Head of Strategic Business Operations - £70,011 p.a. + benefits
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 27th October 2024
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for the Head of Strategic Business Operations in our Digital and Technology group.
This is a full- time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU/South Mimms, Hertfordshire.
Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas. We are currently operating a hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 40% of contracted hours working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. This may rise to 60% during the year. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, some roles will need to be on site more regularly.
Other working patterns may be available. Please discuss this with the recruiting manager before accepting an appointment.
Who are we?
If you have had a COVID19 vaccine or have ever taken a medicine, or used a medical device, then you have already come into contact with the MHRA. Our vision, One Agency - Delivering for Patients, underpins all that we do as we set out on an ambitious roadmap for change to become a truly world-leading, enabling regulator that protects public health through excellence in regulation and science.
The Digital and Technology Group (DTG) lies at the heart of the Agency and is responsible for making sure that our scientists, inspectors, and all of our staff have the tools and data they need to deliver the very best services they can to improve outcomes for patients and the general public. The Group was essential in the race to approve COIVD vaccines in 2020 and in supporting the UK to set up its own medicines and devices approvals systems after BREXIT. The work we do matters!
The Divisional Business Office (DBO) sits within the Strategy & Architecture team and is responsible for ensuring that DTG service provision supports the delivery of the Agency's strategy and Corporate Delivery Plan including meeting MHRA’s financial and performance targets and delivery objectives. The team is responsible for ensuring the effective running of the Group, including budget and performance management and works closely with the whole Group and the enabling centre of the Agency.
Job description
What’s the role?
This role is effectively a ‘Chief of Staff’ for the Chief Digital and Technology Officer and the Agency's Digital and Technology Group.
It leads a small team that is responsible for supporting the Chief Digital and Technology Officer and the Deputy Directors on the DTG Senior Leadership team to manage the Division effectively through delivering a wide range of operational, governance, financial and performance management activities. The nature of the role at the centre of DTG means that you will be a visible leader across the whole of the Group and will be required to actively review the horizon and help set the agenda for the senior leadership team, ensuring that future risks, opportunities and challenges are identified and addressed.
The role is critical in co-ordinating activity across the Group and in working with the central enabling Divisions within the Agency to ensure delivery of corporate requirements. This requires the development of strong working relationships with colleagues across the Group and across the wider Agency.
Person specification
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will have a track record of providing strategic advice to senior leaders within a complex organisation, providing constructive challenge and successfully influencing decisions using data and strategic insight to deliver wider objectives.
You will have a strong understanding of financial management, both at a strategic level, ensuring that funding is available to support priority initiatives and deliver organisational objectives, as well as understanding detailed financial processes such as raising purchase orders, receipting, and invoicing.
You will have a strong understanding of governance, risk and compliance and understand how to gain and provide assurance to senior stakeholders. You will also have a developed understanding of risk and issue management and will be able to coach others in how to identify, mitigate and management risks.
You will be a great networker, with a track record of building relationships with individuals from different professions across the Agency.
Above all you will be a proactive self-starter, able to scan the horizon and develop a work programme for yourself and your team, in order to support the delivery of the DTG’s plans and objectives.
If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification!
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Benefits
- Annual Leave: 25 days annual leave on entry, rising by one day for each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days and pro-rata for part-time staff. PLUS 8 bank holidays
- Privilege Leave: 1 day
- Hours of Work: 37 hours (net) per week for full time staff in all geographical locations, including London and pro rata for part-time staff
- Occupational Sick Pay (OSP): One month full pay/one month half pay on entry, rising by one month for each completed year of service to a maximum of five months full pay/five months half pay
- Mobility: Mobility clause in contracts allowing staff to be mobile across the Civil Service
- Civil Service Pension Scheme. Please see the link for further information http://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/ For enquiries relating to the Civil Service Pension Schemes please contact MyCSP's Pension Service Centre directly on 0300 123 6666
- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Interest free season ticket loan or bike loan
- Employee Assistance Services and access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
- Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
- Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
- On-going learning and development
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Selection process details
| Closing Date | 27 October 2024 |
| Shortlisting | 28 – 30 October 2024 |
| Interview Date | 11 – 13 November 2024 |
How to apply:
Do not attach a CV. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.
Application:
Please apply online at the MHRA. Please answer all the questions in the on-line application form.
The selection process
We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here.
- Online application form, including questions based on the Behaviour, Experience and Technical Success Profiles. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application. Please complete the ‘Work Experience’ section of the application fully, providing details of your previous roles, clearly describing your achievements and key responsibilities.
- Presentation, shortlisted candidates will be asked to prepare a short presentation for the interview aligned to the criteria marked with ‘P’ in the person specification. More information to be given if you reach this stage
- Interview, which can include questions based on the Behaviour, Experience, Technical and Strengths criteria, marked with ‘I’ in the person specification
Applicants are assessed on whether they meet any mandatory requirements as well as the necessary skills and experience for the role.
In the instance that we receive a high number of applications, we will hold an initial sift based on the lead criteria of ‘A track record of providing strategic advice to senior leaders within a complex organisation, providing constructive challenge and successfully influencing decisions using data and strategic insight to deliver wider objectives.’
If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible.
Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Any move to the MHRA 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 here.
Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk.
In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact careers@mhra.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk
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