant examples using the STAR format. STAR stands for:

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Examples should be given in no more than 250 words for each competency. Please ensure you read the Candidate Information Pack before you begin completing the application form.