Behavioural Safety Lead

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

- 429292

**Salary**:

- £42,848
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Senior Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MCA - Corporate Services - Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability (HSES)

**Type of role**:

- Health and Safety
Health Professionals
Other

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Southampton

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
Can you champion and embed a culture of safety though behavioural change?

Do you want to make a genuine difference in behavioural safety in a complex organisation?

Have you got the ability to influence and communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders?

If so, we’d love to hear from you

We are looking for a Behavioural Safety Lead. Your new role will report to the Assistant Director - Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability within the Directorate of People, Safety and Communications working in parallel with the Operational Safety Lead. This role also works closely with all Directorates to oversee and assure the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) of a consistent and cohesive approach to the behavioural aspect of changing safety culture within the context of the MCA Way.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below

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**Job description**:
As the Behavioural Safey Lead you will champion, facilitate change, and embed a culture of safety through proactive management of human behaviour in the workplace aligned to the MCA value, MCA Way, and Civil Service Code. You will collaborate with Directorates to set the tone for a safety culture, deliver training and give advice on behavioural safety to make the MCA a safer place for all staff and volunteers through behavioural change.

You will work with Leads within the Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability team to ensure that the MCA remain compliant with Health and Safety regulations and requirements within the UK and provide support to those working for the MCA overseas.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

- Oversight all aspects of behavioural safety in MCA, working closely with colleagues in Human Resources to facilitate change support innovation and embed a safety culture.
- Develop and drive behavioural safety initiatives aligning to organisation objectives, conducting analysis to identify benefits.
- Become a Subject Matter Expert for Behavioural Safety engaging with stakeholders as required which may include supporting audits, investigations or process reviews.
- Analyse data to identify trends and implement appropriate actions to drive change.
- Coach and mentor leaders and champions on safe behaviours and practices.
- Advise MCA of future regulatory changes related to Behavioural Safety in a timely manner providing solutions aligned to the current and future needs of the business.
- Lead on the development and implementation on Behavioural Safety policies, procedures, and guidance in keeping with best practice.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

**Person specification**:
Essential qualifications/licenses:

- Behavioural Science for Leadership in Safety (Hold, working towards or willing to do so).
- Working toward NEBOSH or equivalent qualifications and membership of a UK H and S professional body working toward or achieved chartered membership.
- A full UK Driving license

Required experience:
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

- Experience of working in a safety critical and behaviourally complex organisation.
- Experience working within a high risk/hazard environment.
- Experience of liaising with stakeholders of varying seniority levels.

**Additional Information**

**Operational Delivery Profession**

Operational Delivery Profession (ODP) is the largest and most diverse professional community across the Civil Service. Many of us will have an association with several professional communities or specialisms, ODP appli