Chief Operating Officer
UK Health Security Agency
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 3rd November 2024
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Formed in 2021, the UKHSA’s mission is to prepare for, prevent and respond to health threats, save lives, and protect livelihoods. We are a centre of scientific and operational excellence in health protection. Our reach is local, national, and global as we collaborate and share learning across the NHS and wider health and care system, industry, academia, and wider partners to improve health security worldwide. The threats we protect against range in type, scale, and intensity, covering infectious disease – from pathogens with pandemic potential to everyday infections such as measles – and environmental threats including radiation, chemical, nuclear, climate change and extreme events.
Through our scientific and operational expertise, we aim to protect every person, community, business and public service from infectious diseases and environmental hazards, helping to create a safe and prosperous society. At UKHSA, our aim is that the country can thrive, unimpeded by the impacts of health security threats. We support this by delivering rapid and highly effective responses to all health threats, and by preventing or reducing their harmful impacts as much as possible.
We are seeking an inspiring COO with the vision, drive, and experience to elevate UKHSA into a high-performing agency. As a pivotal member of the Executive Committee, the COO will frequently deputise for the Chief Executive Officer on relevant corporate matters, playing a key role in the agency’s growth, both nationally and globally, through joint executive work on strategic partnerships and enhanced capabilities.
This newly established role is designed to lead the transformation of UKHSA’s corporate functions, making them more collaborative, streamlined, and focused on delivering the agency’s mission. The COO will drive operational excellence, embed a new leadership structure, capitalise on digitalisation, and ensure strong financial governance, focusing on value for money, return on investment, and resource management. With a recognised need for strong leadership and effective delivery, you must also be a dedicated team player, committed to promoting diversity and inclusion in both the work you deliver and the teams you recruit and lead.
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Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
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Selection process details
The preferred method of application is online at: www.odgers.com/92240. If you are unable to apply online, please submit your application to: 92240@odgersberndtson.com. All applications will receive an automated response.
Any postal applications should be sent directly to: Peter Mason, Odgers Berndtson, 20 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 6XD.
Please send the following information by no later than 23:55 on Sunday 3 November 2024.
- Your CV, with educational and professional qualifications and full employment history, including an explanation of any gaps in your employment history, and details where possible of budgets and numbers of people.
- A short covering statement of no more than two A4 sized pages (1,000 words) explaining why this appointment interests you and how you can evidence your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the criteria in the ‘Essential criteria’ section on page 10.
- A diversity monitoring form. All applicants are invited to complete this information to assist the Civil Service with monitoring its recruitment process. All data is reported in an anonymous and aggregate format and will not be seen by anyone assessing your application.
Assessment
If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to take part in a series of assessments which could include a staff engagement exercise and an Individual Leadership Assessment (ILA) exercise.
You will also be asked to attend a panel interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification. As part of the interview, candidates will be required to deliver a 5-minute presentation, the topic of which will be confirmed prior to the interview.
Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
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Regardless of the outcome, we will notify all candidates as soon as possible after the final interview.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Job contact :
- Name : Peter Mason
- Email : Peter.Mason@odgersberndtson.com
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