Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Global Strategy Team within the Strategy, Policy and Programmes Group at the centre of the UK Health Security Agency.
The Strategy Officer will play a key role in the development and strengthening of strategic relationships with key UK and international partners in global health. The post holder will support activities to ensure alignment on global health activity across UKHSA and across UK government, including our relationships with DHSC and FCDO.
You will be part of a focussed and dynamic team. There will be a range of opportunities for learning and development, and you will develop expertise in international engagement, stakeholder management and global health.
As the UK's health security agency, UKHSA is relentlessly focused on protecting the public from an ever-increasing range of dangers to our health. The impact of infectious diseases, our changing climate, biological threats, and wider health risks have made us all more aware of how important it is to feel health secure,
Main duties of the job
Location
This role is based at the UKHSA Canary Wharf office, 10 South Colonnade, London, E14 5EA
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 (London).
*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.
About us
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Range of health and wellbeing support
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities section:
As a Strategy Officer your main responsibilities will include:
- Utilising political awareness and experience to work strategically with others across the organisation, across government and internationally to collect information, analyse evidence, evaluate options and deliver advice and recommendations to Senior Strategy Advisors and the Head of Global Strategy as well as UKHSA senior leaders.
- Supporting the development and strengthening of relationships with key UK and international partners in global health to deliver strategic outcomes and to identify opportunities to join up the UK public health approach to global health.
- Delivering secretariat functions for UKHSAs global activity and governance and linking in with other internal and external governance structures as required.
- Supporting the coordination of high-level incoming and outgoing international visits, ensuring visits run smoothly.
- Co-ordinating and drafting briefings, reports and access to information requests, including responding to commissions for high-level briefings from cross-government and Parliamentary Questions.
- Updating and maintaining a knowledge and information hub of UKHSAs global work, including mapping and reviewing the agencys global activity.
- Contributing to the overall work and development of the Strategy, Policy and Programmes Group.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities section:
As a Strategy Officer your main responsibilities will include:
- Utilising political awareness and experience to work strategically with others across the organisation, across government and internationally to collect information, analyse evidence, evaluate options and deliver advice and recommendations to Senior Strategy Advisors and the Head of Global Strategy as well as UKHSA senior leaders.
- Supporting the development and strengthening of relationships with key UK and international partners in global health to deliver strategic outcomes and to identify opportunities to join up the UK public health approach to global health.
- Delivering secretariat functions for UKHSAs global activity and governance and linking in with other internal and external governance structures as required.
- Supporting the coordination of high-level incoming and outgoing international visits, ensuring visits run smoothly.
- Co-ordinating and drafting briefings, reports and access to information requests, including responding to commissions for high-level briefings from cross-government and Parliamentary Questions.
- Updating and maintaining a knowledge and information hub of UKHSAs global work, including mapping and reviewing the agencys global activity.
- Contributing to the overall work and development of the Strategy, Policy and Programmes Group.
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/Desirable criteria
Essential
- Knowledge of key global health issues and global health organisations and their roles
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and written skills with experience of networking and building and maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience of monitoring progress and evaluating delivery of strategic priorities
- Organizational skills - able to organise, plan, prioritise and navigate conflicting demands and pressures, including balancing longer-term work with responding to tight deadlines
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
Desirable
- Strong understanding of international relations and awareness of international politics
- Project management experience
Person Specification
Essential/Desirable criteria
Essential
- Knowledge of key global health issues and global health organisations and their roles
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and written skills with experience of networking and building and maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience of monitoring progress and evaluating delivery of strategic priorities
- Organizational skills - able to organise, plan, prioritise and navigate conflicting demands and pressures, including balancing longer-term work with responding to tight deadlines
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
Desirable
- Strong understanding of international relations and awareness of international politics
- Project management experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
