Strategy & Government Relations Officer

Strategy & Government Relations Officer - 32590

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the Environment Agency’s Strategy Directorate. In this role, you will support the Environment Agency’s strategic thinking and strengthen its reputation with Government, Parliament, and key stakeholders. You will collaborate across the organisation on issues including flood risk, climate adaptation, environmental protection, circular economy, and water resources. The role demands strong delivery, quality assurance, and customer service.

You will also support the Environment Agency’s emergency response, particularly during major flood incidents.

• Coordinating and quality‑assuring responses to high profile requests, such as ministerial correspondence.
• Managing shared inboxes, tracking actions, and improving information flow.
• Supporting responses to parliamentary questions, ministerial or senior briefings.
• Delivering impactful engagement with external stakeholders.
• Monitoring trends, government and political activity, and sharing intelligence across the organisation.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships across the Defra Group, including senior leadership.
• Supporting incident management activities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to present information clearly and accurately.
• A flexible approach with the ability to deliver high‑quality work to tight deadlines.
• Resilience under pressure and confidence in knowing when to seek guidance and support.
• Experience in a customer‑facing or stakeholder engagement role.
• Strong organisational skills, including effective management of knowledge and information.
• Understanding of parliamentary and government processes, or experience in stakeholder engagement (desirable but not essential).

Applications are “blind” assessed using competency question responses. Interviews will be held via MS Teams from mid‑January. For queries, contact eatalent@environment‑. This role includes incident response duties; see the Candidate Information Pack for details.

We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.