Chief Officer, Digital Technologies, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Chief Officer - Digital and Technologies,

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

United Kingdom

Thank you for considering this opportunity and for taking the time to read this information.

The MHRA plays a unique role in safeguarding public health and enabling UK life sciences to thrive. As healthcare becomes ever more digital, our mission is evolving. We are looking for an exceptional leader who can drive delivery, shape policy and inspire confidence across the sector.

We are seeking to appoint to a new role of Chief Officer – Digital and Technologies. As we look ahead to our forthcoming 5-year strategy, this role will be central to how we modernise regulation, strengthen public trust and enable innovation to flourish in a digital-first healthcare system.

Within this role, you will oversee major IT programmes that underpin our regulatory and operational capabilities. These programmes must be designed around user needs, delivered to the highest standards and resilient against evolving cyber threats. Your leadership will ensure that technology supports our core business delivery and is a driver of improvement and change across the agency.

Crucially, you will lead the development of the data architecture that powers world-class safety and surveillance. Our Safety and Surveillance Group depends on intelligent systems to detect risks and respond rapidly. You will work closely with the vigilance teams to ensure that the enabling data infrastructure, is resilient and built for the future.

This is a leadership role with national and global reach. You will help define the UK’s approach to regulating digital health technologies, including software and artificial intelligence as medical devices. Through initiatives such as the UK National Commission on the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, you will be at the forefront of building frameworks that are trusted, agile and internationally respected.

You will operate at national Board level, shaping strategy, guiding policy and representing the MHRA across government, industry and the public. We are looking for someone who brings not only technical and regulatory expertise, but also the judgement, communication and collaborative spirit to lead across disciplines and deliver lasting change.

Finally, you will be a national and international ambassador for the MHRA. Whether engaging with global regulators, speaking at major forums or building strategic partnerships, your voice will carry the credibility and ambition of the agency as an indispensable part of UK tech and life sciences.

If you have the experience, ambition and vision to lead this mission, we would be delighted to receive your application.

Lawrence Tallon, Chief Executive, MHRA

Overview

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the UK’s sovereign regulator for medicines, including biological medicines, medical devices, and blood products. Our primary purpose is to ensure that products intended for the UK market are safe and effective and to monitor the ongoing safety of licensed products. We improve and protect the health of millions of people every day by making sure healthcare products in the UK meet the highest standards and are safe to use.

We are an executive agency accountable to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). We have been given a specific role and remit by Government and our responsibilities are:

ensure medicines, medical devices and blood components for transfusion meet applicable standards of safety, quality and efficacy (effectiveness)
secure safe supply chain for medicines, medical devices and blood components
promote international standardisation and harmonisation to assure the effectiveness and safety of biological medicines
educate the public and healthcare professionals about the risks and benefits of medicines, medical devices and blood components, leading to safer and more effective use
enable innovation and research and development that is beneficial to public health
collaborate with partners in the UK and internationally to support our mission to enable the earliest access to safe medicines and medical devices and to protect public health.

In our role, we balance public health expertise, operational delivery, scientific integrity, independence in regulatory decision-making and appropriate ministerial oversight and accountability to command public confidence.

Our Mission

To protect and improve public health.

Our Vision

To be a vital part of the UK health system and global health architecture—demonstrating excellence, embracing innovation, and supporting growth to keep patients and the public safe.

Our Leadership

We have recently been joined by a new Chair and new Chief Executive who have galvanised the organisation to move forward.

Chair, Professor Anthony Harnden

Professor Anthony Harnden is Professor of Primary Care at the University of Oxford and until December 2024, was a registrant council member of the General Medical Council and Chair of the Remuneration Committee. He was also Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), playing a key role in ensuring public trust and patient safety during the distribution of the Covid vaccine. Anthony has over 40 years of experience working for NHS, mostly as a general practitioner in Wheatley, Oxfordshire. He is particularly focused on protecting patient safety through robust surveillance and embracing risk-proportionate regulation to maintain the UK as a global regulator of excellence.

