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Appointment of

Director of Health and Safety March 2019

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Appointment of Director of Health and Safety | Royal Holloway

Introduction

Letter from the Director of Governance & Legal Services and Secretary to Council

Thank you for your interest in Royal Holloway, University of London and, in particular, the role of Director of Health and Safety.

This is a truly exciting time to be joining Royal Holloway. Across the institution we are em-barking on a journey of transformational change and are looking for dynamic and energetic individuals to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

With the completion of the £100 million plus capital investment programme and following a reorganisation of the Professional Services function, the College is looking to the future with a renewed sense of ambition. With other developments well underway, including the invest-ment in new areas of research and academic offer, and further estate developments, the pace of change and energy across the College is palpable.

The responsibility we assume for the safety of staff, students and partners is of paramount importance and we are looking to attract applications from passionate Health and Safety professionals, keen to develop their career in this pivotal leadership position.

I hope the details that follow help to give you a sense of the exciting opportunities Royal Holloway has to offer and look forward to receiving your application.

Yours sincerely

Elaina Moss

Director of Governance & Legal Services and Secretary to Council

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As one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, RHUL is home to some of the world’s foremost authorities in the sciences, arts, business, economics and law. The College has a research income of circa £27 million per annum and has particular strengths in Geography, Earth Sciences, Psychology, Mathematics, Music, Media Arts and Drama and Theatre.

The College has an excellent teaching record, delivering a broad range of traditional subjects and cutting-edge modern courses in 21 academic departments which are arranged into three faculties: Science; Management Economics and Law; and Arts and Social Sciences.

Royal Holloway degrees are highly regarded and lead to top careers worldwide. Notable College alumni include politician Baroness Ashton of Upholland, botanist and environmental activist Dr David Bellamy OBE, award-winning actor Mark Strong, and international opera singers Dame Felicity Lott and Susan Bullock CBE, to name a few.

Royal Holloway has a total of circa 9,800 students, who come from all over the world. Over 126 countries are represented within the student and academic body and the College is ranked as 11th most international university in the UK (Times Higher Education, Sept 2018).

The University values its diversity and the strength gained from it. By sharing views, values and culture, students and staff learn from one another and deepen their understanding of the world and their role and purpose within it.

By 2020, Royal Holloway expects to have grown to circa 10,500 students, extending its reach while retaining the individual nature of the experience that attracts a new generation of students and fosters academic achievement.

Royal Holloway, University of London, is ranked 24th in The Times/The Sunday Times University Guide, 2019, and 28th in the Complete University Guide, 2019. It sits within the top 25 per cent of all UK universities for research according to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and has one of the highest student satisfaction ratings amongst the London institutions, exceeding that of most of the Russell Group of universities (National Student Survey, 2018).

Royal Holloway,

University of London


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History

Royal Holloway was formed in 1985 through the merger of Royal Holloway and Bedford Colleges,

founded in 1849 and 1886 respectively. Both colleges were established by social reformers who

championed academic excellence and inclusivity by establishing two of the first higher education

institutions for women.

In 1900, Royal Holloway College and Bedford College became part of the University of London and

became the first institutions in the UK to award degrees to women. Male undergraduates were ad-

mitted to both Royal Holloway and Bedford Colleges for the first time in 1965, but the commitment

to women’s education remained, and the University continues to value those principles of excel-

lence and inclusivity today.

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The Campus

Set in 135 acres of Surrey countryside, the Egham

campus offers a close-knit and friendly community.

Only 40 minutes away from central London and

seven miles away from Heathrow Airport, the

campus offers the best of both worlds.

At the heart of the campus is the iconic Founder’s

building, opened in 1886 by Queen Victoria. Today,

the building is home to 500 students and also

contains a dining hall, a café, the Chapel, and our

Picture Gallery, which is open to the public.

A £100 million plus capital investment programme

has just been completed, designed to develop

Royal Holloway’s historic estate into an inspiring

campus environment that meets the rapidly

evolving needs of students and staff.

In autumn 2017, the University opened the Emily

Wilding Davison building, named after one of the

university’s most admired alumni. The building is

home to the new Library, which is open 24/7, and

the College’s flagship student services centre

(including a new careers and recruitment hub that

promotes thousands of internships and graduate

jobs as well as offering career coaching to help

students achieve success after graduation). The

building also includes a range of other services,

including a bank and a café, and provides a dedicat-

ed research area for PhD students.

