Health & Safety Operations Support Manager

Bank of England; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Performance bonus

Flexible benefits

26 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Job summary

The Bank of England is seeking an Health & Safety Operations Support Lead to help deliver safe, compliant and consistent ways of working across a large organisation. You will coordinate operations, manage systems and data quality, and strengthen assurance with stakeholders.

You will work closely with the Head of Health & Safety and other teams to embed safety requirements, monitor performance and drive continuous improvement in risk management and safety culture across sites in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in health and safety operations or compliance in a regulated environment.
• Experience with health and safety management systems, ideally ISO 45001.
• Ability to track compliance actions and produce structured performance reports.
• Strong written and verbal communication with operational teams and external providers.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate health and safety operations between the Function and first-line teams.
• Maintain health and safety information systems, incident reporting and risk assessments.
• Track and support statutory and regulatory obligations across safety areas.
• Analyze metrics and audit findings to provide clear risk-based reporting.
• Identify trends and opportunities to improve health and safety processes.
• Engage with stakeholders to foster a collaborative safety culture across the Bank.

Skills

Health & Safety

Systems data

Compliance assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Education

Level 6 Diploma in Health & Safety

Job description

Join the Bank's Health & Safety Function in a key role supporting the effective delivery of health and safety across a complex, high-profile organisation. As Health & Safety Operations Support Lead, you will help ensure our systems, data, controls and operational processes enable safe, compliant and consistent ways of working across the Bank.

This is an excellent opportunity for a health and safety professional who enjoys combining operational delivery, systems oversight, compliance coordination and stakeholder engagement. You will play a central role in supporting statutory compliance, improving data quality, strengthening assurance activity and helping the Function move towards more proactive, evidence-led risk management.

Working closely with the Head of Health & Safety, you will act as an important link between the central Health & Safety Function and stakeholders across the organisation, including first-line business units, property and facilities teams, second-line Risk colleagues and third-party suppliers.

You will help ensure health and safety processes are implemented smoothly, compliance obligations are met, and the Bank's safety management system operates effectively in practice.

The role works alongside the Health & Safety Governance & Management Lead, with a shared focus on strong controls, clear assurance and continuous improvement.

Together, these roles support an integrated approach to health and safety management, combining operational enablement with governance and assurance to reduce risk and promote proactive safety management across the organisation.

What you'll be doing

• Operational support and coordination: act as a key coordinator between the Health & Safety Function and first-line teams, helping clarify responsibilities, embed health and safety requirements into day-to-day operations, and support effective controls and initiatives.
• Systems administration and data quality: manage and maintain health and safety information systems, including incident reporting, risk assessment and compliance tracking tools, ensuring accurate records and reliable data for performance monitoring and reporting.
• Compliance coordination and assurance support: coordinate and track health and safety compliance and control activities, supporting statutory and regulatory obligations across areas such as asbestos, fire safety, electrical and gas safety, lifts, pressure systems and workplace hazard controls.
• Performance monitoring and risk visibility: gather and analyse health and safety metrics, compliance data and audit findings, producing clear reporting on key indicators such as risk assessment completion, statutory compliance, incident trends and training compliance.
• Continuous improvement and insight: use data, compliance intelligence and stakeholder feedback to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities to improve health and safety processes, controls and ways of working.
• Stakeholder engagement and collaboration: build effective relationships with operational teams, property services and external suppliers, supporting clear communication of health and safety requirements and helping foster a consistent, collaborative safety culture across the Bank.

About the team

You will be part of the Health & Safety Function's operational delivery resource and report to the Head of Health & Safety. Working closely with other specialists, you will help ensure the Function runs smoothly and delivers high-quality support, assurance and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Role Requirements

What we're looking for

• Health and safety experience: proven experience in health and safety operations or compliance within a complex or highly regulated environment, with broad understanding of statutory compliance, workplace health and safety practices and risk management principles.
• Systems and data capability: experience using health and safety management systems, preferably aligned to ISO 45001, with strong data management skills and the ability to maintain accurate, reliable records.
• Assurance and compliance knowledge: sound knowledge of health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements, with experience tracking compliance actions, supporting assurance activity and producing structured performance reports.
• Communication and stakeholder engagement: excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with operational teams, managers and external providers, and to communicate health and safety guidance clearly and confidently.
• Organisation and analysis: strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities, alongside the analytical capability to interpret safety data, identify trends and present clear, actionable insights.

Desirable experience and qualifications

• Professional accreditation: a relevant health and safety qualification or certification, with a Level 6 Diploma or equivalent as a minimum.
• Sector knowledge: familiarity with banking, financial services or public sector environments, particularly where health and safety is managed across multiple locations and complex compliance requirements.
• Management systems and improvement: experience maintaining or improving health and safety management systems, particularly in line with ISO 45001 and the Plan-Do-Check-Act model, including involvement in audits, risk management or continuous improvement activity.
• Digital and data interest: an interest in using technology, analytics or digital tools to improve health and safety insight, compliance tracking and operational efficiency.

Location and Working Arrangements

This role can be based at the organisation's headquarters in London (Threadneedle Street) or the Leeds office. Regular travel between sites may be required to oversee commercial and performance activities across the UK portfolio. Flexible and hybrid working arrangements are supported, with a minimum expected on-site presence of 50% (approximately 3 days per week). All necessary IT equipment will be provided, and scheduling flexibility is offered to accommodate business and personal needs.

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

From 1st October 2026, we expect all our colleagues to spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office per month. This is to capitalise on the benefits of working together in person across teams, while maintaining the flexibility offered by home working. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them and their team.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

This role offers a salary range in circa. Leeds: £62,480 - £70,290 and London: £69,440 - £78,120 based on skills and experience.

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.

This role closes for applications on 7 September 2026.