About the job

Job summary

We are currently looking for a Head of Performance Reporting to join our Finance function within the Corporate group.

This is a full-time opportunity, on a permanent basis. The role will be based in 10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf London, E14 4PU. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.  

Government departments and agencies are working towards implementing a minimum 60% attendance in office sites.

We are currently implementing a flexible, hybrid way of working, with a minimum of 8 days per month working on site to enable the collaboration and contact with partners and stakeholders needed to deliver MHRA business. Attendance on site is driven by business needs so depending on the nature of the role, this can flex up to 12 days a month, with the remainder of time worked either remotely or in the office. Some roles will need to be on site more regularly.

Who are we? 

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency enhance and improve the health of millions of people every day through the effective regulation of medicines and medical devices, underpinned by science and research.  

The Corporate Group covers Finance, Commercial, HR and Infrastructure and Laboratory Services. We deliver core corporate functions that support the wider agency deliver its public health and regulatory activities as effectively and efficiently as possible.

This post sits in the Planning and Performance Team in Finance. We are responsible for developing the agency’s strategy and business plans; reporting on business performance and encouraging a high-performance culture; and ensuring the agency’s service fees continue to cover our costs.

What’s the role?

 

We are looking for a dynamic individual to oversee agency wide performance reporting; deliver high-quality impactful analysis and advice to senior leader on performance matters; and to help drive a more performance focused culture in the agency.

The key focus of the agency’s next business plan is optimising our service delivery, and performance reporting is central to that. The successful applicant will have an opportunity to work in a high profile and influential role and leave a lasting positive impact in an organisation at the heart of the UK’s healthcare system.

Job description

• Manage and improve the agency’s performance reporting system through project planning, senior stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, data analysis and using a range of tools and techniques to illustrate performance data and improve process efficiency.
• Provide high-quality impactful analysis and advice on the agency’s performance for senior stakeholders including our Executive Committee and Board; external stakeholders such as DHSC and Cabinet Office; and for our Annual Report and Accounts to Parliament.
• Lead on delivering two key commitments: our first centralised business volumes database so we can better inform income forecasting, business planning and performance reporting; an Agency business plan objective of improving the transparency of our performance data for key services.
• Derive insights, identity risks from performance data and offer challenge to persuade and engage to help teams and senior management manage the MHRA more effectively and thus help embed a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

Person specification

Our successful candidate will have: 

 

-          A proven track record of business analysis and performance reporting, including creating and running systems to set and track performance, including business volumes.

-          Strong analytical skills, able to deal with large volumes of complex data; create clear visual performance dashboards and summary reports that distil insight for senior managers.

-          Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage staff, present convincingly to seniors, deal with resistance in a collaborative manner so as to maintain relationships and generate enthusiasm

-          The ability to work independently, with the ability to plan, set up and run projects and balance competing priorities.

 

If you would like to find out more about this fantastic opportunity, please read our Job Description and Person Specification! 

 

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £56,353, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency contributes £15,215 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

We use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess our candidates, find out more here. 

• Online application form and a statement of suitability, attached as a PDF of no more than 300 words, explaining why you think you’re a good fit for this role. Please ensure all application questions are completed in full; your application may not be considered if any responses are left blank. Our applications are CV blind, and our Hiring Managers will not be able to access your CV when reviewing your application.Please ensure not to include any personal identifying information on your supporting information.
• Interview that will include questions based on the Behaviour and Experience Success Profiles.

 

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Job Applications

Applicants must ensure that anything submitted is factually accurate and truthful. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.

 

If you require any disability related adjustments at any point during the process, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk as soon as possible. 

 

Closing date: 5th July 2024

Shortlisting date: W/C 8th July 2024

Interview date: W/C 15th July 2024

 

Candidates will be contacted within a week of the sift and the interviews completed to inform them of the outcome.

 

If you need assistance applying for this role or have any other questions, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk 

 

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here. 

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check as well as animal rights and pro-life activism checks. People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Any move to the MHRA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.

Successful candidates may be subject to annual Occupational Health reviews dependent on role requirements. If you have any queries, please contact careers@mhra.gov.uk.

In accordance with the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles our recruitment and selection processes are underpinned by the requirement of selection for appointment on the basis of merit by a fair and open competition. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should firstly contact Mira Mepa, Head of Recruitment and Operations, Mira.Mepa@mhra.gov.uk.  

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk 

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Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.