Divisional Support Team – Divisional Support Officer

Chemical Regulations Division (CRD) employs around 400 scientific, policy and support staff in York, Bootle and London.

Our primary role is to deliver regulatory schemes intended to protect the health of people and places. We balance the economic and social benefits that chemicals offer to society and help to ensure the safe and sustainable use of chemicals. We also have a role through guidance, partnership working and leadership to raise awareness and promote behaviour change to help improve the control of hazardous substances in the workplace.

To achieve this and deliver improved regulatory outcomes, we work closely with small and large businesses, and key stakeholders, ranging from industry bodies and multi-national chemical businesses, other government departments (in particular Defra) and other regulators across Europe and internationally.

With a world-class reputation for safeguarding the health and safety of people at work, HSE is adapting and evolving to meet the new challenges ahead. At the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) we work with one goal in mind – to protect human health and the environment from the effects of potentially harmful substances.

To help us meet these challenges we are looking for a Band 4 Higher Executive Officer to join our Divisional Support Team.

We have an opportunity for a Divisional Support Officer to work in the Divisional Support Team (DST) of CRD (approximately 27 non-technical members of staff). Our team is responsible for a wide range of duties surrounding the receipt and processing of pesticides applications for authorisation.

For more information on the role or to apply please use the link below.

Finance Business Partner Chemical Regulations Division

We are recruiting a Finance and Planning Business Partner and are looking for a strong leader with excellent financial, analytical and communication skills.

You will provide expert advice on financial planning and management of financial risks and opportunities, delivering consistently high standards of financial compliance and supporting the overall performance of the Division. You will be a trusted advisor to senior managers, providing support and challenge to one or more divisional Senior Leadership Teams on behalf of the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.

Reporting directly through to one of HSE’s Assistant Directors of Finance and depending on the specific role, you will lead a team comprising one or more assistant Business Partners. As a senior member of the HSE finance and planning community you will bring strong technical skills combined with wider business experience and a sound understanding of the ‘bigger picture’ within Government Finance whilst contributing positively to HSE’s overall performance and seeking business improvements in how we deliver our objectives.

Information Disclosure Assurance Officer

Our Central Information Disclosure team is part of the Information Governance and Compliance team within Information Technology and Facilities Division. The Information Governance and Compliance team have responsibility for managing HSE’s information disclosure service, in addition to several other core functions which includes the Data Protection Officer function, Information Assurance and Security, and the development of an Information Governance framework for HSE.

As the Information Disclosure Assurance Officer, you will have a central role leading a dynamic and growing team. You will provide day-to-day management of a team of Central Disclosure Officers, ensuring that workloads are managed and delivered to required standards, providing support and guidance as required, and ensuring consistent provision of the information disclosure service. You will also review FOI requests ensuring appropriate and consistent application of exemptions under FOI legislation.

We are looking for a motivated, dedicated and customer focused individual to lead and manage the team, ensuring that their team provides professional and legally compliant responses to any requests for information, ensuring information is handled compliantly within statutory deadlines

Policy Advisor

We currently have a range of interesting opportunities in our priority policy areas CRD, EPD and BSR:

Policy makers supporting Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) will help deliver regulatory schemes intended to protect the health of people and the environment, balancing the economic and social benefits that chemicals offer to society and, helping to ensure the safe and sustainable use of chemicals. The UK leaving the EU offers an exciting opportunity to develop and shape these regulatory schemes for the future

Policy makers in Engagement and Policy Division (EPD) are at the heart of how HSE reduces risk and protects people in the workplace – it leads on HSE’s communications and business insight interventions and helps shape our policy and frontline inspection interventions. The strength of EPD is our ability to bring to bear our collective capability on policy, operational strategy, insight and communications, to support HSE’s prevention mission on such important issues as promoting proportionality in health and safety management and our better regulation work.

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.

For more information on the role or to apply please use the link below.

Change and Business Improvement Analyst

We’re seeking a range of project managers, change and business improvement managers, business analysts and subject matter specialists to work alongside a wider community of delivery partners and operational teams. Delivery partners range from top tier consulting houses to SMEs focused on digital innovation. You will work alongside Digital, Data and Technology professionals as well as operational and subject matter experts from HSE divisions. We’re seeking change agents who relish the opportunity to lead in a rapidly maturing environment.

Reporting to a Change and Business Improvement Manager, this is an influential position, playing a key role in the successful operation of one of the world’s leading regulators.

This is an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional candidate to drive HSE’s Transformation
agenda and help shape our future. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a tangible difference that will be felt across the entire of Great Britain, please read on.

The Change & Business Improvement Analyst plays a key role in designing, building and implementing new operating models and digital services in line with HSE’s strategic priorities, focusing on efficiency, effectiveness, regulatory outcomes, and improving the user experience.
They are responsible, at a project level, for baselining current activities, articulating business and user requirements, designing and implementing new services, processes, organisational structures and ways of working, as well as providing continuous improvement support to HSE’s operations.

For more information on the role or to apply please use the link below.

