Partnership Lead - Great Yarmouth

Job Description

Partnership Lead – Great Yarmouth
Circa £44,505 dependent on skills and experience
Permanent, full time (37 hours) with flexibility for part time working
Great Yarmouth – this role will be based at Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

Dive into a world of opportunity and join our team!

Anglian Water’s A-WINEP (Advanced Water Industry National Environment Programme) will help to remove barriers to partnership working in order to deliver Nature-based Solutions (NbS) at a scale not seen before in our region.

The Urban Regeneration programme focusses on the creation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) across Great Yarmouth and the surrounding Borough as we take a nature first approach to reducing storm sewer overflows and surface water flooding.

This exciting and unique role will help match the vision of the A-WINEP programme with the regeneration ambition in the Borough. You will work closely with core partners to align priorities within an agreed governance framework. You’ll also be keeping wider stakeholders up to date and manage complex and senior relationships as the programme moves through optioneering to design and delivery.

Key stakeholders will include, but not be limited to, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Norfolk County Council (including Highways Authority and Lead Local Flood Authority), and local businesses and communities.

This role will have a significant presence in the community and will be co-located with Great Yarmouth Borough Council.

Key responsibilities

• Undertake stakeholder mapping to identify potential partners across Great Yarmouth.

• Develop partnerships aligned to the A-WINEP strategic objectives including co-delivery and co-funding of NbS solutions.

• Take ownership of the relationship with key partners, including setting up governance meetings, providing regular updates on projects and responding to queries.

• Establish clear channels of communication and feedback mechanisms using existing or newly established governance arrangements.

• Assist Local Authority colleagues with Councillor engagement.

• Develop an engagement plan that outlines how and when we will engage wider stakeholders across the catchment.

• Continuously monitor stakeholder engagement and relationships, evaluate the effectiveness of engagement strategies and adjust as needed.

• Act as a first point of contact for stakeholder queries and represent the A-WINEP programme at external forums and engagement opportunities.

As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:

• A competitive pension scheme where we double-match your contributions up to 6%

• Private healthcare for your peace of mind

• An annual bonus scheme

• The opportunity to volunteer in your local community

• 26 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter for religious holidays

• Life cover (8x your salary) and personal accident cover (up to 5x your salary)

• Flexible benefits to support your well-being and lifestyle

• Paid time off for illness, both physical and mental

• Free parking at all Anglian Water office locations, sites, and leisure parks

• Excellent family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of full pay for maternity/adoption leave and 4 weeks of paternity/partner pay, with the opportunity for shared parental leave

What does it take to be successful?

• Requires an understanding of NbS as well as experience of working in collaborative, delivery focussed partnerships

• Experience of securing and managing external funding is highly desirable

• Experience of working within a Local Authority and/or the water industry is highly desirable

• Proven experience of stakeholder engagement across multiple sectors

• Knowledge of the water challenges facing coastal communities

• Excellent communication skills – written, verbal and presentation

• Able to work to tight deadlines whilst managing and prioritising workloads

• Able to influence senior stakeholders

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

Closing date: 17 April 2026

Interview date: 1 May 2026

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