University of Edinburgh
Job title:
Deputy Director – Specialist Safety Advisory Services
Company
University of Edinburgh
Job description
Job Description:
Grade UE09 – Salary Scale: £57,696.00 – £64,914.00 (A revised salary range for this grade is planned to take effect from Spring 2024 of £61,198.00 to £75,498.00).
Corporate Services Group/Health and Safety Department.
Open Ended Contract.
Full Time – 35 hours per week.
The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the University’s Health and Safety Department senior leadership team, responsible to the Director of Health and Safety. The Deputy Director, Specialist Safety Advisory Services is a new role with responsibility to shape and deliver the strategy for these services and lead a team of experienced, specialist advisers to deliver their roles.
The Health and Safety Department assist the University to deliver University Strategy 2030 and enable the support of its values, regarding our staff, students, and community. The University is a world leading research-intensive institution, providing a stimulating and interesting working environment for the delivery of this role. The Department’s new senior leadership team deliver our area’s remit through three directorates; which work together to build on and facilitate the delivery of our University’s safety, health and wellbeing management system and deliver continuous improvement. This role leads the directorate that is focused on specialist safety advice including radiation, biological and chemical safety. We are seeking a candidate with management experience, who has both a good understanding of the research environment and relevant health and safety knowledge to bring to the role.
The post will be based at Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh.
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Key attributes:
- Experience of operating at a senior/managerial level in a diverse, complex organisation alongside experience of coaching, motivating, and developing a team of direct reports.
- Experience of operating in an environment which is higher risk through biological, chemical or radiation work activity and have appropriate experience in providing related advice or management of specialist advisors.
- Desirable to have Degree level in a science/engineering related discipline, with post-graduate qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
- Desirable to have NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent academic qualification. Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
If you would like further information on this role or the department please contact Suzanne Thompson, Director of Health and Safety via the following email: .
Interviews will be held in person, in Edinburgh, and are expected to take place on the 24th of April.
The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 and currently occupies more than 550 academic, administrative and residential buildings throughout the city of Edinburgh across 5 campuses; Central Area, Kings Buildings, Easter Bush, Bio- Quarter and the Western General Hospital. There are also sporting facilities at Peffermill.
The estate is an exciting mix of eras and architecture. Whilst many of the buildings enjoy listed status and are integral to the unique qualities and characteristics of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Edinburgh, many more have been added over the years as the University has grown. The portfolio ranges from nationally important, iconic, historical buildings through to state-of-the-art teaching, research and sporting facilities. The University of Edinburgh has a significant programme of estates investment underway, in both capital development and also in the infrastructure and resilience of the estate. This investment will help to ensure that the university remains at the forefront of world leading teaching, learning and research.
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits , staff discounts, , flexible working and much more. Access our for further information and use our to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
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About Us: As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About the Team:
The Information Security Division provides strategic ownership and leadership of the information security posture for the University. The Division helps College and Support Group staff identify and mitigate internal and external threats to IT facilities and business critical information and is responsible for providing advice on strategic current and emerging information security threats. We provide risk based advice to key strategic change activity being undertaken across the University to ensure that required controls are identified, costed and resourced to ensure that the information security risk profile of the University is not adversely impacted.
We own, manage and develop the University’s information security governance framework, including the policies, procedures and control measures needed to ensure that the University’s risk appetite is maintained. Management reporting is driven through the University information governance structure, with the Division being responsible for pan-University information security working groups and oversight of related information security activity.
We work in conjunction with internal departments and external stakeholders to increase user awareness and understanding of the information security threat landscape and help identify appropriate countermeasures. We undertake ongoing reviews of available training and awareness methods to provide effective, engaging and timely learning options.
Expected salary
Location
Edinburgh – Midlothian
Job date
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 06:02:43 GMT
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