Head of Health & Safety

Church of England; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major religious organization in London is seeking a Head of Health and Safety to provide strategic and professional advice across its institutions. The role involves leading health and safety initiatives, working closely with various teams and stakeholders, and contributing to the overall wellbeing and safety culture. Candidates should have prior experience in health and safety strategy development and a strong ability to collaborate with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing health and safety strategies and reporting to committees.
• Proven ability to provide professional advice on health and safety matters.

Responsibilities

• Lead Health and Safety advice to risk owners across the NCIs.
• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of health and safety activities.
• Support Business Continuity Group and collaborate with operational risk owners.

Skills

Health and Safety strategy development

Advising on health and safety compliance

Leadership up to Board level

Collaboration with trade unions

Job description

We're looking for a Head of Health and Safety to join us at the National Church Institutions

About the Department/Role

The Human Resources department provides a strategic and operational HR service to the seven National Church Institutions (NCIs) and the 42 Diocesan Bishops' offices. Our HR Operations team focusses on the entire employee lifecycle providing support, advice and guidance to senior leaders, line managers and staff. The Organisational Development team lead on culture, values, wellbeing, development and our belonging & inclusion strategy. Through our External Service team, we also offer HR support on a consultancy basis to other Church of England organisations including our dioceses and cathedrals.

We are a friendly, diverse, well respected and highly engaged HR team who are committed to actively sharing knowledge and learning across the team and beyond. We encourage flexible working within the team and meet online weekly and in-person once a month for collaboration, knowledge-sharing and building relationships within the team.

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What you'll be doing

You will lead on the provision of outstanding proactive and professional Health and Safety advice to health and safety risk owners across the National Church Institutions. The role combines providing strategic Health and Safety leadership and advice up to Board level with guidance to operational risk owners as well as oversight, and hands on delivery of some day-to-day health and safety activities. You'll be part of the NCIs Business Continuity Group providing support to its members, as well as working with and our Joint Staff Council, Trade Union representatives, and facilities managers at Lambeth and Bishopthorpe Palaces.

You'll work across the NCIs (a predominantly office-based workforce) as well as supporting the Church of England Pensions Board (which provides retirement housing for clergy), and the Church Commissioners (which provides the homes and offices of the 42 Diocesan Bishops and 180 staff).

You'll be part of our HR Operations team, and report directly to the People Director, with a dotted line to the Director of Housing for the Pensions Board.

Key role requirements

• The HR Operations Team typically works from the London office 1-2 days per week depending on business need. Travel to other sites will also be required from time to time, with occasional overnight stays.
• You will need to have previous experience of developing health and safety strategies and plans and reporting progress and compliance to committees up to Board level.

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Created on 31/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom