Job Description

Details

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Reference number

421164

Salary

44,852 - 50,472
per annum, pro rata
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Analytical


Digital

Science

Other

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Core HQ- London (Canary Wharf)

About the job

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Job summary

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.

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Global Health Intelligence Analyst to work in an analysis and assessment role within the All Hazards Intelligence (AHI) Global division. AHI Global expertly fuses all sources of qualitative and quantitative information to provide UK policy- and decision-makers with all-source health intelligence assessment of global health risks, their drivers and the health context in which they arise. As a Senior Global Health Analyst, you will provide insight and foresight to support policy- and decision-making at all levels across government, making impact every day.


AHI Global sits within the Analysis and Intelligence Assessment (AIA) Directorate and is part of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) Group, within the UKHSA, who aim to prevent, prepare for and respond to infectious diseases, and environmental hazards, to keep all our communities safe. Our analysts support incident response and preparedness - with UKHSA as a category 1 responder - working on global health hazards from mpox to highly pathogenic avian influenza.

This role is based at our Canary Wharf location but will also involve travel to other London locations (e.g. Whitehall).

You will:

be part of a team of analysts focused on a broad spectrum of topics in global health security. lead innovative analysis, applying structured assessment techniques, to deliver assessment products that provide UK decision- and policymakers with insight and foresight of a broad range of global health security issues, and their implication to the UK. work closely with other analytical teams across AIA, UKHSA and other government partners and departments, building strong working links with colleagues internally and externally. maintain up-to-date knowledge of global health policies, frameworks, and developments. apply strong analytical skills, and will be adept at finding, analysing and interpreting vast amounts of complex, and often conflicting, information from all sources. clearly communicate and present key judgements, in writing and verbally, to customers at the most senior levels of government, articulating uncertainty in a way that aids comprehension, maximises impact, and draws out the "so-what?" of your analysis. successfully manage your time and the priorities of your team, working at pace to progress multiple competing tasks and manage expectations from customers and seniors.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In AHI Global, we deliver expert evidence synthesis, analysis and assessment of medical, epidemiological, environmental, bio-scientific and other information related to human health from all sources - open, technical and closed. We employ critical thinking and structured analytical techniques, including futures projection, to draw out the 'so-what'. We deliver actionable assessments that provide insight and foresight to policy and decision-makers in UKHSA, DHSC, and across UK Government, supporting them to understand and prepare for global health hazards that are a potential risk to the UK. We are comprised of two teams:


(i) The Global Emerging Hazards team, in which we monitor global health trends on emerging pathogens and other health hazards. We do this by understanding the historical context to better anticipate future risk, scenario generation to identify multiple plausible futures, and expert elicitation to crowdsource an assessment of the most likely trajectory of emerging health hazards.


(ii) The Global Health Systems Assessment team provides policy- and decision-makers with insight into the context in which global health hazards arise, including health, public health and biosurveillance systems, and foresight of the risk and implications for the UK from international crises and major events.


The post is within the Global Emerging Hazards team and offers superb development opportunities and the chance to gain exposure across a broad range of policy areas, achieving real-world impact with the most senior officials at the heart of decision making in government. The assessment that you will lead and deliver will aim to get to the bottom of issues, drawing on a range of health and non-health data and information from all sources.


You will become a Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA) analyst, belonging to the UKHSA analytical community, and will work closely with UKHSA colleagues to ensure insight and foresight be shared across the Agency, and wider public health and emergency response communities. We draw on specialist and generalist talent across a range of disciplines, maximising our impact through collaboration. These include intelligence assessment, epidemiology, data science, statistical modelling and social research. We want to know what you can bring to the mission. In turn we will help you to broaden and deepen your expertise while in post, with a tailored learning and development offering within a supportive and positive working environment.

Memberships

For these roles you are not required to be a member of one of the Government analytical professions but professional standards for those roles give an indication of the professional skills we require. AHI Global is a Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA) accredited organisation and the postholder will become a member of the PHIA profession. They will receive extensive professional training and are expected to meet PHIA professional standards through evaluation against the professional development framework. Applications from analysts aligned with Government Analysis Function professions (specifically GSR and GORS) are welcomed, but this recruitment exercise will not offer accreditation or badging to those applying on promotion. After the appointment, there will be opportunities for further accreditation processes to formally join one of the Government Analysis Function professions (e.g. GSS, GSR, OR, GES); but this part of the process is optional and is not a condition of employment for these roles. This final stage would not directly affect any salary offer for these roles, but accreditation is beneficial to those wishing to pursue their career in future roles.