Chief Executive, Lawrence Tallon

Lawrence was previously Deputy Chief Executive at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where he led the Trust’s approach to strategy, technology, innovation and improvement. He has extensive experience across the healthcare sector in strategy and leadership roles, including within the Department of Health and Social Care alongside ministers and NHS leaders. Lawrence is committed to patient safety and healthcare innovation, as well as life sciences and risk-proportionate regulation.

In terms of corporate governance, we are governed by a unitary board of directors supported by three board assurance committees. The board is responsible for advising on the strategic direction of the agency, ensuring that targets set out in the business plan and agreed with ministers, are met. The board is not involved in any regulatory decisions affecting medicines or medical devices. These are the responsibility of the chief executive and executive committee (senior leadership team).

Current Executive Committee Leadership Structure

How We Work – Focus and Priorities

We are funded mostly by income from fee-charging activities, products and services, with the remainder of funds coming from the Department of Health and Social Care as grant-in-aid for specific activities, mainly related to medical devices regulation and scientific research.

From early support of innovative products, to the licensing of products, to the monitoring of existing products on the market, we are equipped to support products from discovery, to approval, to effective monitoring.

Our priorities include:

Maintaining public trust through transparency and proactive communications.
Enabling predictable healthcare access to safe and effective medical products.
Scientific and regulatory excellence through strategic partnerships.
Being an agency where people flourish alongside a responsive customer service.

We work closely providing advice and support to the following types of organisations, including Academic institutions and people carrying out scientific research including charities interested in medical research; healthcare professional bodies; public sector organisations representing the UK health system and life sciences sector. In particular we work with:

· Developers of new and innovative products.

· Sponsors entering products for clinical trials for medicines and clinical investigations for medical devices.

· Manufacturers with promising innovative medicines.

· Manufacturers of biological products.

· Developers of products at all stages of their development.

· Manufacturers of medical devices.

We deliver the following services:

The British Pharmacopoeia provides written and chemical quality standards for UK pharmaceutical substances and medicinal products.
Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) data services provide the life sciences sector with anonymised primary care (NHS) datasets that can be linked to other datasets.
The National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) standards are available globally to set the quality of biological medicines. We also offer NIBSC contract and control testing services.
The UK Stem Cell Bank offers quality-controlled stem cell lines to support scientific research and clinical development of stem cell therapies.
Our Yellow Card scheme is how patients, the public and healthcare professionals report problems with healthcare products.

Our Partnerships

Partnership working locally, nationally and internationally across health and life sciences is essential to enhance our public health impact. That is why we are proactive in our approach to developing effective relationships across the UK healthcare system including NICE, the Devolved Administrations and the NHS.

We work hand in hand with regulators internationally and contribute directly to global partnerships, such as the ACCESS Consortium, Project Orbis and our membership of the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA), the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) and the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF).

We utilise the expert advice of both the Commission on Human Medicines, the UK Government’s independent advisory body on the safety, efficacy and quality of medicinal products, and the Interim Devices Working Group which provides independent clinical, scientific and technical advice on medical devices to inform benefit-risk evaluations.

We also seek advice from the British Pharmacopoeia Commission, an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, in our annual preparation and publication of the British Pharmacopoeia, British Pharmacopoeia (Vet) and British Approved Names publications.

