Job Title: Head of Health & Safety
Salary: £60,400 - £70,000 per annum
Location: Cambridge, UK/Hybrid
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
The health and safety of our people is our number one priority — and we're looking for a leader who believes great safety culture is built through trust, collaboration and meaningful partnerships.
We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
About the role
As Head of Health & Safety, you will be responsible for shaping and embedding a culture of safety, resilience and accountability across all areas and operations. As the organisation's principal health & safety advisor and competent person, you will provide assurance to senior leaders, ensuring compliance with international standards whilst driving best practice.
* Set and assure the global health & safety strategy, owning the framework, policies and governance aligned to ISO 45001, and ensuring compliance with evolving legislation worldwide.
* Embed a proactive, people‑centred safety culture, leading risk management, audits, incident investigation and emergency response while influencing stakeholders and partnering across resilience functions.
* Lead, develop and innovate, build a high‑performing global health & safety team, leveraging data, insight and emerging technologies to drive continuous improvement and inform senior decision‑making.
This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40‑60% of their time collaborating and connecting face‑to‑face at their dedicated location. Flexible working requests, including adjustments due to a disability or long‑term health condition, will be considered from day one.
About You
You are an experienced global health & safety leader with a strong background in office‑based, professional environments. You bring a blend of strategic insight and hands‑on operational capability, and are comfortable navigating complexity with resilience, pragmatism and sound judgement.
Effective people and influencing skills are essential. You lead with integrity and influence rather than mandate, using your relationship‑building skills to embed robust people‑centred health & safety management systems that enhance the employee and visitor experience.
You use data, insights and KPIs to inform strategy and decision‑making, and are passionate about developing balanced, realistic, inclusive and supportive management systems. You thrive in a global, matrixed organisation and can naturally embed our Global Operations ethos of Agility, Resilience and Efficiency into how you lead and deliver.
* Chartered professional status (or working towards) and experience leading ISO 45001 implementation in a global context.
* A strong global mindset, with a proven ability to influence geographically dispersed teams, manage outsourced partners and collaborate effectively across cultures.
Rewards and Benefits
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Group personal pension scheme
* Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
* Green travel schemes
We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion, ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme’s Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, disclose a disability or a long‑term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment welcomes applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics, and is committed to an equitable recruitment process that respects diversity and inclusiveness.
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