Head of Health and Safety

Key responsibilities for the Head of Health and Safety

• Develop a customer-focused service that is responsive and flexible with regard to a variety of customer needs and delivered to a high standard.
• Identify clear objectives for service delivery, including management of risk, and develop and performance manage relevant action plans to ensure effective and efficient implementation
• Assess political pressures and agendas on service delivery and tailor plans/activity accordingly
• Pursue best practice and value for money within the Service through the establishment of effective systems of target setting, performance management and procurement
• Effectively manage the Service budget, ensuring spending within agreed limits
• Manage and develop a team of professional officers and/or supervisory staff

Key areas of Knowledge & Experience

• Demonstrable experience of successful partnership and multi-agency working
• Experience of applying risk management in setting strategy and in identifying and managing principal risks to achievement of objectives
• Experience of successful project management and delivering services to set standards
• Succesful track record of communicating with stakeholders and partners

Qualifications

• Leadership/management qualification and/or significant leadership/management experience
• NEBOSH certification or willingness to work towards.
• Chartered member of IOSH