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Alumni Global has been retained to support this appointment. This appointment will be regulated by the Civil Service Commission, and we follow clear guidelines to ensure that our recruitment is fair and open. The Civil Service Commission has two primary functions:
Providing assurance that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. For the most senior posts in the Civil Service, the Commission discharges its responsibilities directly by overseeing the recruitment process and by a Commissioner chairing the selection panel.
Hearing and determining appeals made by civil servants under the Civil Service Code which sets out the Civil Service values – Impartiality, Objectivity, Integrity and Honesty - and forms part of the relationship between civil servants and their employer.
More detailed information about the Civil Service Commission and their role can be found at Home - Civil Service Commission. The Selection Committee for this role will be Chaired by
- Sarah Pittam, Civil Service Commissioner, and include:
- Professor Anthony Harnden, Chair of MHRA
- Lawrence Tallon, Chief Executive for MHRA
- Dr Junaid Bajwa, Non-Executive Director
- Denis Lafitte, Chief Digital Information Officer, Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
To Apply:
To apply for this post, you will need to submit your application by 23:55 21 November 2025, providing the documents outlined below:
- A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years;
- A Statement of Suitability (no longer 1,200 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria listed in the person specification.
- A Diversity Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application). If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics, you will have the option to select ‘prefer not to say’. All monitoring data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be provided to the selection panel. The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the Civil Service becoming the most inclusive employer.
- The names of at least three referees who may be contacted at shortlist stage, i.e. before the final interview, describing in what capacity and over what period of time they have known you. Referees will not be contacted without your consent.
The civil service offer a Disability Confidence Scheme in which disabled applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria as set out in the essential criteria of the person specification are guaranteed an interview. Selection will be on merit. If you wish to claim a guaranteed interview under the Disability Confident Scheme, you should email Michael Earnshaw at Alumni Global on Michael.earnshaw@alumniglobal.com. It is not necessary to state the nature of your disability.
Should you need any adjustments to make the recruitment process more accessible to you, please contact a member of the team at the application address indicated above. The preferred method of application is online, at the bottom of this microsite.
If you are unable to apply online please email: Michael Earnshaw at Alumni Global on Michael.earnshaw@alumniglobal.com. All applications will receive an automated response.
Any postal applications should be sent direct to: FAO: Michael Earnshaw, Alumni Global (ref A041032) 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP. All candidates are also requested to complete an online Diversity Monitoring Form which will be found at the end of the application process. This will assist MHRA in monitoring selection decisions to assess whether equality of opportunity is being achieved. Any information collated from the Diversity Monitoring Forms will not be used as part of the selection process and will be treated as strictly confidential.
Shortlist
You will receive an acknowledgment of your application through the online process. The panel will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the essential criteria within the person specification. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application. The indicative timeline in this pack indicates the date by which decisions are expected to be made, and all shortlisted candidates will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible thereafter. A long list stage may be introduced if we receive a large number of very credible applications.
Assessment
If you are shortlisted, you will be asked to take part in a series of assessments which could include a stakeholder engagement exercise and an unseen scenario based exercise/presentation prior to the interview. These assessments will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, they are designed to support the panel’s decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at the panel interview. The panel interview will be a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
Right to work checks
If you are successfully shortlisted, our partner, Yoti, will contact you to complete an online right to work check. This is a quick and secure process, ensuring that all necessary legal requirements are met before proceeding further in the recruitment process.
Monitoring
One of Alumni Global’s and MHRA’s objectives is to ensure that its workforce is reflective of the local community and therefore we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. So that we can successfully achieve these aims, while it is not mandatory we would encourage every applicant to complete the “Equal Opportunities Monitoring form” so that we can measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The Recruiting Manager does not have access to the Monitoring Information Sections of the application form at any stage of the process and the information provided will be kept entirely confidential.
For a confidential discussion on this role please contact:
Michael Earnshaw, Director of Research or Frank McKenna, Global Managing Director, whose details can be found at the bottom of this microsite.
Candidate adjustment
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process please can you advise us so that we can ensure this is accommodated.
Informal Discussions
Shortlisted candidates will also have the opportunity to speak to the vacancy holder, Lawrence Tallon, CEO and/or other senior stakeholders, prior to the final interview to learn more about the role. Please note that this not part of the formal assessment process, it is intended to give candidates the opportunity to learn more about the appointment and MHRA.
Offer
Regardless of the outcome, we will notify all candidates as soon as possible after the final interview.
Additional Information
