Customer Engagement Lead

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 348349**Salary**:

- £52,120 - £58,540- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- RPA - Customer Engagement**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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- Bridgwater, Bristol, Cambridge, Carlisle, Crewe, Exeter, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Reading, Worcester, Workington, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:
We are an organisation committed to world class farming and land management for the environment, food, and rural resilience. We are a voice for farmers and land managers, we encourage sustainable and profitable farming, and are a delivery agency for the 25 Year Environment Plan.

We help agricultural and rural communities to create a better place to live, we achieve this through:

- delivering economic growth
- delivering environmental sustainability
- supporting agriculture
- enabling innovation
- facilitating community activities

Every service we currently offer will change as we seize the opportunity to develop a new approach for farming and land management having left the European Union. We will support farmers and land managers through agricultural transition, seeking to place British farming at the forefront of environmental good practice, supporting net zero and enhancing our beautiful natural environment. Supporting our customers through these changes is critical. We care about agricultural and rural Communities and the environment.

We understand our customers and we are best placed to support them. We are integral to Defra’s work on the Agricultural Transition Plan which will be key to farmers:

- running sustainable businesses that don’t need to rely on public subsidy
- managing their whole business in a way that delivers profitable food production and the recovery of nature, fusing the best modern technology available today with the rediscovery of the traditional art of good farm husbandry
- being able to access public money to help them deliver environmental and animal welfare outcomes on the land they manage, and help their businesses become more productive and sustainable
- meeting clear, relevant and outcome-focused legal standards that champion UK food internationally, prevent environmental harm, protect biosecurity, and protect animal welfare

We are a regional organisation with a presence in 27 counties and many of our people live and work in the communities they serve, giving us a unique perspective of our customers’ needs. We are a resilient and valuable organisation which can be flexible to meet the needs of both our customers and the policy makers. We have a bright future where sustainability and innovation will be at the centre of what we do to help our agricultural and rural communities create a better place to live.

**Job description**:
As part of the Customer Directorate, you will be helping farmers and rural businesses understand how to access our schemes and services. We are a diverse team with multiple function all with the purpose of supporting and improving the customer experience.

As the Customer Engagement Lead you will:

- work with stakeholders to gain insight, helping to make improvements to our services and communicate information to support customers
- lead engagement with our key industry bodies and lead our programme of shows and event across the country
- manage relationships with customers needing enhanced support, land agents, and industry organisations that provide support to our customers
- be an active part of the directorates Leadership Team, bringing new ideas and creativity to increase collaboration, drive high standards and encourage innovation

**Person specification**:
It is essential that you are able to demonstrate experience and skills in:

- engaging large groups of stakeholders on a range of topics and managing customer feedback to enable continuous improvement of the customer experience.
- working with other Government Departments and external organisations to develop RPA’s Customer Engagement strategy
- providing empowering, effective, and inclusive leadership

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Seeing the Big Picture

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £52,120, Rural Payments Agency contributes £14,072 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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