The Environment Agency is looking for a new Chairman for the Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC).
The Wessex RFCC covers Somerset, Dorset, Bristol, most of Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire.
The successful applicant will play an important role in deciding on local priorities, raising local levies, approving programmes of work, and supporting both the Environment Agency and Lead Local Flood Authorities in working with communities and other partners.
They will have a key role in balancing local priorities and making sure that investment is co-ordinated at the river catchment and shoreline scale, as well as championing the consideration of climate change impacts in local decision making.
RFCCs bring together local councillors and independent representatives to oversee a multi-million pound programme of work. As Chairman, the person will lead the way in setting strategic priorities for managing flood and coastal erosion risk in partnership with others.
Nick Gupta, the Environment Agency’s Area Manager for Wessex, said:
“We’re looking for a person who is persuasive and able to influence change, who is used to making difficult decisions, and who can make a positive difference to communities, the environment and the local economy in the face of a changing climate. Never has it been more important to bring together all those who can help reduce the risk of flooding to the thousands of people who live in the area.”
“In many ways the chair of this committee will be a sounding board for professional opinion – acting as an adviser and critical friend to the Agency. The person will need to understand how flood and coastal risk affects local communities, be used to operating at the highest level, and have the credibility to work closely with the public and private sectors to deliver results. This is highly satisfying work and an outstanding opportunity for a person of very high calibre.”
The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 19 September 2014. Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 20 October 2014.
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