Health and Safety Senior Manager

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Honing a safe place. Smooth operations. Impacting the future. Senior Health & Safety Manager £51,000- £61,000 + benefits Reports to: Head of Assurance Grade: P3 Directorate : Chief Operating Office Contract : Permanent Hours: Full time 35 hours per week Location: Stratford, London. Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office) Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship. External Closing date: 5th July 2026 23:55 Internal Closing date: 9th July 2026 23:55 This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk as soon as possible. Recruitment process: Initial telephone interview followed by one to two competency-based interviews (depending on the volume of applications) Interview date: From the week commencing 01 December 2025. We will be shortlisting on a rolling basis, so please do not delay in applying. How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively. At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you. The Chief Operating Office is at the heart of engaging and inspiring Cancer Research UK's people by delivering operational transformation and an employee experience that enables us to be an inclusive and agile organisation. We aim to become the hub for operational management ensuring we govern, prioritise, and are effective and efficient in all we do. Our Health & Safety team is crucial to this mission by creating a safe and healthy environment for our staff and volunteers. With a presence spanning retail stores, distribution hubs, scientific research institutes (laboratories), a head office and multiple events involving the public and volunteers across the UK. The team provides wide-ranging and expert safety, health and wellbeing support. This involves managing accidents and incidents and ensuring compliance with regulations and good practices in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders. We're searching for a Senior Health & Safety Manager to lead Cancer Research UK's Health, Safety & Welfare Strategy , ensuring a safe, compliant, and supportive environment that protects our people and all those impacted by our work from health and safety risks. In this leadership role, you'll be the driving force behind our health and safety culture , acting as our designated ' competent person ' responsible for ensuring our safety, health, and welfare framework is appropriate and effective for Cancer Research UK's diverse range of environments. From shaping and overseeing risk management and continuous improvements to leading a high-performing team and partnering with and influencing stakeholders and senior leaders to ensure legal compliance and operational excellence, you'll play a critical role in embedding safety into everything we do. If you're a NEBOSH Diploma-qualified Health & Safety Manager with experience leading safe and compliant operations in line with UK legislation and best practices within large, complex, and hybrid organisations (both onsite and remote-based), we would love for you to join our mission. What will I be doing? Leading, owning, managing, and governing Cancer Research UK's organisation-wide Health, Safety & Welfare Strategy & Framework, reviewing as appropriate to ensure they are fit for now and the future . Building and maintaining a shared understanding and ownership of safety practices across all activities and directorates , ensuring a compliant safety culture is embedded and understood at every level , from shops and offices to events and laboratories. Acting as Cancer Research UK's designated ' competent person ' under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 , providing expert guidance, leadership, and support to ensure legal compliance and a safe working environment. Developing, maintaining, and monitoring the health & safety management system to ensure it remains effective and fit for purpose for the team, function, and wider organisation . This includes overseeing safe systems of work, risk assessments, policies, training, communications, monitoring, assurance, and reporting; ensuring compliance with all relevant, current, and emerging health &

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