Biocides Regulatory Operations Adviser
Bedford, Bootle, Bristol, Edinburgh, or York (with hybrid working and some travel to Bootle and/or York)
About Us
The Health and Safety Executive is Britain's national regulator for workplace health and safety. We're dedicated to protecting people and places, ensuring everyone can lead safer and healthier lives at work.
We are now looking for two Biocides Regulatory Operations Advisers to join the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) on a full-time, permanent basis. Part-time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part-time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 22.5 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £34,509 - £37,724 per annum
- 25 days' annual leave, increasing to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays and Civil Service privilege leave
- Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- Family-friendly policies and working hours to help balance your home life and career
- Carer-friendly policies to help create a supportive working culture
- Parental leave benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- Access to a wide range of fantastic benefits that you can take advantage of such as the Cycle to Work Scheme, E-Gift Cards, and Vouchers via our partner EdenRed
This is the perfect opportunity for a dedicated professional with fantastic relationship-building skills to make a significant impact with our vital organisation.
At the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD), we work with one goal in mind - to protect human health and the environment from the effects of potentially harmful substances. You will play a pivotal role in helping CRD build is capacity and capability in our role as a globally respected Competent Authority.
What's more, seize your chance to benefit from advanced learning and development opportunities tailored to elevate your expertise and position you as a leader in your field.
The Role
As a Biocides Regulatory Operations Adviser, you will oversee the implementation of biocides regulations by providing expert advice in alignment with legislation.
Supporting colleagues in making decisions and establishing positions, you will ensure decisions are consistent and delivered to the required standards by providing accurate advice on the implementation of regulations.
You will develop a thorough understanding of our policies, regulatory framework, technical, and legislative issues to advise on interpretative challenges within the legislation, seeking appropriate solutions and escalating issues.
Ensuring consistent delivery of the CRD's objectives, you will develop, review, and amend processes required by the legislation with the aim of driving efficiency.
Additionally, you will:
- Draft legal documents and formal stakeholder communications
- Proactively identify and escalate potential issues affecting the practical operation of the biocides regulatory schemes and help develop handling strategies
- Respond to industry, government and stakeholder enquiries
About You
To be considered as a Biocides Regulatory Operations Adviser, you will need:
- Experience in building and maintaining long-lasting, positive internal and external working relationships
- The ability to understand, evaluate and apply new and complex information in unfamiliar situations
- The ability to present technical information in a clear, concise and timely way
- Good organisational skills
- Effective communication skills
- Sound analytical skills
The closing date for this role is 4th September 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Biocides Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Biocides Regulation Consultant, Biocides Compliance Officer, Regulatory Operations Specialist, or
Biocides Policy and Compliance Advisor.
Webrecruit and the Health and Safety Executive are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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