What You Will Do

• Develop and maintain strategic relationships across NRW, suppliers and partners to understand business priorities and ensure digital products and services deliver organisational value.
• Lead the identification, analysis, prioritisation and development of digital opportunities, project proposals and business cases aligned to NRW strategies and objectives.
• Provide expert technical advice and recommendations to senior stakeholders, supporting decision-making, investment planning and organisational change.
• Lead business analysis activities to investigate complex challenges, identify opportunities for improvement and develop practical solutions.
• Research emerging technologies, industry best practice and supplier roadmaps, identifying opportunities, risks and innovations relevant to NRW.
• Ensure proposed solutions meet architecture, security, governance and service management standards, promoting continual improvement and value for money.
• Identify, assess and manage technical, operational, financial and reputational risks associated with projects, services and technology investments.
• Lead, mentor and influence specialist and technical colleagues through matrix management arrangements, promoting collaboration, capability development and successful delivery
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy, together with an understanding of how it operates within the responsibilities of the post
• Be committed to your own development through the effective use of your personal development plan (known as Sgwrs).
• Any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills

In your application and interview you will be asked to demonstrate the following skills and experience using the STAR method.

• Degree in a relevant Digital, Data and Technology discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience in business relationship management, digital transformation, business analysis or technology-enabled change.
• Extensive experience of developing, prioritising and shaping complex projects, programmes, business cases or digital initiatives.
• Strong understanding of cloud technologies, digital platforms and modern technology architectures.
• Experience of influencing senior stakeholders and building effective relationships across organisational and partner boundaries.
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex technical information into clear business outcomes.
• Knowledge and practical application of Agile and ITIL principles, together with experience of governance, risk and continual improvement practices.
• Experience of leading and mentoring specialist staff through professional or matrix management structures and maintaining awareness of emerging technology and industry developments.

Welsh Language level requirements

Essential: Level A1 - Entry level

Welsh language levels

Please note if you do not meet the A1 requirement i.e., ability to understand basic phrases and ability to pronounce Welsh names correctly, then NRW offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Additional Information

Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) check. Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.

Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Although we hold a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship licence, it applies only to specific roles that meet both the eligibility criteria and salary requirements set out by the UK Government under the Skilled Worker visa route.

Benefits

This role will offer a range of benefits, including:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97% (successful internal staff will remain in their current pension scheme)
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
• generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
• commitment to professional development
• health and wellbeing benefits and support
• weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose

See full details for all the employee benefits you will receive.

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We're passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and we guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we make sure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on variety of topics, stay current in their field and continue to learn as their career progresses.

We are a Bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop and use their Welsh language skills.

You are welcome to apply for any vacancy in Welsh or English, and any application submitted will be treated equally. Applications are welcome from individuals who want to work full-time, part-time, or job share.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the closing date to apply.