The Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an arm’s length body, government agency that sits within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
We have one mission, which is to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of everyone in society, the environment, and the economy. Every one of our employees is passionate about achieving this mission.
The role of the Field Delivery Manager (FDM) in Plant & Bee Health (PBH) is to provide visible leadership and management for the delivery of APHA's field activities. Also, to ensure the effective and efficient deployment of field staff throughout APHA’s field teams within the Western Delivery Area.
The FDM is accountable for the operational delivery of both business as usual and outbreak /emergency response and will play a pivotal role in the leadership and management of geographically dispersed teams.
The post-holder would be responsible for leading operational excellence across service delivery, stakeholder engagement and customer service. Ensuring delivery of the agreed outcomes of policy customers to safeguard GB from the incursion of Plant & Bee Health related disease and harmful organisms.
The role advertised will involve regular travel to APHA locations within the Western Delivery area and across wider GB.
The Western Delivery area comprises of:
SWW - South West and Wales
SW - South West
SC - South Central
MW - Midlands West
Out of hours and detached duty work will be required in the event of an outbreak or incident. The post-holder will support an on-call rota for incident management and some evening & weekend work maybe required.
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