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Environmental and Organisational Strategy (EOS)

Environmental Policy

The Environmental Policy Department prepares SEPA for the implementation of new EU/Domestic environmental regulation. It does this by working closely with the Scottish Government and other external/internal stakeholders to influence the content of emerging regulation, to ensure the principles of better regulation are fully incorporated.  Once regulations are made, the department works with stakeholders to review the effectiveness of implementation measures and make recommendations for improvements.

Environmental Strategy

The Environmental Strategy Department helps SEPA prepare for the future change by tracking new and emerging issues. Our role includes managing cross-cutting issues such as climate change and energy, national planning and strategic environmental assessment, co-ordinating research and development spending, and greening SEPA’s own activities. We also work to integrate environmental economics into our decision making, and identify environmental trends and indicators of importance.

Organisational Planning and Improvement

This department maintains and develops SEPA’s business planning and performance management framework. This includes producing SEPA’s Corporate plan, Annual operating plan and all performance reporting. We also manage SEPA’s continuous improvement work, including external accreditation.

Organisational Development Manager

Human Resources

The HR Department provides advice, guidance and support to managers in effectively managing a wide range of employee matters. In addition, staff provide a range of HR administration functions, including recruitment administration, corporate management information, and preparation of relevant contractual documentation.

The department is also responsible for modernising SEPA’s employment framework and HR policies and procedures.

Legal

The Legal Department provides advice to all the Environmental and Organisational Strategy teams, prior to the ‘operational stage’ of proposed and new legislation. It also provides support to the Corporate Management Team and wider functions, including working with lawyers in other directorates.

EOS Change 

This department is responsible for delivering three change programmes: Supporting enterprise, Environmental and clean technologies, and Better regulation. In addition, it will also be developing SEPA’s relationships with the Scottish Government in partnership with our Sponsorship Unit.

EOS Business Support

This department manages the business and resources for the Environmental and Organisational Strategy Directorate and also leads on other directorate-level projects.

SEPA Job Evaluation

We deliver the Job Evaluation Project for SEPA. This includes providing support to management for the re-design of jobs, organisational restructure and underpinning the SEPA and Grading Pay Scheme to ensure fair and equal pay for equal work.