Partnership Lead – GreatYarmouth
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 basedat Great Yarmouth District Council.
Dive into a world ofopportunity andjoin our team!
Anglian Water’s A-WINEP (AdvancedWater Industry National Environment Programme)will help to remove barriers to partnership workingin order todeliver Nature-based Solutions (NbS) at a scale not seen before in our region.
The Urban Regeneration programmefocusses onthe creationofSustainable Drainage Systems(SuDS)acrossGreat Yarmouthand the surrounding Boroughas we take a nature first approach toreducingstorm sewer overflows and surface water flooding.
This excitingand uniquerole willhelpmatchthevisionof the A-WINEPprogrammewith the regenerationambitionin the Borough.You willworkclosely withcorepartners toalign priorities within an agreed governance framework.You’llalso be keeping wider stakeholders up to date and manage complex and senior relationships as the programmemoves 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),andlocal businesses and communities.
This role will have a significant presence in the communityand will be co-located with Great Yarmouth Borough Council.
Key responsibilities
Undertake stakeholder mapping toidentifypotential partners across Great Yarmouth
Develop partnerships aligned to the A-WINEP strategicobjectivesincluding co-delivery and co-funding ofNbSsolutions.
Take ownership of the relationship with key partners, including setting upgovernancemeetings, providing regular updates onprojectsand responding toqueries.
Establish clear channels of communication and feedback mechanisms using existing or newlyestablished governancearrangements.
Assist Local Authority colleagues with Councillorengagement.
Develop anengagement plan that outlines how and when we will engage wider stakeholders across thecatchment
Continuouslymonitorstakeholder engagement and relationships,evaluatethe effectiveness of engagementstrategiesand adjust asneeded.
Act as afirstpoint of contactfor stakeholder queries and represent the A-WINEP programme at external forums and engagementopportunities.
As a valued employeeyou’llbe 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
26days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), increasing with service, with theoptionto 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 allAnglian Wateroffice 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 ofNbSas 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 meanswe’llconsider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disabilitystatusor any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, andwe’recommitted to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
Closing date:17April 2026
Interview date:1May2026
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Anglian Water supply water and water recycling services to more than six million domestic and business customers in the east of England and Hartlepool. Our services are at the heart of every single family and community in our region. We clean water to the highest standard, deliver it to millions of homes, and carefully manage it to ensure it never runs out.
We’re the largest water and water recycling company in England and Wales by geographic area. We’re also one of the driest regions in the country, with just 600 millimetres of rain each year, on average a third less than the rest of England. In fact some areas have a lower annual rainfall than Jerusalem. That’s why it’s vital that we look after the water that we’ve got.
