Excellent communication skills are vital as you’ll be working with a diverse range of people and will represent the Fund in a variety of meetings.

You will have, or be looking to gain, an investment qualification or relevant professional qualification. You will have a degree level education, preferably in a numerical discipline, although we can waive these requirements for a candidate with exceptional experience.

We welcome flexible working patterns, including job share, so please include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

Competences

Delivers Results Through Others

This is about harnessing the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.

• How would you go about overseeing the work of LPPI to ensure they deliver our Investment Strategy?
• What experience have you got of working for a pension fund?
• Have you worked in green investing, or overseen the work of those who have, and if so in which asset classes?

Communicates Effectively

This is about showing that you listen and question to understand and engage. It is about conveying information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.

• How would you communicate the Fund’s investment approach with our members, our Pensions Committee, external investment partners and in public arenas?
• Have you taken reports to committees?
• Have you dealt with beneficiaries?
• Can you tell us about your experience of communicating pension issues and the different audiences involved.

Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality

This is about identifying and seizing the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.

• How would you develop our Investment Strategy and make sure that it remains at the forefront of responsible investment?
• Have you brought forward new innovative approaches in relation to responsible investment?
• What sorts of things would you consider to ensure that the Fund remains fully funded and fit for the long-term?

Contact and Additional Information

For further information on this role, the employee benefits and the work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.

Please note that your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection.

The Environment Agency offer an extensive range of employee benefits. There are also fully funded opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications.

If you are a new starter to the Environment Agency, please note that you may be required to undertake an incident-response role.

We are hoping to interview in mid November, preferably in person in Bristol.

For any questions relating to this role, please email EAPFInvestment@environment-agency.gov.uk. Please put “Job 35741” in the title of the email.

Important Information

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls. Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.

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