Strategy Manager (Health and Wellbeing)

Overview

Do you have a health-related degree? Are you excited about making a difference in the rail industry by creating healthier workplaces? Do you possess strong research skills and are passionate about translating evidence into real life application? Do you have a special interest in mental health? Then we would love to hear from you!

The role

As the Health and Wellbeing Strategy Manager, you will work with a dynamic and diverse team of health and wellbeing specialists, as well as human factors specialists, who are passionate about supporting the creation of great workplaces. You will be working with us to deliver the industry's Health and Safety Strategy, engaging with rail industry companies to embed great practice. You'll be directly involved with exciting health data, mental health and employee wellbeing projects, using your background in health and wellbeing to support the development of technical solutions through collaboration with industry stakeholders.

The Team

The System Safety & Health delivery team is part of the System, Safety and Health directorate to help industry deliver the Rail Health and Safety Strategy (the Strategy). The strategy builds on previous work and sets out the plan for the next five-years striving for the healthiest, safest and affordable railway in the world.

Responsibilities

Delivery

• Support the Professional Head/Principal in the delivery of the strategy, through the co-ordination and facilitation of stakeholder groups.
• Facilitate the delivery of key activities and technical content in line with the strategy.
• Assimilate and evaluate relevant information from a range of sources in order to translate it into robust and defensible intelligence.
• Support rail companies to access and embed quality, rail-specific resources, to support the management of risks to employee health.
• Co-develop, deliver and evaluate health and wellbeing training for rail companies.

Engagement and Stakeholder Management

• Work with the marketing, engagement and RHSS editor to disseminate and embed outputs.
• Establish effective working relations with group chairs and be the first point of contact for the risk themes and groups.
• Manage all aspects of the Risk Group meeting process including the onboarding of new members, supporting the Professional Head/Principal and Risk Group Chairs to review and maintain group membership.

Qualifications

Essential:

• A degree qualification (or equivalent vocational qualification) in a relevant area of health and wellbeing (e.g. psychology, public health, nutrition, nursing etc.)
• Experience of working in a research or health and wellbeing related role
• Experience of planning and delivering projects
• Organisational skills (i.e. administering projects and/or groups, minute taking, etc)
• Experience of using a range of Microsoft office applications, including Word, Power point, Excel
• Communicate effectively and share thoughts and ideas through methods appropriate to the audience.
• Adapt and respond effectively when embracing new opportunities, change and in navigating uncertainty.
• Actively contribute as part of a team and work towards achieving team goals and outcomes.
• Take responsibility and demonstrate accountability in completing tasks and achieving objectives, actively seeking to resolve problems and identify opportunities.
• Committed to customer service and placing customer satisfaction at the heart of our success to ensure we deliver against our shared goals.
• Can work collaboratively within an evolving industry, gaining stakeholder confidence through understanding their goals and motivations and demonstrating credibility as an expert.
• Make timely, informed decisions taking account of the benefits and constraints involved.

Desirable:

• A degree qualification in a mental health related field
• Knowledge of health and wellbeing management in an organisational context
• Experience of writing reports, guidance documents and developing tools to inform relevant audiences
• Experience of working in the rail industry

We are committed to investing in our staff and offer formal and informal learning opportunities for development.

We value diversity and equal opportunities in employment and are committed to creating a workplace which is inclusive to everyone. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria, to apply for our jobs. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know in advance by emailing vacancies@RSSB.CO.UK Find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at RSSB: Rail Safety and Standards Board Careers - VERCIDA

If you require any reasonable adjustments with respect to our selection process including information in an alternative format, please contact us at vacancies@rssb.co.uk

We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request.

We value our staff and we offer a competitive benefits package to ensure our staff can achieve their best throughout their journey with us. This includes 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); a holiday buy and sell scheme; private medical and dental cover; a season ticket loan and travel subsidy; access to a cycle to work scheme; volunteer leave; a performance related bonus and pension.

Location: London, GB

Posted Date: 9/24/2024