Technical Team Leader

Are you highly motivated with excellent communication skills?

Do you have the ability to influence others and guide your team in a shared strategy?

If so we would love to hear from you!

APHA is a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, because it helps us be more innovative and make better decisions. 

We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer, offering equitable opportunities for all individuals. Our goal is to build a diverse workforce, and we hope to attract applications from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups. 

We are looking for a confident and inspiring Technical Team Leader (TTL) to lead and manage a team of technical field staff within APHA, helping to protect animal health, safeguard animal welfare, and support international trade. Using your strong interpersonal skills, you will be responsible for overseeing a geographically dispersed delivery team, providing leadership and line management to a multidisciplinary group of Animal Health Officers and Egg Marketing Inspectors.

We are offering:

1 Fixed Term Appointment/Loan/Secondment to be based at Horley or Canterbury.

1 Fixed Term Appointment/Loan/Secondment to be based at Leicester or Lincoln.

Offers will be made in merit order by location

As a Technical Team Leader you will be accountable for the effective management of resources, prioritising workloads to meet delivery targets and will work alongside Technical Advisors to ensure your team has the capability to respond to emergencies and disease outbreaks whilst developing and assuring high performance, capability and consistency. This is a varied role that requires flexibility and a positive, focused attitude to achieving outcomes, despite any setbacks, with the ability to adapt to different tasks as the situation demands. As a visible leader, you will foster a positive team environment and ensure clear vision and direction are communicated.

The role involves a wide range of work including, but not limited to, the following:

• Lead and manage local and geographically dispersed technical staff, ensuring optimal deployment of resources.
• Proactively manage performance, conduct, and attendance, implementing improvement plans where needed.
• Build a strong team culture that promotes consistency and best practice across local, national, and agency‑wide work.
• Collaborate across Agency and Policy functions to influence tactical and strategic decision‑making.
• Work with Resilience and Technical Advisors to maintain technical quality standards and address skill gaps or development needs.
• Use management information to monitor outputs, identify risks, and take ownership of resolving issues.
• Contribute to agency‑wide change initiatives and support the implementation of customer‑ or policy‑driven changes.
• Champion high health and safety standards and support staff in meeting their responsibilities.

Please note: The post requires management of a geographically dispersed team which will sometimes require travel to multiple sites.

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate appropriate skills and experience in the following areas:

• Experience in leading and managing operational delivery teams, with a strong track record of developing people, managing performance, and building skills in collaboration with functional managers.                           
• Planning and organisational skills to enable effective work allocation and resource management to deliver challenging targets.
• Ability to meet changing directions when circumstances dictate, and delivering difficult messages with clarity, purpose and understanding
• Experience in reporting on activity and target delivery.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Confidence and ability to challenge constructively to deliver positive outcomes.

Learning and Development 

Everyone in APHA is supported to develop their skills and capabilities. When you join the Directorate, you will be welcomed into your new team through an induction programme that will provide you with helpful information on the civil service, our work and our policies. Your line manager will also work with you to establish your priorities for the year, developing a performance, learning and development plan tailored to you and your role. 

In return for your dedication, we will support your ongoing personal development through appropriate training. Inclusion, support and the development of our people matter to us. We aim to support the career and personal wellbeing of everyone in APHA.