Health & Safety Higher Executive Officer (HEO), CESO (RAF), RAF Safety Centre (RAFSC)
Ministry of Defence
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Job summary
Are you a Health & Safety professional looking for a role that allows you to make more of a difference? This is an opportunity to be part of an organisation like no other, to join a forward-thinking team, where we embrace every challenge together to deliver safety outcomes that support the Royal Air Force to be ready to defend the UK. Every day is different and the work we do to support our operations and keep our people safe, is incredibly rewarding.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a Health and Safety Higher Executive Officer (HEO) to join the Chief Environment & Safety Officer team, which is part of the RAF Safety Centre (RAFSC) at Air Command HQ. The team is based at RAF High Wycombe but works UK wide to deliver the highest standards of safety and environmental protection across the RAF. We work closely alongside military service personnel and other Defence stakeholders to drive continual improvement and innovative ideas within the requirements of legislation. Does this role sound like the exciting new challenge you’ve been looking for? If so, we want to hear from you!
Our Vision
A safety organisation which delivers effective Total Safety Management and leads on intelligent application of critical thinking.
Our Mission
To provide, through the Air Command Safety & Environmental Management System (SEMS), independent assurance and evidence to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) of the RAF’s effectiveness against both Defence’s Safety Regulatory and Statutory Legislative requirements.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job description
The Health and Safety Higher Executive Officer (HEO) works to the Health and Safety Team Senior Executive Officer (SEO) and Chief Environment & Safety Officer (CESO) within the RAF Safety Centre (RAFSC), at RAF HQ. The role provides Health and Safety (HS) policy, oversight and analysis, 2nd party assurance, training requirements and risk management for all activities across Air Command – also known as AIR Top Level Budget Holder (TLB).
The advertised role is flexible and can be undertaken through a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will typically be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).
What will the successful candidate be doing:
Provide written and verbal advice and support with respect to AIR TLB and MOD policy and HS legislation to all AIR TLB Stations, RAF SC, HQ AIR Senior Officers and other HQ AIR Business Areas.
Support the RAF SC pillars (Risk Management, Assurance, Policy and Promotion), with Subject Matter Expertise (SME) input when required.
Undertake risk/performance oversight and analysis (including the Functional Safety Incident Management System – FSIMS) pan-TLB to identify cross cutting trends and issues to inform CAS’s Total Safety Performance and Assurance Dashboard. Incidents of note to be presented for inclusion in the RAF SC Weekly Updates and Quarterly Management Board.
Assess the impact of new policy or legislation on your areas of responsibility, considering policy exemptions, waivers or alternate means of compliance and providing pan-TLB advice and guidance.
Maintain strong relationships with MOD policy and other TLBs by attending specialist policy meetings and working groups.
Maintain AIR TLB policy Leaflets contained in AP8000: AIR TLB Safety and Environmental Management System, relating to HS disciplines, proposing changes to policy and new areas for development.
Support HS SEO in the execution (as the Training Requirements Authority) of a suite of HS courses delivered from RAF Halton.
HS&EP Auditing Function
Provide specialist support as the HS Team Member on formal CESO(RAF) Second Party HS&EP Audits of AIR TLB Stations and Organisations.
The position will require travel to RAF stations within the UK and possibly abroad, and a full UK driving license is highly desirable.
Prepare for and conduct audits and produce audit reports in accordance with CESO(RAF) policy and under the supervision of the SEO Lead Auditor.
Conduct formal first and second year follow-up visits as directed and complete audit follow-up reports.
General Tasks
Provide input to emerging H&S risks and issues
Contribute to the compilation of H&S promotional material.
Assess H&S Defence Ideas submissions.
Assist H&S SEO in producing and reviewing of papers, appraisals and briefs, as required.
Assist H&S SEO with policy production and review, as required.
Maintain currency with legislation, MOD policy and wider developments relating to HS.
Person specification
Essential
A minimum of NEBOSH Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
Desirable
Level 5/6 Diploma in Health and Safety.
Several years' experience working within a Health and Safety role.
Recognised qualification and/or experience in management system auditing.
Full UK driving licence
Qualifications
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- • HS&EP 2.1 Providing advice and support
- • HS&EP 2.4 Conducting Audits and Inspections
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 average employer contribution of 27%
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to a maximum 30 days after 5 years. In addition to 8 public holidays per year, you will receive a day’s leave for the HM the King’s Birthday.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
- Subsidised membership to a fitness suite and lunchtime/evening Military led fitness classes.
- Café and shop on site.
- Free on-site secure parking.
- £2,000 pa (pro-rata) recruitment and retention allowance payable to staff located at RAF High Wycombe.
- Be part of a vital organisation, where we make a difference every day.
Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments. Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and we will assess your Behaviours and Technical Experience.
To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application process accessed via the advertisement listed for this role. You will be required to provide the following:
- A Personal Statement of Suitability (250 words max) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role.
- A CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements.
Applications will be sifted for interview based on CV experience, Personal Statement of Suitability and Behavioural and Technical Success Profiles at HEO level.
- Leadership
- Making effective decisions
- Working together
- HS&EP 2.1 Providing advice and support
- HS&EP 2.4 Conducting Audits and Inspections
At interview, you will be assessed against the following Success Profiles Behaviours
- Leadership
- Making effective decisions
- Working together
- HS&EP 2.1 Providing advice and support
- HS&EP 2.4 Conducting Audits and Inspections
When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Mr Lee Evans
- Email : lee.evans163@mod.gov.uk
- Telephone : 07812 491181
Recruitment team
- Email : DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk
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