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Climate Health Assessment Team (CHAT) Lead

UK Health Security Agency

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Overview

Key Details

  • Reference number 380835
  • Salary £68,568 – £82,746
  • A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  • Job grade Grade 6
  • Contract type Permanent
  • Business area Climate Health Assessment Team, Centre for Climate and Health Security
  • Type of role Environment and Sustainability
  • Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
  • Deadline Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 14th January 2025

Job summary

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched the Centre for Climate and Health Security (CCHS) to provide expert scientific advice and support to partners at all levels. Our mission is to integrate the health impacts of climate change into system design and policymaking. With multi-disciplinary teams, advanced infrastructure, and a broad network of collaborators. CCHS aims to fulfil UKHSA’s ambition to be a global leader in health security and address one of the major national and international risks to health.

Join us in our world-class facility dedicated to pioneering research and impactful solutions in climate and health security.

Job description

The postholder will be responsible for leadership of the CCHS’s ‘Climate and Health Assessment Team’, leading a small team of climate change and health scientists. This high-profile role will have responsibility for setting the strategic direction of the Team, including responsibility for development and implementation of the team’s Business Plan as well as a strategic workplan to develop the Centre’s wider climate and health assessment capacity. This will include developing and leading an assessment reporting cycle, co-delivering, and maintaining a ‘living’ digital evidence base and synthesising and mobilising the evidence base concerning climate and health into useful products and services for UKHSA’s partners.

Providing expert knowledge and experience of climate change and health assessment to lead the CCHS’s Climate Change Assessment Team and be responsible for:
· Developing, synthesising, assessing and providing expert scientific advice and research concerning the health impacts of climate change, climate adaptation, and health co-benefits.
· Leading advancement of evidence synthesis and assessment methods and tools to accelerate assessment and learning on climate and health
· Identifying and addressing knowledge gaps concerning the public health impacts of climate change.
· Influence the development of effective policies relating to climate change and public health through close working relationships with key Agencies, organisations and Government Departments.
· Responsible for the synergistic design and development of information systems in partnership with the Data and Analytics Service and Technology Group, particularly concerning the Centre’s evidence synthesis products and services.
· Responsible for planning, designing and execution of scientific or advisory projects in climate change and acting as lead researcher for initiating contracts and projects. Seeking funding for projects undertaken by the Team and contributing directly to this work.
· Lead teams responsible for undertaking specialist and complex analysis and evaluation of quantitative and qualitative data and research evidence
·Communicating the results of the Team’s scientific work in peer reviewed journals and at conferences as well as in UKHSA publications.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Please refer to the attached job description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Please be aware that we will assess on 7 essential criteria stated on the advert rather than the full list on the job description document

Person specification

Essential Criteria:

  • PhD in a relevant scientific field (e.g. climate change science, global environmental health, environmental sciences or management) or equivalent experience
  • Significant post-doctoral or similar experience in managing and leading large policy-relevant scientific projects or teams in climate and health with minimal supervision
  • In-depth familiarity with, and knowledge of, the breadth of climate and health research and practice, including climate impacts, adaptation, and health co-benefits of decarbonisation
  • Broad knowledge of methodologies for climate and health assessment, including experience in epidemiological analysis, qualitative research, systematic review, and policy analysis
  • Experience leading and developing major national and/or international assessment reports in the climate and health field (e.g. IPCC, CCC), including consultation with stakeholders, developing assessment scope, and ensuring scientific rigour and policy relevance
  • Significant experience of scientific report writing and scientific publication including presentation of papers at conference, peer-reviewed publications and expert committees
  • The ability to translate vision into effective strategic plans, to direct change, and generate commitment from others
Alongside your salary of £68,568, UK Health Security Agency contributes £19,864 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%

Selection process details

This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your knowledge, experience, skills & abilities.

Stage 1: Application & Sift

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

  • Application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)
  • a 1000 word Statement of Suitability.

This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.

Application form and Statement of Suitability will be marked together.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview.

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 (competancy based)

You will be invited to a single remote interview.

You will be expected to deliver a 12 minute presentation on Climate Change and Health Security in evaluating the evidence on climate change and health. You will receive the full question closer to the interview date.

Interviews will be held on the 04/02/2025 and 06/02/2025

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

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: https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/reasonable-adjustments/

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)

Your application may be rejected and/or you 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

Careers website:

Please visit our careers site for more information https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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) (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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window).

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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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

Job contact :

Recruitment team

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: [email protected] 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 here.

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