AddressThe Strategy Officer will play a key role in the development and strengthening of strategic relationships with key UK and international partners in global health. The post holder will support activities to ensure alignment on global health activity across UKHSA and across UK government, including our relationships with DHSC and FCDO.
You will be part of a focussed and dynamic team. There will be a range of opportunities for learning and development, and you will develop expertise in international engagement, stakeholder management and global health.
As the UK’s health security agency, UKHSA is relentlessly focused on protecting the public from an ever-increasing range of dangers to our health. The impact of infectious diseases, our changing climate, biological threats, and wider health risks have made us all more aware of how important it is to feel health secure,
Location
This role is based at the UKHSA Canary Wharf office, 10 South Colonnade, London, E14 5EA
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) operates 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 locations (London).
- Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.*
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 average employer contribution of 27%
Range of health and wellbeing support
Responsibilities section:
As a Strategy Officer your main responsibilities will include:
Utilising political awareness and experience to work strategically with others across the organisation, across government and internationally to collect information, analyse evidence, evaluate options and deliver advice and recommendations to Senior Strategy Advisors and the Head of Global Strategy as well as UKHSA senior leaders.
Supporting the development and strengthening of relationships with key UK and international partners in global health to deliver strategic outcomes and to identify opportunities to join up the UK public health approach to global health.
Delivering secretariat functions for UKHSA’s global activity and governance and linking in with other internal and external governance structures as required.
Supporting the coordination of high-level incoming and outgoing international visits, ensuring visits run smoothly.
Co-ordinating and drafting briefings, reports and access to information requests, including responding to commissions for high-level briefings from cross-government and Parliamentary Questions.
Updating and maintaining a knowledge and information hub of UKHSA’s global work, including mapping and reviewing the agency’s global activity.
Contributing to the overall work and development of the Strategy, Policy and Programmes Group.
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 review the job description for a full list of roles and responsibilities.