Planning Manager

We’re seeking a range of project, programme and portfolio governance and assurance specialists with subject matter expertise to work alongside a wider community of delivery partners and operational teams to drive higher standards of compliance and quality across our portfolio of transformation. Delivery partners range from top tier consulting houses to SMEs focused on digital innovation. You will work alongside PPM, Digital, Data and Technology professionals as well as operational and subject matter experts from HSE divisions. We’re seeking governance and assurance specialists who relish the opportunity to lead in a rapidly maturing environment.

Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Management Office, this is an influential position, playing a key role in the successful operation of one of the world’s leading regulators.

This is an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional candidate to drive HSE’s Transformation agenda and help shape our future. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a tangible difference that will be felt across the entire of Great Britain, please read on.

As the Planning Manager you will play an important role in defining, building, and monitoring our ambitious roadmap of digital and business transformation, focusing on operational and regulatory effectiveness and efficiency whilst improving overall portfolio outcomes.

For more information on the role or to apply please follow the link below.

Risk Lead

This is a newly created position in the Portfolio Management Office playing a key role in the successful operation of one of the world’s leading regulators.

This is an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional candidate to drive HSE’s Transformation agenda and help shape our future. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a tangible difference that will be felt across the entire of Great Britain, please read on.

As the Risk Lead you will play an important role in defining, building, and monitoring our ambitious roadmap of digital and business transformation, focusing on operational and regulatory effectiveness and efficiency whilst improving overall portfolio outcomes.

For more information on the role and to apply please follow the link below.

Portfolio Lead

Reporting to the Portfolio Office Manager, this is an influential position, playing a key role in the successful operation of one of the world’s leading regulators.

This is an exciting new opportunity for an exceptional candidate to drive HSE’s Transformation agenda and help shape our future. If you are looking for an opportunity to make a tangible difference that will be felt across the entire of Great Britain, please read on.

As the Portfolio Lead you will play an important role in defining, building and monitoring our ambitious roadmap of digital and business transformation, focusing on operational and regulatory effectiveness and efficiency whilst improving overall portfolio outcomes.

For more information on the role and how to apply please follow the link below.

Building Control Professional

HSE is working closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)and the Home Office (HO) in supporting the Government’s Building Safety Programme (BSP) and to implement Dame Judith Hackitt’s recommendations to establish a new, stronger regulatory regime following the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

As part of this, HSE has been tasked with establishing the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) and implementing the new building safety regime.

The BSR will be responsible for:

• ensuring delivery of the new regulatory regime for higher risk buildings,
• oversight of the built environment, setting standards, providing advice to industry, and advising Government on changes to the scope of the new regime
• overseeing work to drive increased competence of professions and trades working on buildings.
• Establishing building control as a regulated, unified profession.

We are looking to recruit three experienced building control professionals, one of which must have experience across both the public and private sector. These Roles are temporary for 18 months.

The main areas of work in which your expertise and experience will be utilised will involve providing advice and guidance to the Oversight and Competence teams from a building control perspective. The focus of this secondments will predominantly be concerned with the development of the Operational Standards & Rules, Key Performance Indicators and competence framework for building control professionals, as well as contributing to work to establish building control as a regulated profession. These are key components in overseeing the performance of the Building Control profession and to drive improvements in Building Safety. Your knowledge of the challenges faced by Building Control Bodies and professionals will be significant to the development of the this work and fundamental to our ongoing collaborative working relationships.

Policy Advisor

We currently have a range of interesting opportunities in our priority policy areas, CRD, BSR, CD and EPD:

Chemical Regulations Division (CRD)
Policy makers supporting Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) will help deliver regulatory schemes intended to protect the health of people and the environment, balancing the economic and social benefits that chemicals offer to society and, helping to ensure the safe and sustainable use of chemicals. The UK leaving the EU offers an exciting opportunity to develop and shape these regulatory schemes for the future.

Building Safety Regulator (BSR)
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.

Construction Division (CD)
Policy makers in the Construction Division (CD) are at the heart of how HSE reduces risk and protects people in the workplace – it leads on HSE’s communications and business insight interventions and helps shape our policy and front line inspection interventions. The strength of the Construction Sector is our ability to bring to bear our collective capability on policy, operational strategy, insight and communications, to support HSE’s prevention mission on such important issues as promoting proportionality in health and safety management and our better regulation work.

Engagement and Policy Division (EPD)
Policy makers in Engagement and Policy Division (EPD) are at the heart of how HSE reduces risk and protects people in the workplace – it leads on HSE’s communications and business insight interventions and helps shape our policy and frontline inspection interventions. The strength of EPD is our ability to bring to bear our collective capability on policy, operational strategy, insight and communications, to support HSE’s prevention mission on such important issues as promoting proportionality in health and safety management and our better regulation work.

You will manage a number of areas of work and will need to work flexibly and dynamically, often at pace, in line with the demands of the policy areas you are responsible for to ensure that HSE interests and priorities are met. You will have the opportunity to develop policy and processes in emerging areas of work. You will also review and, if necessary, amend existing practices and processes to ensure they best support HSEs and Government’s wider objectives.

If you would like more information on the role, please see the full job advertisement.