Deputy Director, Supply Strategy & Continuity

Location

London or Leeds. The Directorate has teams in London and Leeds. You will be required to attend the London office on a regular basis.

Salary

External candidates should expect their salary upon appointment to be £76,000.

Existing Civil Servants on promotion will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules in place on the date of their appointment.

Job summary

The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) has one of the most important and demanding agendas in Government, as well as one of the most important missions – to help people live better for longer. Millions of people rely on the work we do to lead, shape and fund health and care across England, making sure that people have the support, care and treatment they need, with the compassion, respect and dignity the deserve.

In the Supply Resilience Directorate, we work to help ensure the continuity of supply of medical products to patients and promote long term resilience. In doing so, we work closely with a range of partners across Government, DHSC and its ALBs, as well as industry and with international governments and organisations.

As Deputy Director for Supply Strategy and Continuity, you will lead a team of around 20 responsible for identifying, assessing and – where possible – mitigating, threats to the supply of medical products. These threats can arise anywhere across complex, global and highly regulated supply chains – from access to raw materials, movement of goods across borders, to last mile delivery to patients.

You will also promote long term resilience through domestic and international activity with the aim of reducing vulnerabilities; and help to build knowledge and capability on supply across the Directorate and broader department.

As a confident and experience leader, you should be able to set and delivery a strategic vision and manage complex risks. You should be comfortable working at pace and under pressure, able to challenge and partner with senior stakeholders, and skilled at continuously improving your team’s delivery.