The Global Health Strategy and Engagement (GHSE) team has three major functions, including:

• The EU and Four Nations function which works to increase bilateral and multilateral public health activity (across the UK and Europe) and continues to support the overarching coordination of the EU programmes, ECDC MoU and the Four Nations Health Protection and Oversight Group Secretariat
• The Global One Health Security (GOHS) function is committed to strengthening Global Health Security through the One Health approach 
• The Global Strategy function which leads on UKHSAcs global health strategy and corporate governance matters in relation to UKHSA's global health activities

This rewarding and challenging role is responsible for ensuring the UKHSA is seen across Europe as a high performing agency, fostering stakeholder relationship (both internal and external), ensuring smooth-running of EU and Four Nations work, overseeing the timely implementation of workstream support, supporting the maintenance of governance systems, and co-ordinating the project support team. The post-holder will be required to work in partnership with and support the Senior Leadership Team.  

The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills, an ability to manage varied work programmes, application of own judgement to problem solve and the ability to work to tight and shifting deadlines. They will need to be a highly motivated individual and a self-starter, who can work independently. This role requires someone with proven and demonstrable knowledge of public health systems along with advanced communication, organisational, IT and time management skills. A strong interest in global health and/or international development and experience of international and multisectoral engagement is highly desirable.

The post holder will also support wider delivery of UKHSA's Global Health Strategy. Support the delivery of time-limited projects, working across the CMA Group and Global Health Protection directorate to enhance the delivery of GHSE objectives.

Occasional national and international travel may be required for this post.

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We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.   

UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.  

• To provide operational and administrative support to the EU Four Nations team
• Manage incoming queries to a shared mailbox
• Capturing changes in operational ways of working and incorporating these into the team's checklists. 
• Working with the HR department to address HR issues for the team including recruitment
• Tracking programme activity including forward planning and supporting the team to maintain oversight
• Trouble shooting for senior EU and Four Nations team and workstream leads experiencing technical and operational issues
• Liaising with overseas logistical suppliers to provide support for focal country activity
• Alerting the EU and Four Nations manager to urgent issues arising
• Planning and organising high level meetings and workshops
• Organisation of pre-departure training of UKHSA staff
• Assisting with the induction of new staff
• Writing PQs, FoIs, briefings and reports as required
• Minute writing for meetings at various levels, from internal UKHSA discussions to high level multinational operational delivery meetings
• Any other duties as required

Essential role criteria:

• A degree within Global health/health related/health sciences related subject or experience of working within a similar role and/or in an applicable area and able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge
• Experience of working in projects delivered by partnerships, and in building and maintaining strong relationships with partners.
• Experience and understanding of project management.
• Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
• Uses evidence to make improvements, seeks out innovation.
• Ability to analyse complex facts and situations and develop a range of options; ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues, working to tight and often changing timescales.
• Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
• Adaptability, flexibility and ability to cope with uncertainty and change; effective organiser, influencer and networker.
• Demonstrate appreciation and acknowledgment of the range and complexities of diversity; self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers; cultural competence - cultural sensitivity and awareness.

Desirable role criteria:

• Experience of project principles, techniques and tools such as PRINCE2 and Managing Successful Projects
• Substantial experience working in public health projects or programmes at senior level
• Understanding of global health including the health challenges of low- and middle-income countries and the international health architecture. 
• Previous involvement in budget setting and a working knowledge of organisational financial processes
• Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, assist in negotiations with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups

• 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 employer contribution of 28.97%

Job contact :

• Name : Gurkamal Bhambra
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]