Safety Training Manager

About us

UCL is a world-leading teaching and research university and is often ranked in the top ten in the world. The activities of UCL have gradually expanded due to mergers with a number of academic institutions and the university now has over 50,000 students and staff. The UCL estate, valued in excess of £1.5 billion, comprises over 200 buildings of varying age, standard and complexity of facilities. Some 50% of UCL buildings are listed or in conservation areas. There are three main sites centred on Bloomsbury and other sites in London, Essex and Surrey. In addition, there are sports facilities at Shenley (Hertfordshire).

About the role

The purpose of this Safety Training Manager role is to work as a key member of the Safety Services team designing and delivering effective training programmes to support the broad range of safety and compliance requirements. The role will drive the competency improvement programme and conduct regular UCL wide reviews and analysis of training needs and competency requirements. The role will lead on multi-platform training delivery.

About you

You will have significant experience in the development and delivery of safety training programmes with a training ethos that seeks to engage, educate, and empower staff at all levels. Additionally, you will demonstrate an experience and understanding of health and safety legislation and risk management principles. You’ll be able to develop, review and implement a health and safety training matrix in line with current safety legislation and delivering training in a hybrid setting. You will have significant experience of working in Higher Education or similar complex organisation. Please refer to the job description for more details. Your application form should address all the person specification points and should clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each of the criteria. It is important to provide a response to each one.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/