Following the award of a £5 million grant from

HEFCE, the University opened its new science

building, the Beatrice Shilling Building, this year

which includes state-of-the-art lecture theatres,

seminar rooms and multi-functional laboratories.

It houses the newly-formed Department of

Electronic Engineering as well as enabling the

University to expand its offer in existing science

programmes.

Further major developments are expected to follow

over the next five years, including a new Music and

Media building.

Bedford Square

The College also has premises in central London.

Bedford Square is located in the heart of

Bloomsbury and was an early home to Bedford

College. Recently refurbished, a number of Arts

and Social Sciences programmes are delivered

from this location.

As a College within the University of London, Royal

Holloway has access to Senate House. Over the

course of 2018, Royal Holloway will take advantage

of space which Senate House is making available to

its partners in order to expand its London offering,

in particular its management programmes.

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Student Experience

Student satisfaction at Royal Holloway is well above the national average and higher than 19 of the 22

Russell Group universities, with a score of 87 per cent in the 2018 National Student Survey. It is Royal

Holloway’s ability to combine the benefits of a research-intensive university with the highest quality

teaching and rigorous academic standards within a supportive environment that enables it to meet the

rapidly evolving needs of today’s students and tomorrow’s professionals.

For a generation seeking a sense of belonging and purpose, and eager to make a genuine contribution

to world around them, Royal Holloway provides a community that inspires them to succeed not only

academically but as invested global citizens.

The College provides a full suite of support, health and welfare facilities including careers and financial

advice, student counselling and residential support. Student accommodation is provided through a wide

choice of halls ranging from townhouses and flats to the Grade I listed Founder’s Building.

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Student Experience continued

The Sports Centre, refurbished in 2013, is situated on the main campus and is the hub of activity and

sporting life at Royal Holloway. It provides a multi-use sports hall, a 46-station fitness suite and

numerous floodlit outdoor pitches and courts.

The Students’ Union boasts a packed events calendar, represents students’ views on campus and

provides a comprehensive advice service. With 104 societies, 39 sports clubs, three leading media

outlets, a TV station, radio station and student magazine, a superb 1,200 capacity venue for club nights,

theatre performances and comedy shows, students are offered a wide variety of activities and events.

The College also hosts an extensive programme of public events held throughout the year. These range

from performances by the world-renowned Choir of Royal Holloway to the distinguished guests speaking

as part of the College lecture series and concerts.

A programme of special events, outreach activities and volunteering initiatives extends the College’s

influence and involvement across the local area and beyond, including the annual Garden Party, Heritage

Open Day and Science Festival.

The College also recognises its responsibilities to the local community. Over 2,300 students are regis-

tered to volunteer and the College has a network of more than 240 community partners. In the 2016/17

academic year, students contributed more than 6,700 volunteer hours and in June 2017 the University

was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, one of only two universities to receive what is

regarded as the MBE for volunteer groups.

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The Future

The Strategic Plan 2013-2020

In order to continue to thrive in this competitive and challenging world, Royal Holloway must draw on its

history of excellence, imagination and innovation and do justice to the vision and ambition of its

founders. It will then continue to achieve excellence and not only continue to deliver a first class

educational experience but also act as an agent of economic growth, social change and cultural

enhancement.

The College intends to realise its vision by both building on existing strengths and setting in place a

number of fundamental improvements in a range of areas. Together, these actions will create a

university that, by 2020, will look like this:

• Its strengths and achievements are known worldwide

Royal Holloway will be consistently recognised as a top 20 UK university in major league tables and will

hold a place amongst the world’s top 200 universities.

• Its students are independently minded and socially responsible individuals

Royal Holloway will attract independently minded students who will benefit from a personalised educa-

tion. This will enable them to fulfil their potential, by achieving academic excellence, being prepared for

the world of work, having a global outlook and having the confidence to behave in a socially responsible

manner.

• Placed amongst the top research universities

Across each of its academic disciplines, Royal Holloway will have high-quality staff and at least one

distinctive, world-leading research specialism, along with high levels of performance within the UK

Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment exercise. All taught courses will contain elements

that are informed by cutting-edge research and scholarship, and all research students will be guided by

world-leading researchers.

