Job summary The Deputy Director for Transformation & Business Management will play a key role for the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) Group by bringing together the group's main business management function whilst leading the group's change delivery ambitions. Alongside this, the role holder will provide operational assurance to ensure the CSO Group achieves operational excellence and lead the delivery of the Group Capital Programme. The Transformation & Modernisation Programme for the CSO Group is core to the implementation of the Science Strategy and links into the long-term planning associated with the Science Hub Programme and capital projects across the network's estate. The role holder will develop and implement a culture of continuous improvement and build systems and processes to transform the CSO Group so that it is fit for the future. To achieve this, the DD will need to establish mechanisms that ensure staff engagement is maintained throughout the transformation process. The post-holder will establish the desired change outcomes and design change management programmes. This role may be a Senior Leader for one of our main scientific sites. Main duties of the job The post-holder will co-ordinate and lead the CSO Group's input into the Science Hub Programme, pulling together the inputs from across the Group, though especially within the Specialised Microbiology Directorate. They will be required to oversee the CSO Group's large capital programme within the wider corporate framework for capital projects, and to ensure alignment between this and the work on the Science Hub Programme. About us 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. Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers Date posted 02 April 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £76,000 to £117,800 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working Reference number 919-HM-309382-EXT Job locations UKHSA Core Locations and Scientific Campus' Birmingham B2 4BH, Leeds LS2 7UE, Liverpool L3 1DS, London E14 4PU, Salisbury SP4 0JG, Didcot OX11 0RQ, Essex CM17 9TX Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Salisbury, Didcot E14 4PU Job description Job responsibilities Provide the senior leadership input from across the CSO Group into the Science Hub Programme. The post-holder will work with the CSO, Directors and Deputy Directors (and their teams) in co-ordinating the contribution from the Group to the planning of the Harlow buildings across the requirements for both building and operating systems and processes. The post-holder will be the first point of contact for substantive issues with the Science Hub Programme. Lead and deliver the Transformation & Modernisation Programme which articulates a clear and compelling vision of change through evidence-based business cases with sound scientific rationale, financial analysis and resource implications. This includes working with the Science Strategy & Evidence Directorate on prioritising and delivering strategic change for the group. Lead and deliver the Group Capital Programme, working with group-wide capital leads and finance managers to ensure the groups capital budget is invested optimally and that expenditure is accurately tracked and phased. Ensure the total portfolio of capital projects is continually monitored and new projects brought on stream in time to ensure the best use of a limited budget is achieved. Implement a group escalations and situation management function and process to ensure the group effectively co-ordinates, triages and responds to operational situations and incidents. Please see Candidate Pack for full overview of duties. Essential criteria Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement capability to drive work across a broad portfolio. Experience of working at a senior level in a complex environment, providing leadership across major programmes and multiple large scale transformation delivery projects. Experience of leading operational and performance teams. Able to demonstrate capability to develop and deliver performance management frameworks and metrics. Experience of translating strategy into delivery through plans, programmes, people and culture, ensuring innovation within a high-performance workforce. Proven track record of managing complex group budgets, financial reviews and strategically aligning financial resources with people resources, laboratory equipment, ICT and other assets to achieve desired outcomes, consistently delivering value for money. Excellent communication, influencing, negotiation and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to build highly effective relationships and partnerships within a complex stakeholder environment to deliver outcomes. Ability to deliver major and complex change at pace, through obstacles, effectively managing competing priorities. Highly developed financial acumen to ensure delivery of savings and generation of income where applicable. Ability to develop and encourage innovative ideas to drive improvement. Resilient, tenacious and outcome focused. An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems. Knowledge and understanding of the public sector equality duty (the Equality Act 2010) Programme or Project Management Qualification or equivalent experience Desirable criteria Understanding of in microbiology and laboratory services design and delivery. Knowledge, experience and awareness of the laboratory landscape, particularly within the Public Health Genomics environment. Experience of overseeing complex commercial relationships, ideally in a health or public sector context. Experience of implementing or working with innovative commissioning frameworks and approaches. Qualifications/ experience: Essential: Evidence of continuing Professional development. Stage 1: Application & Sift Success profiles behaviours You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on essential criteria, and this will be in the form of - an Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) a 1000 word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application Form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV. Longlisting: A long list stage may be introduced if we receive a large number of very credible applications. Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on Experience of leading and delivering large scale transformational programmes and the ability to convey a compelling and engaging vision of change. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment Please do not exceed 1000 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview (success profiles) You will be invited to a remote interview. Behaviours will be tested at interview. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Leadership Working Together Interviews will be held week commencing TBC Please note, these dates are subject to change. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Clearance. