Delivery Manager (Regulatory Compliance)

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Reference number

463940

Salary

£42,596
SEO: £42,596 (National) £45,884 (London)
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

FSA \- Strategy and Regulatory Compliance \- Strategy, Trade and Food Systems Policy Regulatory Compliance \& Business Compliance, Delivery Support Unit### Type of role

Policy### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Homeworking, Compressed hours### Number of jobs available

1
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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We offer great flexible working opportunities, and have offices in Belfast, Cardiff and York.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not overseas.

Travel within the UK will be required on an occasional basis, possibly with overnight stays.About the job
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Job summary

Do you have experience working in the regulatory delivery landscape for food controls in the UK?

Do you have excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders?

If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as a Delivery Manager, and we’d love to hear from you!

The FSA is a non\-ministerial department of over 1600 people. We play a critical role in protecting public health and consumers’ wider interests in food across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our vision is an important one \- to drive change, delivering “food you can trust” and working towards a healthier and more sustainable food system.

Job description

Working within the Food Standards and Feed Delivery team, you will help ensure that food is safe and is what it says it is, supporting the organisations that carry out frontline regulatory activity.

You will work at the heart of a collaborative and knowledgeable team that brings together operational and policy expertise. The role offers the chance to influence how national approaches are applied locally, contribute to the ongoing transition of the Food Standards Delivery Model into business as usual, and build strong relationships across government and beyond. This is a varied and rewarding role for someone who enjoys problem\-solving, partnership working and making a real public impact.

In this role, you will support the effective and consistent delivery of food standards official controls by local authorities, providing advice and responses to a wide range of regulatory queries. You will draw on evidence, professional judgement and close collaboration with colleagues to identify issues, resolve challenges and help shape clear guidance where needed, ensuring a consistent national approach.

You will also contribute to wider agency programmes and priorities by considering how changes and reforms affect delivery on the ground. This includes working with internal teams, devolved administrations and external partners, managing elements of external contracts, preparing briefings and representing the organisation in meetings. Alongside this, you will manage your own workload effectively and provide line management to a team member, supporting their development and maintaining a responsive and resilient service.

Working pattern guidance

Applicants who wish to work compressed hours are welcome to apply \- however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.

Person specification

Please read the attached Candidate Pack to discover further details about the role, our organisation, who we are looking for and the criteria we will assess against during the selection process.

We look forward to receiving your application and wish you every success.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing


• Delivering at Pace


• Working Together

Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £42,596, Food Standards Agency contributes £12,340 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Our candidate pack details the benefits that the FSA has to offer. Please also refer to the attached Terms and Conditions statement.Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Full details of the selection process can be found in the attached candidate pack.

Application and shortlisting

You will be asked to provide personal details (not seen by the Panel) and to confirm your eligibility to apply for the role.

You will then be asked to complete an application which will be used to assess you against the following essential criteria.

Essential criteria

Experience

• Lead criteria: Knowledge and understanding of the regulatory delivery landscape for food controls in the UK


• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly establish and maintain productive relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders


• Excellent communication skills, including experience of conveying complex ideas to a diverse range of stakeholders


• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to prioritise effectively and work to tight deadlines

Lead Criteria An initial sift will take place on the Lead Criteria.

In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the minimum pass mark for the Lead Criteria may be raised at shortlisting stage. Candidates who apply under the DCS, GPTW or RIS schemes and meet the minimum requirements will be unaffected by the pass mark raise.

Interview

If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to a final interview in which we will assess you against the following Experience requirements of the role and Civil Service Behaviours.

Behaviours

• Communicating and Influencing


• Delivering at Pace


• Working Together

Full details of the positive indicators being assessed for each Behaviour can be found in the Candidate Pack.

Experience

• Knowledge and understanding of the regulatory delivery landscape for food controls in the UK

Expected Timeline

Advert closes: 09/06/26

Sift: Expected to take place from 10/06/26

Final panel interview: Expected to take place w/c 22/06/26

Interviews will be held remotely via MS Teams. (If you do not have the Microsoft Teams application installed on your computer, you can join on the web without installing the application).

Please note that indicated dates may be subject to change.

Childcare Vouchers

Any move to the Food Standards Agency from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare.

Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Reserve List

A reserve list will be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.

Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that the FSA does not offer visa sponsorship and cannot provide advice on visa applications

Making a complaint

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

If you feel your application has not been treated fairly in accordance with the principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should email the FSA’s Director of People at jo.bushnell@food.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you can contact the Civil Service Commission.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.### Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.### Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals


• nationals of the Republic of Ireland


• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK


• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre\-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)


• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre\-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)


• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020


• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

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