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The Future

• Take full advantage of its size and flexible structures

The College will grow its student numbers from 8,700 to 10,500, whilst retaining an overall human scale

and sense of community, so that it can continue to respond flexibly in a changing environment and to

work effectively across organisational and disciplinary structures.

• Work collaboratively with key partners to achieve greater mutual benefit

Whilst its scale and culture means the College can sometimes achieve more than some larger

organisations, other activities will require greater scale and resource. Royal Holloway will be open and

collaborative so that it can work with key partners to ensure the best use of resources and achieve more

than it can do alone.

• Create a campus environment that stimulates, inspires and refreshes

Royal Holloway’s inspiring Founder’s Building will be complemented by outstanding new facilities that

add to the sense of a scholarly community, encourage collaborative, multi-disciplinary activities and

provide a personalised, individual experience for students and staff.

By 2020, Royal Holloway expects to have grown from circa 9,500 students to circa 10,500, extending its

reach while retaining the individual nature of the experience that attracts a new generation of students

and fosters academic achievement.

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Organisation and Governance

Royal Holloway has 21 academic departments and schools organised into three faculties:

• Science

• Arts and Social Sciences

• Management Economics and Law

The College is led by an executive team headed by our Principal, who is supported by two Deputy

Principals, a number of Vice-Principals, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Directors of Academic

Services, Marketing and Communications, and Human Resources.

The Senior Management Team for the College includes Academic Heads of Department, Associate

Deans, and the remaining Directors of Professional Services.

The Director of Health and Safety reports to Director of Governance & Legal Services and Secretary

to Council.

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To lead a health and safety service that can provide professional and competent health and safety

advice, guidance and instruction to all members of the College across the full range activities and

circumstances the College operates within, both on and off campus.

As one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities, Royal Holloway, University of London is home

to some of the world’s foremost authorities in the sciences, arts, business, economics and law. Creating a

safe and supportive environment for staff, students and partners is paramount and RHUL is looking to

attract an outstanding candidate to join them as the new Director of Health and Safety.

This is an exciting time for an experienced health and safety professional to join the College to help

shape their future direction.

Reporting to the Director of Governance & Legal Services and Secretary to Council, the Director of

Health and Safety will be responsible for understanding risk and implementing systems to monitor com-

pliance.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong leadership and influence and be adept at build-

ing inter disciplinary relationships across all stakeholder groups.

The Director of Health and Safety will be a high calibre professional with a strong technical background

and a Chartered Membership of a national health and safety body. The post holder will be able to

demonstrate expertise that engenders trust from the leadership team on statutory compliance and best

practice.

The post holder will have a proactive and collaborative approach to health and safety management and

be able to demonstrate successful leadership, guidance and motivation of staff within a complex work

environment.

Department: Health and Safety

Post Title: Director of Health and Safety

Grade: 10—£65,000 with some flexibility for an exceptional candidate

Reports to: Director of Governance & Legal Services and Secretary to Council

The Role

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The main responsibilities of the post are:

1. To provide a direction of travel for Health and Safety services across the College by preparing strategic plans to deliver improvements in service levels and in coordination between teams responsible for health and safety issues across the College.

2. To monitor and analyse data collected internally, and reported nationally, on health and safety issues to identify emerging trends.

3. To advise the College’s Senior Management Team and the Council’s committees for Audit and Compliance and Health and Safety on issues arising.

4. To prepare high quality periodic reports on health and safety issues and compliance for College and Council committees as required.

5. To be the first point of contact for all internal and external stakeholders in relation to health and safety issues.

6. To manage and coordinate the activities of the Health and Safety team.

7. To commission and manage external general and specialist health and safety practitioners as required.

8. To manage the relationships between the Health and Safety office and other key staff in the College who also hold responsibility for health and safety issues, to include Technical Opera-tions Managers and technicians in departments, the Head Groundsman, the Sports Centre staff, the Head of Conferences and Catering, the Head of Premises and Premises Managers.

9. To engender an appropriate safety culture throughout the College by pro-active engagement with all departments and services.

10. To prepare budgets for the Professional Services planning round and to manage the allocated sums effectively.

11. To monitor changes in legislation and government policy that may impact health and safety practices within the College, and to prepare and disseminate guidance notes and changes in policies and procedures as necessary to maintain compliance.

