Health and Safety Manager

We are looking for a Health and Safety Manager to promote and ensure a strong culture of health, safety, & wellbeing throughout the University. The role sits within the Inclusion and Wellbeing Team. You will ensure that staff Health and Safety is an enabled process throughout the University and that systems are in place to ensure compliance with legislation, policies, and codes of Practice. A key aspect of the role will be developing systems to demonstrate a process of continuous improvement in the management of Health and Safety. To succeed in this role, you’ll promote a culture of enablement, and demonstrate strong leadership skills in a matrix working environment. You’ll be comfortable working with data and metrics and building good working relationships with key contacts across the University. Your approach should be pragmatic whilst maintaining a safe working environment for the Middlesex Community. Middlesex is home to a diverse community of professionals.

We are a member of Athena SWAN a gender based charter, the Race Equality Charter, Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident. We are committed to improving employment opportunities for underrepresented groups. All recruitment decisions will be based on merit. We have also made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in the role profile.

MU Services Limited Middlesex University has established a wholly owned subsidiary, MU Services Limited, to provide professional services to the University. Staff of MU Services Limited will work alongside Middlesex University staff and will be employed by MU Services Limited. All University policies and procedures and the University Professional Services Staff Handbook will apply to MU Services Limited staff during their employment, unless where expressly stated otherwise.

For further information or an informal discussion about the role please contact the Head of Health, Safety, and Wellbeing, Rob McDonough at r.mcdonough@mdx.ac.uk or call 07766580932

We value diversity and strive to create a fairer, more equitable work environment for our staff and students.

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff diversity networks, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds.

Middlesex is home to a diverse community of professionals. We are a bronze award holder of the Athena Swan Charter, a member of the Race Equality Charter, a Stonewall Top 100 employer and Gold award holder in 2023, and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to improving employment opportunities for underrepresented groups.

Interview Date: TBC

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