Pesticides Enforcement Officer

We are looking for a Pesticide Enforcement Officer to join our team.

This is a frontline role where you will need to be able to influence duty holders, identify material breaches of regulations, act to remedy breaches and check compliance with duties defined in a range of chemicals regulations. You will serve enforcement notices and provide advice and guidance to bring dutyholders back into compliance. You will work closely with other members of the CRD enforcement team and will also be expected to work independently upon demonstration of the required competencies.

You will be trained to support HSE’s work with the chemical industries.

You will be required to undertake a combination of proactive and reactive duties, including involvement in investigations; and there will be a need to acquire an understanding and knowledge of relevant operational procedures.

This role will provide you with significant opportunities to develop knowledge of enforcement practice and policy and working collaboratively with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders.

The role of a Pesticides Enforcement Officer (PEO) will continue to evolve and you will need to remain flexible to adapt to new challenges as the Enforcement Team grows, including developing new online investigation tools and techniques.

If you would like more information on the requirements or selection process, please see the full job advertisement.

Pesticides Enforcement Officer (PEO) (CRD Band 4/HEO) – Civil Service Jobs – GOV.UK

Operational Team Leader – Classification, Labelling and Packaging

We are looking for a Operational Team Leader – (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) to join our team.

To help us meet these challenges, we are establishing a new, dedicated operational team responsible for the scientific assessment that underpins the classification, labelling and packaging (CLP) of chemicals, and require a Band 2 to lead it.

You will lead HSEs operational delivery associated with GB CLP; including developing technical reports on the mandatory classification and labelling for certain pesticides, biocides and industrial chemicals.

If you would like more information on the requirements or selection process, please see the full job advertisement.

 

Administrative Support – Various Roles

We are looking for Administration Officers to join our team.

We currently have vacancies within our:

Plant Protection Products (PPP) teams.
Evidence and New Technologies team.

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments may be made within various CRD teams such as:

• Corporate support
• Policy
• Plant Protection Products (PPP)
• Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH)
• Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)
• Enforcement

You could be working in a team supporting scientists with their work, responding to requests from stakeholders on their applications or working within a policy function.

Many of the posts give you the opportunity to support scientific staff on progressing the authorisation of applications for the approval of pesticides or industrial chemicals and managing the delivery of approval/authorisation of pesticide active substances and products.

We also have teams involved in the evaluation of data submitted in support of applications for approval of pesticides in the UK.

In addition, you will be supporting and working with policy makers on the provision of regulatory advice and guidance and working with a range of external stakeholders inside and outside of the UK.

If you would like more information on the requirements or selection process, please see the full job advertisement.

Training Administrator (Maternity Cover)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Science Division (SD) to provide maternity leave cover as a Training Administrator in our Customer Solutions Group. You will be based in Health Safety Executive’s (HSE) Science and Research Centre in Buxton, Derbyshire – a world leading provider of health and safety solutions to industry and government.

Our training courses are developed to include practical guidance around regulations and delivered by experts in order to help organisations comply with law, enhance performance and keep workforces healthy and safe. These courses are delivered as open and in-company courses in both a live online and face-to-face setting. This role will be the administrative support to these courses.

Working as a Training Administrator, you will support the delivery of training activities and events which reach thousands of delegates each year. You will work closely with other members of the Training Team as well as liaising with colleagues from the wider division.

If you would like more information on this role, please follow the link below.

Chief Inspector of Buildings Office – Executive Assistant

As part of the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy HSE is establishing a new Building Safety Regulator (BSR). The development and implementation of the legislative framework and operational arrangements to create the BSR offer a unique opportunity to contribute to, and experience working in, an exciting and high-profile area of Government policy that aims to ensure that people living in high-risk buildings are both safe, and feel safe.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to work primarily as an Executive Assistant (EA) to the Director of BSR, to provide support to the BSR Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and to also be a key contributor to the work of BSR’s Divisional Support Team (DST). As the Executive Assistant you will report to the Chief Inspector of Buildings Office Manager and will manage a Band 6 colleague.

Your role as the Executive Assistant is to drive consistent, efficient and effective use of our resources and implement corporate initiatives across the Division.

You will provide comprehensive Executive Assistant support to the Director of BSR as part of the DST. Supporting a range of administrative, financial and governance processes.

This is a dynamic role at the core of HSE’s BSR. You will be responsible for supporting the director of BSR and SLT activities, and you will lead on the co-ordination of the divisional wide meetings and working groups.

Whilst this post can be based at any of the advertised locations, please note that this role will require frequent travel to HSE’s head office in Bootle, Liverpool. For more details of HSE locations please see here 

 

Policy Advisor

We have an opportunity within our Health and Work Branch (HWB) of Engagement and Policy Division (EPD) on the Work Related Stress and Mental Health Team (WRS and MHT) for a Policy Advisor. HSE’s ten-year strategy: Protecting People and Places has an objective to reduce work-related ill health, with a specific focus on mental health and stress and the work of the WRS and MH Team will support this.

