You’ll be responsible for the day‑to‑day delivery of Macmillan’s health and safety arrangements, acting as a trusted source of professional and competent advice, technical support and practical guidance to teams across the charity. You’ll help us comply with UK health and safety legislation, manage incidents and statutory reporting, and maintain clear and effective governance and assurance arrangements.
You’ll support audits, risk assessments, safe systems of work and incident investigations, helping teams to understand risks and take the appropriate action, whilst continuing to build capability across the organisation through clear communication, training and coaching. Working closely with Facilities, as well as the wider enabling functions directorates such as; People & Culture, Technology, and Finance & Operations, you’ll ensure health and safety is embedded into everyday working practices.
What you’ll be doing
* Acting as a competent health and safety practitioner, advising managers and teams, in a clear, supportive and practical way.
* Managing incident reporting, RIDDOR notifications and statutory duties, ensuring issues are followed up and learned from.
* Maintaining risk assessments, documentation and organisational oversight, so information is up to date, accurate, and accessible.
* Supporting audits, inspections and continuous improvement activity, helping turn findings into clear and practical actions.
* Coordinating first aid, fire safety and emergency arrangements, so colleagues know what to do and feel prepared.
* Producing clear reports, dashboards and updates for governance and assurance, that highlight risks and provide key insights and trends.
* Building capability through guidance, training and professional communication, helping people feel confident and enabled to do the right thing.
* Working collaboratively with internal teams, suppliers and external bodies, providing constructive challenge when necessary.
About you
You’ll bring strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and HSE guidance, with either a Tech IOSH (or equivalent) status or NEBOSH General Certificate. You have experience providing professional health and safety advice, managing incidents, supporting audits and enabling compliance in a complex environment.
You’re calm under pressure, solutions‑focused and able to influence with credibility. You use data and insight to inform decisions, and you balance legal compliance with practical, proportionate approaches.
What you’ll help us achieve
* Sustained compliance with legislation and HSE guidance
* Clear, reliable assurance that risks are identified and managed
* Improved organisational confidence in safe working practices
* A positive, proportionate health and safety culture across Macmillan
Join us and help create a safe, supportive environment where colleagues and volunteers can do their best work for people living with cancer