Health & Safety Manager

About the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

We are an executive agency of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. We are responsible for operationally administering the legal aid fund to provide criminal and civil legal aid advice to people in England and Wales. Our people are at the heart of achieving excellence. Employing around 1,200 colleagues across England and Wales, we feel proud to have some of the best People Survey results in the Civil Service.

Job Summary

A specialist professional role providing dedicated support to operational and managerial staff. The role of Health & Safety Manager is to lead on all aspects of strategic Health, Safety and Fire and to ensure that all operational and local Health & Safety management arrangements are maintained at the highest standard in line with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] policy. As the Competent Person the role ensures the CEO as the Responsible Person has the support and assurances required by the Health & Safety law. Our offices cover 16 sites in England and Wales, ranging from single occupancy to shared office space alongside other government departments and private companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead policy: Ensure the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (LAA) meets the requirements of Health, Safety and Fire legislation and lead the delivery of the corporate Health, Safety and Fire delivery plan and policies.
• Lead people and develop a culture: Educate and advise senior leaders and managers; develop relationships across the wider Health, Safety and Fire community (with Central [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] H&S and Fire Teams, other government departments including GPA).
• Manage risk: Maintain the Health, Safety, and Fire Risk Register; ensure investigations, audits and training are effective; produce reports for governance committees.
• Lead projects and team delivery programs within the team.

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: a level 3 occupational safety and health qualification (such as NEBOSH National General Certificate or IOSH Certificate).
• Currently working towards (if not at this level already) and willing to complete within 2 years of appointment, a level 6 health and safety qualification (such as NEBOSH National Diploma, or equivalent degree).
• A current member of IOSH at Technical level or above and completing ongoing CPD.

Essential Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Experience in fire safety, water hygiene and asbestos risk management.
• Ability to efficiently plan, organise time and workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• Ability to work autonomously and identify risks and opportunities.
• Knowledge of health, safety, wellbeing and stress strategies.
• Ability to write engaging copy for policies, procedures and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data to inform plans, including ISO standards in H&S.
• Experience of facilitation of workshops, design and delivery of training.

Contact Information

For more information on this opportunity, please contact – Lorraine Fellows [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (current post holder) or Gary Winter – [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] (Head of Governance).

Application Process

To apply please submit a CV and statement of suitability showing how you meet the essential criteria in no more than 1000 words. Your statement should demonstrate your ability to do all the essential criteria listed. Please note that we only require a CV and Statement of Suitability for your application.