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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 more 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 be at the heart of the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR), leading on the creation and implementation of the operational quality management, assurance, governance and risk management frameworks.
You will report directly to the Head of Operational Excellence and be instrumental in establishing the Risk Management and Quality Management Frameworks alongside BSRs policy and operational leaders.
Your direct reports will consist of a team of Risk Management Analysts and Compliance and Quality Analysts.
The overarching Governance framework and how it is managed would also fall within the remit of this position.
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.
You will have access to a range of development opportunities including career pathways, developing others through coaching and mentoring other members of the team, as well as Civil Service learning and development programmes.
For a full description of the role, please see the job description attached.
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership and management of a team of Risk, Quality and Compliance analysts to create and implement frameworks across BSR to support operational excellence.
- Implement and embed HSEs Risk Management Framework (RMF) in collaboration with BSRs operational leaders and ensure that this is in alignment with the corporate risk framework.
- Provide relevant tools as well as support and guidance to allow operational managers to assess, manage and update risk registers.
- Root cause analysis of risk/compliance/quality issues and to challenge and/or make changes where appropriate.
- Establish a Quality and Compliance Management Framework (QMF) in collaboration with BSRs policy and operational leaders and provide the tools and support to implement.
- Establish a Governance Framework to support the reporting of compliance and allows appropriate challenge when compliance is lacking and promulgation of good practice.
- Create reporting packs for both the RMF and QMF and circulate to an agreed time-frame and stakeholder group.
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
- 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 contribute 27.9%, 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 without the need for long hours/weekend working. 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 asked to complete a CV that highlights your career history, key achievements, responsibilities and skills relevant to this role.
You will also be asked to complete a Personal Statement, of no more than 1000 words, that demonstrates how you will meet the essential criteria outlined in the key responsibilities.
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 week commencing 25th September where you will be assessed on your experience through your CV and personal statement.
Interview Information:
Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams during the week commencing 16th October where we will assess you on your technical skills and the advertised behaviours.
As part of your interview you will be asked to give a short presentation,the subject of which will focus on your technical skills. The subject of the presentation will be sent to those candidates selected for interview.
Start Date
The expected start date is January 2024 however, for those able to start earlier please state if successful for earlier provisions to be made.
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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