We are currently working in partnership with a Housing Association based across the South West and London, who are recruiting for a Group Head of Health and Safety on a permanent contract. The salary for the role is £84,000 per annum, and they are willing to be flexible on the successful candidate’s start date, based on notice periods.

The ideal candidate will experience operating at a Senior level within a HSE capacity, ideally having worked in a medium – large organisation of circa 2,000 employees.

This is a full-time position with, which will require office and site presence of roughly two days a week, dependent on the demands of the given week, with the rest of the week to be made up on a home working basis.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Providing and acting as the subject matter expert for Health and Safety at work for a Social Housing provider
• Co-operating, collaborating and liaising with other colleagues to ensure that policies are in place and recognized across the organisation
• Producing targets to ensure that Health and Safety becomes and integrated function within the organisation
• Assisting the Directorate in the developed and delivery for plans within Health and Safety
• Embedding a culture of Health and Safety across the organisation
• Providing robust management information and assurance across the business
• Developing, updating and implementing a Health and Safety training Matrix
• Establishing an effective compliance and performance framework with key risks identified
• Acting as the ‘Competent Person’ under the Health and Safety at Work Regs. 1999
• Planning and implementing a monitoring regime to include HS Audits, risk assessments and board reports

Experience required:

• Experience in a medium – large organization
• Experience developing reports for senior management / Board of directors
• Experience within a Social Housing capacity is desirable

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• NEBOSH/ IOSH
• Ability to write and develop HS policies

Rewards and Benefits:

• 2 days a week in the office/ three days from home
• Access to ‘Perk box’

Working hours:

• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday – Friday

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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