12. To develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with HSE, HEFCE, UCEA, USHA, the Environment Agency and other national strategies for health and safety ser-vices in the higher education sector.

13. To liaise with Directors of Health and Safety in other HEIs to define and share best practice in areas of work of mutual interest.

14. To maintain and monitor systems for investigating, recording and reporting on health and safety incidents.

15. To plan and execute a cyclical audit of health and safety procedures operating in academic de-partments and service areas.

16. To ensure appropriate health and safety training is designed for and delivered to staff and stu-dents of the College.

17. To support the major incident management and business continuity planning of the College through provision of expert advice and COSSH analyses.

As the needs of the College change so the above job profile, duties and location of the role with-

in the Faculty of the College will be adjusted accordingly.

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CRITERIA

TESTED BY

(Application Form, Interview,

Test, Presentation etc)

QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING Degree or equivalent E Application form

A relevant recognised qualification demonstrating competence E Application form

Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner E Application form

SPECIFIC SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Excellent communication skills E Application form & inter-view

Excellent presentation skills E Interview

Ability to provide authoritative advice and practical judge-

ments on issues affecting health and safety across the

College

E

Application form

Detailed knowledge of UK and EU legislation and

enforcement systems

E

Application form and inter-

view

Experience of operating health and safety management

and reporting systems

E

Application form

Experience of preparing high quality reports and

correspondence E Application form

Experience of establishing and implementing health and

safety policies and procedures across and complex and multi

- disciplinary organisation

E

Application form

Development and delivery of health and safety training courses E Application form

Experience of managing a team of health and safety

practitioners E Application form

Experience of managing budgets and delivering best value

for money

E

Application form

Knowledge of emergency planning and business continuity

PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL QUALITIES

Ability to liaise with and engage a wide range of individuals E Interview

A commitment to delivering continuous improvement in

service levels

E

Interview

CAPACITY FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Maintain professional competence through CPD programme

and attendance at professional seminars/conferences and

courses

E Interview

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - include only if appropriate

Ability to undertake the duties associated with the role E Interview

CIRCUMSTANCES (e.g. unsocial hours etc)

Ability to work flexibly (occasional evenings and weekends) E Interview

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Health & Safety

2019

Principal

Deputy Principal (Operations)

Director of Governance and Legal Services and

Secretary to Council

Director of Health and Safety

Health and Safety Office (Auditor)

Health and Safety Co-ordinator

Compliance Manager

Fire Safety OfficerHealth and Safety Officer (Estates)

Compliance Monitor

Compliance Monitor

Biological Safety Officer

Radiation Protection Officer

Laser Safety Officer

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Governance & Legal Services

2019

Principal

Chair of Council

Deputy Principal (Operations)

Director of Governance and

Legal Services and Secretary to Council

Director of Health and Safety

Snr Governance and Data Protection

Manager

Executive Officer for Council

Internal Audit Manager

Governance and Information Officer

Assistant Legal Counsel

Governance Assistant

Administration Assistant

See separate list

Council Committee Structure

2018/19

Council

Equality & Diversity

Committee

Remuneration Committee

Finance Committee

Academic Board

Council Executive Committee

Health & Safety Assurance

Audit & Compliance Committee

Capital Projects Assurance

Committee

Academic Quality Assurance

Committee

Investment Sub Committee

Research Ethics Committee

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Application Process

The contact details for further discussion and to submit your applications are:

Kiersten Avery, Executive Search Consultant, Dixon Walter Ltd,

Tel: 0191 500 5500 or on Email: [email protected]

Applications should be made via email to [email protected] by 12 NOON, Monday 15 April 2019 and must include on separate documents:

1. a letter of application setting out your interest in the role and details of how you match the per-son specification (no more than two pages A4)

2. a comprehensive curriculum vitae (CV) 3. details of three referees and your current remuneration (referees will not be contacted without

your permission) 4. a completed Equal Opportunities form, downloadable from this site Long List Interviews will be held in person/Skype 24/25/26 April or w/c 29th April 2019

Final interviews will be held at Royal Holloway, University of London Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Following receipt of your application you will receive an acknowledgement from Dixon Walter. Within

this response you will be required to provide consent under the new general data protection regulations.

If you fail to provide this consent your application will not be processed further.

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