Public Accountability Officer

1 month ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom UK Health Security Agency Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 347005**Salary**:

- £30,473 - £41,478**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Strategy**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- Role available at all core and scientific locations with hybrid working available - Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Porton Down, Colindale, ChiltonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
Strategy, Policy and Programmes Group sets the strategic direction for UKHSA, supports the organisation to deliver the business plan and evaluates performance of delivery.

Positioned in the Strategy Directorate, the Parliamentary and Public Accountability team provides a centralised service working directly with requesters, regulators, OGDs, Ministers’/CEO offices, Parliament and members of the public in the delivery of UKHSA’s obligations with respect to Parliament and the public. The team works collaboratively across the whole of UKHSA to provide a high-quality service to all of our customers in line with UKHSA’s values and our key performance indicators.

You will be working with a highly motivated and passionate group of people and will be working alongside them in an exciting and fast-paced environment with the opportunity to make your mark and influence government policy and delivery. In line with the UKHSA values, we are inclusive, insightful and impactful in our work.

This role will sit within the Enquiries & Complaints Team, but also work on requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs).

**Location**

**Role available at all core and scientific locations with hybrid working available**

Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Porton Down, Colindale, Chilton

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) operates a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, (averaged over a month) working at one of UKHSA's locations (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London). Specialist or regional roles will be based at the appropriate UKHSA site. For certain roles, some additional flexibility may be possible, which will be agreed upon with the hiring manager based on individual requirements and business needs.

*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*

**Working Pattern - **Full Time, Part Time, Job Share, Flexible Working.

**Job description**:
**Responsibilities section**:
As a Public Accountability Officer** **you** **will be part of the Enquiries & Complaints Team within the Parliamentary and Public Accountability Team, but will be also expected to work on responding to requests for information made under statutory access schemes. As a result, your responsibilities will include:

- Responding to enquiries and complaints received by UKHSA, commissioning information from other parts of UKHSA and preparing responses, ensuring appropriate clearances are received prior to issue; and
- Responding to requests made under FOIA, the Data Protection Act and other statutory access schemes, ensuring responses comply with the relevant legislation.
- The postholder will support the business of the team through undertaking activities relating to reporting, engagement, continuous improvement, learning and development and wellbeing.
- In line with our work to increase cross-team working within the Parliamentary and Public Accountability Team, the postholder may also be asked to assist with parliamentary work.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. **Please review the job description for a full list of roles and responsibilities.**

**Person specification**:
**Essential Criteria**:
**Essential**
- Experience of Freedom of Information and/or other statutory access requests in a government setting and/or health related policy area;
- Ability to work at pace on a range of competing priorities, whilst remaining calm under pressure and demonstrating a high level of resilience;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence people at all levels, building trust with stakeholders to achieve goals;
- Ability to solve problems and escalate issue to Senior Leadership Team when necessary;
- Experience of supporting policy teams by drafting of timely responses to parliamentary and public accountability business; this migh

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