Person specification

Essential criteria:

A master's degree or demonstrable postgraduate experience working directly in public health, epidemiology, biosciences or a health-related topic. Experience of working within a relevant field (including but not limited to public health, epidemiology, global health, biosecurity, health) Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively tailor messages to the relevant audience, articulating complex matters clearly and concisely. Experience of gathering, organising, and evaluating complex data and information feeds (quantitative and qualitative) to draw sound conclusions. Experience of working at pace to deadlines across multiple projects. Evidence of working effectively within a team, with the ability to collaborate, and enable and encourage effective challenge. Experience of working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure outputs meet customer needs. Evidence of being flexible and adaptable to change, including the ability to prioritise, work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

Desirable criteria:

Experience tailoring analysis and/or assessment to support decision or policy requirements. Experience of interpreting and evaluating epidemiological data. Experience of intelligence assessment. Experience of working on high profile and fast paced issues and/or working in incident response. Experience of telling stories with data and creating intuitive data visualisations (for example using Excel, R, Python).

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 44,852, UK Health Security Agency contributes 12,993 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.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%

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Ability, Experience and Technical skills.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

Success profiles


You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 8 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a:

Application form ('Employer/ Activity history' section on the application) 1000 words supporting statement.

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 supporting statement will be marked together.


Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of:

Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria

Meets all essential criteria will proceed to shortlisting.


Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist on the lead criteria of

Experience of working within a relevant field (including but not limited to public health, epidemiology, global health, biosecurity, health).

Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications/large amount of successful candidates.


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 single remote interview.


Behaviours, technical, experience, ability and strengths will be tested at interview.


The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:

Delivering at pace Communicating and influencing Seeing the big picture

Technical skills and Ability:

Confident handling and interpreting a range of quantitative and qualitative information, including complex and incomplete data sets Understanding of analytical techniques and their application to real-world, complex problems Understanding of how to best distil and present complex, technical information for none-technical audiences Ability to produce clear and concise written analytical assessments to inform senior decision making

There will be a Technical Exercise/Presentation as part of the interview process- details will be sent to those who are successful at securing an interview.


Interviews dates to be confirmed.


Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Selection Process

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.

Eligibility Criteria

External- Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).

Location

This role is being offered as hybrid working based at our Core HQ in London (Canary Wharf). 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 our core HQ in London (Canary Wharf).


Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Future location

UKHSA is investing in a new state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre in Harlow, Essex, which will eventually bring together teams currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale and Porton Down. For more details, please see: Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection - GOV.UK


The new facilities will start becoming operational in the mid-2030s, with full completion by 2038. Staff will move in phases as facilities become available. If you're appointed to a role currently based at Canary Wharf, Colindale or Porton Down, please note that we'll continue investing in these sites for the next decade. As we get closer to the transition, we'll provide full information about relocation support available to staff.

Security Clearance Level Requirement

Successful candidates will require Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) as a minimum with willingness and capability to work towards Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.


You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 10 years to obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting at this higher level and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder / Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Civil Service is committed to making sure that our selection methods are fair to everyone. To help you during the recruitment process, we will consider any reasonable adjustments that could help you. An adjustment is a change to the recruitment process or an adjustment at work. This is separate to the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need an adjustment to be made at any point during the recruitment process you should contact the recruitment team in confidence as soon as possible to discuss your needs.

You can find out more information about reasonable adjustments across the Civil Service here: Reasonable Adjustments , Civil Service Careers

International Police check

If you have spent more than 6 months abroad over the last 3 years you may need an International Police Check. This would not necessarily have to be in a single block, and it could be time accrued over that period.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Link below:

Artificial intelligence and recruitment , Civil Service Careers

Internal Fraud check

If successful for this role as one aspect of pre-employment screening, applicant's personal details - name, national insurance number and date of birth - will be checked against the Cabinet Office Internal Fraud Hub and anyone included on the database will be refused employment unless they can show exceptional circumstances. Currently this is only for External candidates to the Civil Service.

Careers website

Please visit our careers site for more information UKHSA Hub , Civil Service Careers



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting .



See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:


UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.



We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Lisa Tweedie Email : lisa.tweedie@ukhsa.gov.uk
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Recruitment team

Email : recruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints@ukhsa.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk


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