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years as the role requires Security Check (SC). UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs or Scientific Campuses. This role will require regulartravel to London 10SC, and laboratory sitesacross the UK. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using 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 core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) or at one of our scientific campus sites (Colindale, Porton and Chilton). Relocation expenses are not available. Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Job description Job responsibilities Provide the senior leadership input from across the CSO Group into the Science Hub Programme. The post-holder will work with the CSO, Directors and Deputy Directors (and their teams) in co-ordinating the contribution from the Group to the planning of the Harlow buildings across the requirements for both building and operating systems and processes. The post-holder will be the first point of contact for substantive issues with the Science Hub Programme. Lead and deliver the Transformation & Modernisation Programme which articulates a clear and compelling vision of change through evidence-based business cases with sound scientific rationale, financial analysis and resource implications. This includes working with the Science Strategy & Evidence Directorate on prioritising and delivering strategic change for the group. Lead and deliver the Group Capital Programme, working with group-wide capital leads and finance managers to ensure the groups capital budget is invested optimally and that expenditure is accurately tracked and phased. Ensure the total portfolio of capital projects is continually monitored and new projects brought on stream in time to ensure the best use of a limited budget is achieved. Implement a group escalations and situation management function and process to ensure the group effectively co-ordinates, triages and responds to operational situations and incidents. Please see Candidate Pack for full overview of duties. Essential criteria Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement capability to drive work across a broad portfolio. Experience of working at a senior level in a complex environment, providing leadership across major programmes and multiple large scale transformation delivery projects. Experience of leading operational and performance teams. Able to demonstrate capability to develop and deliver performance management frameworks and metrics. Experience of translating strategy into delivery through plans, programmes, people and culture, ensuring innovation within a high-performance workforce. Proven track record of managing complex group budgets, financial reviews and strategically aligning financial resources with people resources, laboratory equipment, ICT and other assets to achieve desired outcomes, consistently delivering value for money. Excellent communication, influencing, negotiation and collaboration skills, with a proven ability to build highly effective relationships and partnerships within a complex stakeholder environment to deliver outcomes. Ability to deliver major and complex change at pace, through obstacles, effectively managing competing priorities. Highly developed financial acumen to ensure delivery of savings and generation of income where applicable. Ability to develop and encourage innovative ideas to drive improvement. Resilient, tenacious and outcome focused. An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships, both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems. Knowledge and understanding of the public sector equality duty (the Equality Act 2010) Programme or Project Management Qualification or equivalent experience Desirable criteria Understanding of in microbiology and laboratory services design and delivery. Knowledge, experience and awareness of the laboratory landscape, particularly within the Public Health Genomics environment. Experience of overseeing complex commercial relationships, ideally in a health or public sector context. Experience of implementing or working with innovative commissioning frameworks and approaches. Qualifications/ experience: Essential: Evidence of continuing Professional development. Stage 1: Application & Sift Success profiles behaviours You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on essential criteria, and this will be in the form of - an Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) a 1000 word Statement of Suitability. This should outline how your skills, experience and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. The Application Form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together. Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV. Longlisting: A long list stage may be introduced if we receive a large number of very credible applications. Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on Experience of leading and delivering large scale transformational programmes and the ability to convey a compelling and engaging vision of change. Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment Please do not exceed 1000 words. We will not consider any words over and above this number. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview (success profiles) You will be invited to a remote interview. Behaviours will be tested at interview. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Leadership Working Together Interviews will be held week commencing TBC Please note, these dates are subject to change. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Clearance. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 5 years as the role requires Security Check (SC). UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs or Scientific Campuses. This role will require regulartravel to London 10SC, and laboratory sitesacross the UK. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using 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 core HQs (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) or at one of our scientific campus sites (Colindale, Porton and Chilton). Relocation expenses are not available. Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Person Specification Experience Essential Application Form & Statement of Suitability Behaviours Essential Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Leadership Working Together Person Specification Experience Essential Application Form & Statement of Suitability Behaviours Essential Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Leadership Working Together 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name UK Health Security Agency Address UKHSA Core Locations and Scientific Campus' Birmingham B2 4BH, Leeds LS2 7UE, Liverpool L3 1DS, London E14 4PU, Salisbury SP4 0JG, Didcot OX11 0RQ, Essex CM17 9TX Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Salisbury, Didcot E14 4PU Employer's website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)