Head of Team, Supply Resilience Directorate

Role 1. Head of Engagement and Policy, Supply Strategy and ContinuityThe successful candidate will be responsible for delivery of continuity of supply policy priorities through engagement with key industry and health and social care stakeholders on supply resilience and building capability on supply resilience.Role 2. Head of NSDR Policy and AnalysisThe successful candidate will be responsible for leading the NSDR's policy and analytical team. As well as line managing up to three Grade 7s (and a mix of policy and analytical professionals), the individual will be responsible for med tech response policy, as well as acting as Head of the Directorate's analytical function. Role 1) Head of Engagement and Policy, Supply Strategy and ContinuityProvide leadership to a mixed team consisting of grade 7, SEO and HEO and direct line management of a number of grade 7 senior policy advisors and communications specialists.Ensure that engagement activity with suppliers on topics related to supply resilience is coordinated across DHSC and its ALBs. Support the engagement team to build relationships with industry and key government stakeholders. Supporting and leading as needed, the Departments response to supply chain disruption of medical products, and proactive policy development to manage risks.Developing and promoting tools that help support teams across the Department to understand and assess the importance of supply chain resilience in their policy areasBuild trusted relationships with key stakeholders both in and outside of Government to help further the importance of supply considerations in policy making and represent the Supply Resilience Directorate across Government. Role 2) Head of NSDR Policy and AnalysisThe post-holder will lead a multi-disciplinary team to: Design and deliver NSDR response policy.Development of key relationships with stakeholders critical to MedTech response policy to foster close collaboration and meet shared objectives. This includes senior teams internal to DHSC, NHSE, NHS Supply Chain, MHRA and the Devolved Administrations. Strategic leadership and delivery of SRD analytical function, including all analytical products to help ensure a robust evidence base for work across the Directorate and beyond. Many of these products inform advice to, or are shared directly with, DGs and Ministers.Lead engagement with senior external industry partners from across the supply chain on issues relating to med tech response policy. External challenge and communication are critical to policy design and implementation.