Health and Safety Officer (Audit and Policy)

Royal Holloway, University of London; Egham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 41,000

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Health and Safety Officer (Audit and Policy)

Health, Safety and Business Continuity

Location: Egham

Salary: £40,839 per annum - including London Allowance

This is the expected starting salary for this post. Appointment at a higher point may be made for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and experience relevant to the role.

Post Type: Full Time

Hours per Week: 35

Weeks per Year: 52

Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Friday 11 April 2025

Reference: 0325-071

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Full-Time, Permanent

Applications are invited for the post of Health and Safety Officer (Audit and Policy) within the Health, Safety, and Business Continuity Directorate.

This role will work under the Head of Health and Safety Operations to carry out internal health and safety auditing of academic Schools and Professional Services Directorates across a range of topics. In addition, they will develop health and safety policies, both new and updates to existing documents, including initial consultation with interested parties, to the University format. They will need to be able to write concisely and convey technical information in a way that is accessible to a wide range of users.

We require an organised and flexible individual with experience of UK health and safety legislation and a proven ability to deliver concise technical writing. The Directorate is customer focused and our health and safety management system is primarily for staff and sometimes students – the successful candidate will need to provide user friendly documents. The audit element will cover a range of areas including offices, our external spaces, commercial activity, laboratories, production studios, events, sport, and residences. Experience in these areas is desirable but not essential – likewise a formal auditing qualification is useful but not required.

As the role will operate across these two areas, organisational and prioritisation skills are essential as the successful candidate will be expected to manage their own workload. They will work with other experts, both within the Directorate and the wider University, to ensure that audit actions and policy requirements are achievable, pragmatic, but ultimately protect those at risk of harm. They will work with others in the team to ensure that actions are captured, assigned, completed, checked, and closed out in a timely manner.

The aim of the Health, Safety, and Business Continuity Directorate is to assist and empower colleagues to allow them to make appropriate decisions about health and safety; people are what is important, and we remain focused on this. While legal compliance is the minimum, we strive for excellence and best practice within the Higher Education (HE) sector. This is achieved through building relationships, both internally and externally, and the role may include completing audits for other local HE providers.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
• Free parking

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Douglas Searle by email [e-mail].

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: [e-mail].

Please quote the reference: 0325-071

Closing Date: 23:59, 11 April 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Further details: Job Description & Person Specification

The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page.