Working alongside policy, regulatory, project/programme and business change/development colleagues, you will provide support to the teams developing and delivering specific policy objectives:

• You will arrange and support engagement with a range of different stakeholders

• You will collate, analyse and report on data and intelligence from internal and external sources

• You will support wider contributions across HSE, for example supporting the work we must do to ensure the health and wellbeing of colleagues

• You will support senior colleagues to deliver their contribution, both through regular and ad hoc activities

• You will need to work well as part of a diverse team, building an understanding of overall objectives and priorities so you can co-ordinate your work effectively with others, identifying common interests and opportunities for collaboration

If you would like more information on this role, please follow the link below.

Licencing & Permissions Officer

HSE is the national regulator for work-related health and safety in Great Britain and is committed to playing its part in the delivery of healthier, safer workplaces. HSE’s primary focus is on the health and safety of workers, but our regulatory interest extends to cover the impact on the public, consumers, and the environment.
The HSE’s Operational Services Division (OSD), is responsible for the administration and delivery of the Permissioning regimes for asbestos licensing and Adventure Activities Licensing and radiation notifications.

The Licensing and Permissioning Unit administers applications and notifications, fee payments and manages the assessment and monitoring of licensees.

If you feel this role is something you would be interested in and would like further information on the role please click the link to apply for the full job description and application process.

 

Resource Planning Lead

The role of the Resource Planning Lead is to define the people resources required for a project and programmes at different stages, and to identify, recruit, deploy, flex, and develop those resources to support successful delivery – across the portfolio. The Resource Planning Lead works closely with the professional leads and programme and project leadership to ensure resource requirements are met.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us lead, drive, and deliver significant change across HSE, driven by a new strategy and a number of new and challenging transformation programmes.

If you feel like this role is of interest to you, please click the link to apply for the full job description and how to apply.

 

Diversity and Inclusion Officer

This role sits within the HSE’s Human Resources Division (HRD) and will be part of the wider organisation development team, reporting directly into the Diversity and Inclusion Manager. You’ll be part of a small team responsible for developing and implementing initiatives to help improve the diversity of our workforce. You’ll help to build an inclusive culture where colleagues from all backgrounds feel they belong, have a voice, can be their authentic selves, can perform to their full potential, and can go as far as their talent takes them.

As the Diversity and Inclusion officer, you will research, apply and promote diversity initiatives and share best practice in relation to how we attract and onboard diverse candidates into our organisation. You will also provide expertise and insight to support continual improvements in diversifying the make-up of our organisation.

You will play a key role in collecting and analysing diversity data and using statistical information and data as a powerful lever for progress, continually evaluating where we are now and where we aspire to be.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Provide advice, guidance and support on Diversity and Inclusion matters
  • Analyse data in order to inform and influence decision making e.g. routine and ad hoc requests from Cross Government bodies for D&I information
  • Contribute to Freedom of Information requests and assurance exercises, as required
  • Support HSE in meeting its Public Sector Equality Duty requirements e.g. annual publication of HSEs Equality Data, policy and guidance on the requirements of equality impact assessments and equality monitoring, etc
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders such as our Diversity Network Chairs and Champions, who will trust in your expertise
  • Contribute to and manage D&I projects and/or programmes and process improvements
  • Support the organisation to deliver HSEs strategic D&I vision and commitments through strategic relationships and networking approaches
  • Work with, and positively influence, stakeholders to achieve D&I results
  • Work with colleagues on relevant awareness events and activities, for example Black History Month
  • Day-to-day administrative management of the D&I budget, with support budget holder, prepare and monitor diversity and inclusion data, providing reports.

If you would like more information on this role, please follow the link below.

Administrative Support

The Regulatory Training Programme (RTP) Team is responsible for the training of new recruited trainee regulatory and specialist health and safety inspectors. Working closely with the Business to support the continuous yearly cohorts through the RTP, you will play a key role in contributing to the successful delivery of the programme.

The preparation and support needed to assist the complex programme, includes assigning trainees to the relevant training pathway on HSE’s Learning Management System (LMS), scheduling the delivery timetables and trainee allocations.

As an Administrative Support Officer, you will also assist with the delivery of a programme of events to support trainees and Line manager/Assessors, such as webinars and drop in sessions across the country.

As an Administrative Support Officer, you will play an important role in helping to deliver the RTP. Your duties will include (but not be restricted to):

• Act as Cohort lead
• Providing support to the RTP office, trainees and the delivery team.
• Maintenance of Cohort trackers (MS Excel)
• Uploading course details to LMS
• Liaison with key internal and external stakeholders regarding training dates and venues
• Monitoring of the RTP email account, dealing with queries and escalating where necessary
• Assist in the planning and administrative tasks for key milestones (Legal Assessments, Assignments)
• Assigning trainees to the relevant training programme on the LMS
• Scheduling the  trainers delivery timetables and trainee allocations, ensuring changes are actioned in a timely manner
• Assisting with the delivery of RTP events (i.e. webinars, and drop in sessions) to support trainees and Line manager/Assessors.

If you would like more information on the role, please follow the link below.