Job summary
At the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) our mission is to provide health security for the nation by protecting from infectious disease and external hazards. We are a trusted source of advice to government and to the public, focusing on reducing inequalities in the way different communities experience and are impacted by infectious disease, environmental hazards, and other threats to health.
Our mission is challenging, innovative and in the spotlight. We will work to ensure our people have the diverse skills, experiences and backgrounds we need to thrive, that our employees are representative of the communities we serve and feel valued and enabled to play their part in delivering our work. Creating our working culture is an ongoing process which we are developing by listening and learning together, hearing and acting upon diverse voices and opinions to develop a common sense of identity and effective ways of working.
Main duties of the job
This rewarding and challenging role is responsible for the technical development, execution, and management of GHS associated projects and workstreams within the GHASP team. Using their technical skills and experience, the post-holder will be expected to develop new projects in line with GHASP business plans and objectives, UKHSA and HMG global health strategies, as well as providing technical support to existing projects and workstreams. The post-holder will also be responsible for managing, developing, and coordinating the technical and administrative staff associated with the GHS function of the GHASP team, maintaining governance systems, and developing and fostering stakeholder relationships (both internal and external). The post-holder will be required to work in partnership with the GHS workstream leads and the rest of the GHASP Senior Leadership Team to support and ensure the successful delivery of all GHASP functions.
The post holder will also support wider delivery of UKHSA's Global Health Strategy, supporting the delivery of time-limited projects, working across the Health Protection and Global Operations Group to enhance the delivery of GHASP objectives.
Occasional international travel may be required for this post.
About us
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%
- Range of health and wellbeing support
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The work will comprise an appropriate mix of the following activities:
- Develop and deliver GHS associated projects, in collaboration with internal UKHSA colleagues and external partners
- Develop and deliver specific technical projects associated with the GHS function, in line with GHASP business plans and objectives, UKHSA and HMG global health strategies
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal UKHSA and external technical experts to ensure delivery of GHS associated projects
- Responsible for, and contribution to, technical and expert functions within GHASP team and across the organisation, facilitating and supporting cross-government and international engagement where needed, and ensuring reporting to internal UKHSA processes.
- Oversee and coordinate day-to-day delivery of the GHS function and wider GHASP team functions, working with internal UKHSA, HMG, bilateral and multilateral partners.
- Responsible for coordinating and project managing projects associated with the GHS function through working with the GHASP technical team, subject matter and workstream leads, as well as internal and external partners.
- Responsible for managing budgeting and spending in the GHS function, and contributing to GHASP overall budget management and associated reporting
- Develop and manage stakeholder relationships (internal and external) and represent GHASP through routine and ad hoc engagement, attendance at meetings, email correspondence, and participation in groups.
- Ensure smooth-running of project functions and fora e.g., technical level meetings, project management and finance meetings.
- Monitor progress of GHS function workstreams against milestones. Present relevant updates as required to the team and other stakeholders on the progress against targets and milestones.
- Develop, lead and support implementation of appropriate monitoring and evaluation strategies for the GHS functions in line with wider GHASP, UKHSA and HMG deliverables.
- Manage risks, opportunities, learning and issues.
- Report and provide briefings as necessary to a range of stakeholders including:
- Manage reporting on GHS workstreams and if required wider GHASP associated workstreams, overseeing and/or providing briefings as necessary to a range of internal and external stakeholders and partners including managing submissions for the Global Operations Programme Management Board, and others, as requested.
- Be responsible for change control and configuration management.
- Developing and updating business planning, GHASP procedures and guidance notes for UKHSA activities and monitoring their use.
- Liaise with colleagues to provide accurate and timely responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQ)s and Freedom of Information requests.
- Responsible for maintaining and updating an informative UKHSA page on the GHASP programme.
- Line management of relevant staff
- Effective line management of staff, and management of related administrative functions to ensure flexibility and capacity to meet the teams needs. Line management will include undertaking appraisals, ensuring direct reports can achieve their objectives and have access to appropriate learning and development recruitment, induction, and progressing any employee relations matter (capability, disciplinary)
- Mentoring, coaching, supporting and developing staff and managers personally; encouraging effective and constructive feedback and continuous improvement. Support the training of other colleagues including those from other functional areas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The work will comprise an appropriate mix of the following activities:
- Develop and deliver GHS associated projects, in collaboration with internal UKHSA colleagues and external partners
- Develop and deliver specific technical projects associated with the GHS function, in line with GHASP business plans and objectives, UKHSA and HMG global health strategies
- Collaborate and coordinate with internal UKHSA and external technical experts to ensure delivery of GHS associated projects
- Responsible for, and contribution to, technical and expert functions within GHASP team and across the organisation, facilitating and supporting cross-government and international engagement where needed, and ensuring reporting to internal UKHSA processes.
