Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - Local Authority - Non-Executive Director

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) - Local Authority - Non-Executive Director

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a Crown Executive Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

HSE is the national independent regulator for health and safety for those at work and those affected by work activities. Its wide range of activities includes overseeing major hazard safety regimes (including offshore oil and gas and onshore chemical processing), workplace inspections, accident investigations, policy development and publishing guidance and research.

DWP is seeking one Non-Executive Director (NED) with a range of established skills/competence to join HSE’s Board. We are looking for candidates who can provide experience from other organisations with challenges on a similar scale to HSE.

We are seeking a candidate with the right skills and abilities to complement the existing Board members. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

• Ability to effectively contribute at Board level, think strategically and provide robust and reasoned challenge;
• Ability to build positive, productive relationships, and communicate with a range of stakeholders;
• Ability to work in a sensitive area, sometimes under the pressure of close public scrutiny;
• Ability to champion change and learning, while helping the Executive Committee think through the risks and mitigations;
• Significant experience of local government, mostly at a senior level;
• A financial or accounting qualification and demonstrable, relevant experience in financial management and scrutiny in the Public Sector.

The following criteria are desirable; candidates would not need to demonstrate all of these:

• The ability to chair or be a member of an Audit and Risk Committee;
• Willingness to develop knowledge of the environment within which the public sector operates, including a good understanding of parliament;
• Ongoing connections with stakeholders in Wales.

Location: Northwest

Number of Roles: 1

Time Commitment: A minimum time commitment of 30 days per year

Length of Term: Fixed term of between three and five years

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety. We are dedicated to protecting people and places, and helping everyone lead safer and healthier lives.

Our role goes beyond worker protection to include public assurance. We work to ensure people feel safe where they live, where they work and in their environment.