Divisional Support Team - Regulatory Assurance (Band 4/HEO)

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is dedicated to protecting people and places, helping everyone to lead safer and healthier lives. The Chemicals Regulation Division is an operational division that sits within HSE and is responsible for the permissioning and enforcement of chemical regulations. A key function is ensuring that our regulatory obligations are delivered to meet expectations of all stakeholders and that appropriate assurance processes are in place to achieve these standards.

The Divisional Support Unit works at the heart of Chemical Regulations Division’s (CRD). The Unit is responsible for delivering a range of operational services and functions and includes providing governance and assurance for the division’s core regulatory and business activities. These activities include providing support to regulatory teams and the senior leadership team, risk management, planning and performance monitoring, business management and divisional communications.

This Regulatory Assurance role will ensure delivery of a high quality and responsive service for Regulatory Assurance activities whilst driving a culture of teamwork, high performance and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with and briefing senior leadership, proactively using their initiative to meet challenges that may arise.

Part time working hours are available for this role. We can accept part time applicants who can commit to working a minimum of 30 hours per week.

The role sits within a fast paced and agile Divisional Support Team where flexibility, proactivity and innovation are at the heart of the work.

In brief, the Regulatory Assurance role encompasses compliance reporting on enforcement activities, reviewing and expanding existing Assurance Frameworks, working with senior leaders and operational colleagues from across the organisation to implement change and improvement and, overseeing the quality of assurance reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Working collaboratively with the Regulatory Assurance Lead, you will lead a small team delivering high standards of service. As part of this, you will create an inclusive and positive working environment where our people can thrive and succeed.
• Supporting the development and delivery of assurance activity within HSE in response to regulatory assurance frameworks implemented by Director of Regulation (DOR) assurance team. This will include developing regulatory process maps, instructions and guidance relating to how governance and reporting should be managed across all Operational Divisions in HSE, of which CRD is one.
• Delivering assurance activities in line with HSE’s quarterly timetable on compliance, working with our divisional regulatory colleagues to achieve this. This will include providing analysis and high quality assurance reporting, dashboards and briefings to the divisional director and centralised Assurance Team (DoR).
• Contributing and supporting the division to deliver business improvement activities for enhancing the underpinning Regulatory Assurance processes associated with permissioning activities under Plant Protection Products, Biocides and REACH; co-ordinating communication of any changes and monitoring and reacting to feedback.
• Changing and improving processes across compliance and permissioning activities to strengthen internal controls and provide expert advice and constructive challenge to improve assurance practices.
• Keep up to date with changes to guidance and be able to apply this to your reports and decision-making.
• Take responsibility for self-development and maintaining and developing your professional skills, knowledge, and capability by undertaking appropriate training and development.
• Potential line management of colleagues subject to business need.

Please note: this is not an exhaustive list and there may be other tasks/responsibilities that will be required as part of this role.

Travel

This post can be based in either York or Bootle with occasional travel between both locations to meet with team members, attend team meetings, etc. There will be a requirement for some overnight stays.

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) (opens in a new window)
• 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

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application information

As part of your application, you will be invited to complete an anonymised CV which should include your career history.

You will also be asked to complete an anonymised Personal Statement, of no more than 750 words which demonstrates how you meet the Essential Skills and Criteria of the job advert.

Please be advised that the CV is for information purposes only and will not be scored.

Application Guidance

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a Personal Statement How to Apply

Sift information

The sift will take place from week commencing 7th September 2026 when you will be assessed on your Personal Statement.

Interview information

Interviews will take place week commencing 28th September 2026 when you will be assessed against the behaviours detailed within the job advert alongside your experience

Sponsorship

This role is not open to application from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and require sponsorship your application will be rejected, and any provisional offers of employment will be withdrawn.

Further Information

Please note that a Reserve List will be held for the period of up to 12 months. There is no guarantee you will be offered a role from our reserve lists, so if you see a vacancy on Civil Service Jobs that you are interested in, we recommend you apply.

HSE reserve the right to conduct additional checks, including Google and social media checks, when recruiting candidates into a role within HSE. These checks will be carried out in line with the Civil Service Commission Principles and, if used all candidates will be subject to these additional checks.

From 23rd June 2025, if you are successful at interview, as part of your pre-employment checks, HSE’s Recruitment Team are required to check your details against the Internal Fraud Hub (IFH), using your personal details – name, NINO, and date of birth. If you are included on the database, you will be refused employment. If you believe that there has been an error in the inclusion of your data and wish to make an appeal, please contact the CO email box internal.fraud@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.

Details of the types of internal fraud/dishonesty covered by this process are defined by the Cabinet Office and can be found here Internal Fraud Register privacy notice - GOV.UK

It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the terms and conditions they will adopt should they be successful in their application. For a summary of HSE terms and conditions as part of Civil Service Reform, please see the attached HSE Terms and Conditions document.

Progression through pay ranges is subject to annual pay awards as permitted within annual Civil Service pay remit guidance and negotiations with Trade Unions.

HSE is proud to be a part of the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS). As a Disability Confident employer, we positively welcome applications from disabled people. We are committed to making workplace adjustments to ensure anyone can participate in the recruitment and selection process.

If, during the application or interview process, you require any assistance due to a disability or a medical condition, please contact us at the email address below to discuss how we can support you. For example, if you have a disability, and you need an application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please contact: HR.Resourcing-Team@hse.gov.uk

If successful in securing your role, HSE can provide suitable workplace adjustments to support you throughout your career with HSE.

Any move to HSE from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.

Please note, if you are a current civil servant and you are currently undergoing any of the following formal actions your application will not be progressed any further;

Formal discipline action, any formal action regarding attendance, poor performance or any restriction of duties as a result of disciplinary action.

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