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Please note: If you are applying from either Scotland or Wales, you must be able to commute to our Cardiff, Edinburgh or Glasgow Offices
Diverse Perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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.
BSR will serve as a lasting tribute to those who have lost their lives due to poor and substandard buildings and will help ensure tragedies of such proportions as Grenfell are consigned to the past. Over the coming years, as the powers of BSR increase, we will continue to build our team ensuring that high-rise buildings are safer than ever. For further information please visit our website: Building Safety Regulator HSE (bsr-careers.co.uk)
This post can be based in any of the advertised locations, for details of HSE locations please see here
Job description
This role will sit at the heart of the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR), and support the creation and implementation of the divisional, sub-divisional and operational quality assurance, governance and risk management framework. You will report to the Operational Quality, Risk & Compliance Lead and will support the establishment and implementation of Risk Management (RMF) and Quality Management Frameworks (QMF) alongside BSRs policy and operational leaders.
This is a new role and during years one and two, the post holder will be expected to proactively contribute towards establishing the Quality Management and Risk Management Frameworks as well as setting up new processes and new ways of working for BSR. From year three, it is anticipated that the QMF and RMF will be fully established and embedded and therefore, the postholders focus will be more heavily based within analysis and recommendations.
This is an exciting time to join BSR, and as a part of this team you will be responsible for helping to shape a new culture of building safety in your community today and for the future.
For a full description of the role, please see the job description attached.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Key Responsibilities:
- Create, implement and monitor an operational compliance and quality assurance framework.
- Coordinate and lead front-line managers in undertaking quality assurance, peer reviews, management checks and quality controls in line with the risk and control framework developed.
- Report on quality assurance and compliance. Regularly identifying areas of strength, weakness, improvement and lessons learning.
- Develop an Operational Command governance framework to ensure decision making is made at the right level, and decisions are recorded and evidenced.
- Assess, evaluate and escalate risks to senior stakeholders.
- Create, maintain and monitor operational risk registers per function. Tracking risk using heat map reporting across the Operational Command.
- Continuous improvement of new operational processes.
- Undertake and report on Letter of Assurance activity.
- Experience of design and implementation of risk and assurance frameworks in an operational environment.
- Knowledge and experience of implementing quality and governance processes across multiple operations/departments.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Quality, Risk and Compliance management expertise
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role – with commitment to continuous development.
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Competitive rates of pay
- Access to the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme to which HSE contributes 27.1% far more than in the private sector
- Family friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Carer friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- 25 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays and 1-day Civil Service privilege leave
- Parental leave benefits
At HSE, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines the flexibility for working from home and the office. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work. This role will also involve travel to sites across England therefore flexibility to be able to travel when needed for on-site visits & meetings is necessary. This may include the occasional overnight stay.
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Selection process details
Application Stage
Upon submitting your short application form, you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Judgement Test. Please complete the online tests as soon as possible, within 24-48 hours is recommended, to allow time to complete your full application. If you successfully pass the test, you will then be invited to complete the final stage of your application.
You must complete your full application form and online tests by 12:00pm on 22/09/2023. If you fail to complete the online test and full application form before the deadline, your application will be withdrawn. Guidance for the test will be available when you are invited to take the test. The tests are administered online and accessed via the CS Jobs website.
As part of your application you will be asked to complete a CV that highlights your career history, skills, experience and qualifications, relevant to the role. You will also be asked to complete a Personal Statement, of no more than 750 words, that demonstrates how you meet the key responsibilities in the job advert.
Application Guidance
Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a personal statement https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
Sift Information
The sift will take place during the week commencing 25th September where you will be assessed on your experience within your CV and Personal Statement.
Interview Stage
Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams during week commencing 16th October where you will be assessed against your experience and technical skills along with the advertised behaviours.
Further Information
Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months.
It is the candidates responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application.
For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached document.
Any move to HSE from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at here
If you have a disability and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: hr.resourcing-team@hse.gov.uk
Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further;
Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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- Name : bsrvacancyquestions@hse.gov.uk
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