Operational Preparedness and Partnership Lead

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

We are seeking a dedicated and innovative policy professional to join us as the Operational Preparedness and Partnership Lead. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in fulfilling UKHSA's first strategic priority: to be ready for, and prevent, future health security hazards. You will lead the development, implementation, and management of a comprehensive preparedness plan for UKHSA, ensuring readiness for various health security challenges, including pandemics, infectious disease outbreaks, chemical and biological hazards, radiological and nuclear incidents, and natural disasters.

Please read all the information on this page carefully - The main duties and responsibilities for the role are displayed below

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Planning

Manage the development of a strategic preparedness plan aligned with UKHSA's mission and goals.

Lead on aspects of the overall preparedness cycle, to provide a comprehensive overview of the agency’s readiness to respond to key threats through liaison with analysts within the team and other stakeholders across UKHSA.

Capacity Enhancement

Collaborate at senior level across the organisation to identify capacity and capability gaps in the UKHSA’s ability to respond to threats.

Develop multidisciplinary teams within UKHSA to ensure that mechanisms for rapid escalation to respond to health security demands are in place

Relationship management

The post holder will establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of stakeholders, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA.

Working with the Head of Readiness and Assurance, collaborate with partners across government departments and health security systems to anticipate threats and opportunities, aligning UKHSA preparedness across DHSC and the wider health security landscape.

Strategic

Support the Head of Readiness and Assurance by;
Translating emerging visions, priorities, and objectives for the organisation into specific actions to support the development of the strategic preparedness plan, and proactively drive them forward with relevant partners.

Leading high-impact pieces of work in support of the organisation’s key strategic priority with tangible outcomes, developing evidence-based recommendations, ensuring stakeholder buy-in, supporting teams through delivery of the change process.

Ensuring that changes to the plan are agreed with stakeholders and perform as expected in real-world scenarios. Ensure effective processes are in place to agree and document changes to deliverables identified through engagement with stakeholders and in support of the development of the strategic preparedness plan.

Working with all UKHSA Groups as required, to ensure an integrated approach to preparedness and response activities.

Encouraging and supporting teams to embed improvements as identified as a result of the readiness assessment, to ensure managers and staff are trained to optimum levels and able to self-support.

Leadership and management

Act as a credible leader within the Directorate and role model effective leadership across UKHSA and externally

Line management of the SEO Operational Preparedness and Partnership Manager, providing clear direction, support, and motivation and fostering a positive and collaborative working environment. Conduct regular performance reviews and goal-setting discussions, ensuring they receive constructive feedback and have opportunities for professional development.

Ensure activities and behaviours are aligned with UKHSA’s organisational vision and values and are embedded within the team’s culture.

Deputise for the Head of Readiness and Assurance as required.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Identify, discuss, and action own professional performance and training / development needs with your line manager through appraisal / individual development plan. Attending internal / external training events

To participate in all mandatory training as required, i.e. fire safety, information governance and all other mandatory training.

Essential criteria

Post graduate level qualification in an appropriate managerial discipline of relevance to the role, such as a MBA or NVQ7 or equivalent work experience

Experience of stakeholder management at all levels; working with and through others to make change happen, implementing new ways of working.

The ability to think rapidly and creatively when dealing with issues and problems, identifying and proposing solutions. Able to work with and through ambiguit

Able to interpret a broad range of com

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