Deputy Director of Modelling
UK Health Security Agency
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Job summary
We’re looking to appoint a Deputy Director for modelling in UKHSA. This is a new post following a restructure of UKHSA’s functions. We are looking for the postholder to develop the modelling function improve the efficiency and impact of UKHSA’s modelling efforts to support business and usual modelling activity, preparedness activity as well as incident response. It is a challenging and high-profile job in UKHSA and will require expertise in infectious disease dynamics coupled with the ability to operate effectively and delivery high quality analytical outputs for use by UKHSA and across government.
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Job description
As Deputy Director of Modelling, you will be responsible for leading a newly formed, combined Modelling Division. You will be responsible for delivering world-leading capabilities to improve health security and support the response to health threats, working closely with colleagues from across UKHSA and beyond.
As a senior analytical leader within the organisation, you will champion cutting-edge analysis, modelling, statistics, economics and threat assessments, applying the outcome to inform high-profile decision making.
You will lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams to support current health responses and ensure preparedness for future threats and pandemic responses.
You will oversee the mathematical modelling capabilities of the Agency. You will be responsible for the strategic, analytical, and pastoral activities of modellers across the organisation and advocate for, and deliver on, an expanded remit pertaining to a host of UKHSA’s strategic priorities.
You will bring your individual expertise as an influential and experienced leader to positively shape the UK’s health landscape by impacting UKHSA and government decision making on both a national and local level.
The ideal candidate would have strong experience and expertise in infectious disease dynamics as well as a proven ability to operate effectively and deliver high quality outputs for use by UKHSA and across government.
This role will influence the following key stakeholders:
Internal
- Ministerial office, senior policy, operational and scientific colleagues, including epidemiologists.
- Data, Analytics & Surveillance function Directors and Deputy Director peers.
- Director Generals, Directors, and Deputy Directors across UKHSA.
- Modelling communities across UKHSA.
External
- Relevant senior stakeholders within ONS, Cabinet Office, other government departments, non-departmental bodies, and potential funding organisations to agree and ensure appropriate methods and inform cross-government strategy.
- Key partners in the Devolved Administrations.
- Modelling leadership across government.
- Academia.
- Private sector leaders
Essential criteria:
- A track record of managing, leading and inspiring high-performing delivery-focused teams (including the ability to communicate and manage staff with specialist expertise), demonstrating the competencies expected at Deputy Director level, noting that this experience may be gained outside the civil service
- Experience in leading teams through organisational change in an inclusive and empathetic way
- Relevant professional and technical experience in modelling, including through peer-reviewed publications and/or experience in Government
- Ability to work at pace to meet deadlines across multiple projects
- A track record of successfully forging relationships and coordinating projects with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Experience of supporting senior leaders in translating strategic direction into operational plans for delivery and execution (including experience in advocating successfully for resources following prioritisation exercises)
Desirable Criteria
Additional knowledge of the following is preferable but not mandatory:
- Membership of one of the government analytical professions (GES, GORS, GSR or GSS) or willingness to become a badged analyst
- Experience of supporting the delivering of change and transformation initiatives from end to end, into a live operation.
Person specification
For this vacancy we are using Success Profiles to assess your application, using Behaviours. It is important that through your Application and Statement of Suitability you give evidence and examples of proven experience to deliver against the following criteria:
Experience
Essential criteria
- Application and Statement of suitability
Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Leadership
- Working together
- Managing a quality service
- Making effective decisions
- Communicating and influencing
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Benefits
- 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
Selection process details
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
Stage 1: Application & Sift
You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on essential criteria, and this will be in the form of:
- an Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)
- a 1000 word Statement of Suitability.
This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.
The Application and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.
Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist on the lead behaviour:
- Leadership
Unfortunately, late applications will not be considered.
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 face to face interview.
Behaviours will be tested at interview and this will include a 5-minute presentation, the topic of which will be confirmed prior to the interview. Visual aids will be allowed.
The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be:
- Leadership
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Interviews will be held week commencing 6 January 2025. Please note, these dates are subject to change.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
If successful you must hold, or be willing to obtain, security clearance to SC level. More information about the vetting process can be found here.
Security Clearance Level Requirement
For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Security Check (SC) clearance. UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting 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 take into account 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: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
I understand my application may be rejected or I may be subject to disciplinary action if evidence of plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence (AI), as your own.
Hybrid Options
This role is being offered as hybrid working. 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 one of
UKHSA's core HQ’s (Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, and London) or at one of our scientific campus sites (Colindale, Porton and Chilton).
If based at one of our scientific locations, you will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. 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).
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name Olly Clifton-Moore
Job title Director, Analytics & Data Science
Email address olly.clifton-moore@ukhsa.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
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Job contact :
- Name : Olly Clifton-Moore
- Email : olly.clifton-moore@ukhsa.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : SCS.MDrecruitment@ukhsa.gov.uk
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