- Oversee and coordinate day-to-day delivery of the GHS function and wider GHASP team functions, working with internal UKHSA, HMG, bilateral and multilateral partners.
- Responsible for coordinating and project managing projects associated with the GHS function through working with the GHASP technical team, subject matter and workstream leads, as well as internal and external partners.
- Responsible for managing budgeting and spending in the GHS function, and contributing to GHASP overall budget management and associated reporting
- Develop and manage stakeholder relationships (internal and external) and represent GHASP through routine and ad hoc engagement, attendance at meetings, email correspondence, and participation in groups.
- Ensure smooth-running of project functions and fora e.g., technical level meetings, project management and finance meetings.
- Monitor progress of GHS function workstreams against milestones. Present relevant updates as required to the team and other stakeholders on the progress against targets and milestones.
- Develop, lead and support implementation of appropriate monitoring and evaluation strategies for the GHS functions in line with wider GHASP, UKHSA and HMG deliverables.
- Manage risks, opportunities, learning and issues.
- Report and provide briefings as necessary to a range of stakeholders including:
- Manage reporting on GHS workstreams and if required wider GHASP associated workstreams, overseeing and/or providing briefings as necessary to a range of internal and external stakeholders and partners including managing submissions for the Global Operations Programme Management Board, and others, as requested.
- Be responsible for change control and configuration management.
- Developing and updating business planning, GHASP procedures and guidance notes for UKHSA activities and monitoring their use.
- Liaise with colleagues to provide accurate and timely responses to Parliamentary Questions (PQ)s and Freedom of Information requests.
- Responsible for maintaining and updating an informative UKHSA page on the GHASP programme.
- Line management of relevant staff
- Effective line management of staff, and management of related administrative functions to ensure flexibility and capacity to meet the teams needs. Line management will include undertaking appraisals, ensuring direct reports can achieve their objectives and have access to appropriate learning and development recruitment, induction, and progressing any employee relations matter (capability, disciplinary)
- Mentoring, coaching, supporting and developing staff and managers personally; encouraging effective and constructive feedback and continuous improvement. Support the training of other colleagues including those from other functional areas.
Person Specification
Essential/Desirable criteria
Essential
- Educated to level 6 in a relevant subject area (public health, science, international development or other relevant human, animal or environment health domains) or experience of working within a similar role in an applicable area and able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge.
- Substantial knowledge and work experience in public health, or other equivalent health protection projects or programmes at a senior level.
- Broad understanding of and experience of health care systems, public health, and communicable disease prevention, detection and response
- Understanding of global health including the health challenges of low- and middle-income countries and the international health and global health security architecture.
- Experience of building and managing relationships with a variety of stakeholders/partners across a system with different reporting relationships to achieve positive outcomes and results.
- Experience of project development and delivery including project management tools and techniques.
- Previous responsibility for a budget, involvement in budget setting and a working knowledge of financial processes.
- Experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Ability to work across boundaries, look for collective success, listen, involve, respects and learn from the contribution of others
- Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation.
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options; ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change; effective organiser, influencer and networker
- Demonstrate appreciation and acknowledgment of the range and complexities of diversity; self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers; cultural competence - cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Desirable
- Educated to level 7 in a relevant subject area (public health, science, international development or other relevant human, animal or environment health domains) or experience of working in a similar role in an applicable area and able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge.
- PRINCE2 and Managing Successful Projects
Person Specification
Essential/Desirable criteria
Essential
- Educated to level 6 in a relevant subject area (public health, science, international development or other relevant human, animal or environment health domains) or experience of working within a similar role in an applicable area and able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge.
- Substantial knowledge and work experience in public health, or other equivalent health protection projects or programmes at a senior level.
- Broad understanding of and experience of health care systems, public health, and communicable disease prevention, detection and response
- Understanding of global health including the health challenges of low- and middle-income countries and the international health and global health security architecture.
- Experience of building and managing relationships with a variety of stakeholders/partners across a system with different reporting relationships to achieve positive outcomes and results.
- Experience of project development and delivery including project management tools and techniques.
- Previous responsibility for a budget, involvement in budget setting and a working knowledge of financial processes.
- Experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
- Ability to work across boundaries, look for collective success, listen, involve, respects and learn from the contribution of others
- Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation.
- Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options; ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
- Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
- Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change; effective organiser, influencer and networker
- Demonstrate appreciation and acknowledgment of the range and complexities of diversity; self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers; cultural competence - cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Desirable
- Educated to level 7 in a relevant subject area (public health, science, international development or other relevant human, animal or environment health domains) or experience of working in a similar role in an applicable area and able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge.
- PRINCE2 and Managing Successful Projects
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