Please note that references and open-source due diligence checks (including into social media accounts) may be undertaken for all short-listed candidates.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For further information on whether you are eligible to apply under this scheme please follow the link.
In addition to this, MHRA is a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ under the government’s Disability Confident Scheme which denotes organisations that have a positive commitment towards disabled people. We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role, as outlined on page 10 of this pack. If you wish to claim a guaranteed interview, you should declare so at the point you submit your application.
Personal data
In line with GDPR, we ask that you do NOT send us any information that can identify children or any of your Sensitive Personal Data (racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning health or sex life and sexual orientation, genetic and / or biometric data) in your CV and application documentation. Following this notice, any inclusion of your Sensitive Personal Data in your CV/application documentation will be understood by us as your express consent to process this information going forward. Please also remember to not mention anyone’s information or details (e.g. referees) who have not previously agreed to their inclusion.
Contact details
For a conversation in confidence, please contact:
Frank McKenna, Global Managing Director:frank.mckenna@alumniglobal.com or
Michael Earnshaw, Director of Research:Michael.earnshaw@alumniglobal.com
We are committed to ensuring everyone can access our website and application processes. This includes people with sight loss, hearing, mobility and cognitive impairments. Should you require access to these documents in alternative formats, please contact:
Sian Price, Head of Operations and Quality: sian.price@alumniglobal.com
Also, if you have any comments and/or suggestions about improving access to our application processes please don't hesitate to contact Sian Price, Head of Operations and Quality: sian.price@alumniglobal.com
An indicative timeline is shared below, please note this may be subject to change:
Closing date: 21st November 2025
Longlist Meeting: w/c 24/11/2025
First round of interviews with Alumni Global: w/c 24/11/2025
Shortlisting Meeting: w/c 01/12/2025
Informal discussion/chats (optional): w/c 01/12/2025
Assessments and Stakeholder discussions: w/c 08/12/2025
Final Interviews: w/c 15th December 2025 - TBC
Please ensure you have made a note of the final interview date(s). We recommend that you bookmark this microsite, as any potential updates regarding the role will be posted online.
As well as offering a great place to work, MHRA offers a supporting benefits package for its employees at work and outside of work. As an MHRA employee you will have access to a range of benefits such as:
Continuous investment in Career Development
Whatever your role, MHRA takes your career and development seriously, and wants to enable you to build a successful career with MHRA. It is crucial that MHRA employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead, and you’ll benefit from regular performance and development reviews complimented by a supporting learning and development offer tailored to your needs.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At MHRA we have pro-active staff networks that are focussed on supporting employees in making MHRA a great place to work where our people truly can flourish.
Pension
Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package. A competitive contributory pension scheme that you can enter as soon as you join where we will make a significant contribution of 28.97% to the cost of your pension; where your contributions come out of your salary before any tax is taken; and where your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire. Visit Civil Service Pension Scheme for more details.
Civil Services pension arrangements will apply. Full details can be found on the Civil Service Pensions website at: https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/
Reward & Recognition
You will be eligible to earn a non-pensionable, non-consolidated performance-related award, subject to annual performance in role.
Generous Annual Leave and Bank Holiday Allowance
25 days annual leave on entry, increasing on a sliding scale to 30 days after 5 years’ service. This is in addition to 8 public holidays. This will be complemented by one further day paid privilege entitlement to mark the King’s Birthday.
If you are an existing Senior Civil Servant (SCS) your current annual leave entitlement may be carried over.
Staff Wellbeing
At MHRA we understand the value and importance of staff wellbeing. To support this we have a range of policies available to support our people ranging from
- Maternity and Paternity Policies
- Flexible working Policies
- Onsite facilities such as canteens
- Occupational sick pay
- Access to an employee assistance programme that offers a range of support such as financial, wellbeing and mental health support.
My Benefits
Offers a suite of discounts that allows you to mix and match your benefits to suit you and help you boost your physical, mental and financial wellbeing and achieve the lifestyle you want. Benefits range from:
- Flexible working to ensure staff maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Access to the Civil Service Benevolent Fund
- Access to a range of discounts and staff benefits through our mylifestyle benefits portal with Reward Gateway
- Eligibility to join the Civil Service Motoring Association (CSMA)
- Variety of staff and Civil Service clubs
- Continuous professional development support
- Season Ticket and Bicycle Loan offers Interest-free loans allowing you to spread the cost of an annual travel season ticket or a new bicycle.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of you and other civil servants. These are based on the core values which are set out in legislation. As a civil servant, you are expected to carry out your role with dedication and a commitment to the Civil Service and its core values of:
‘integrity’ – putting the obligations of public service above your own personal interests
‘honesty’ – being truthful and open
‘objectivity’ – basing your advice and decisions on rigorous analysis of the evidence
‘impartiality’ – acting solely according to the merits of the case and serving equally well governments of different political persuasions
These core values support good government and ensure the achievement of the highest possible standards in all that the Civil Service does. This in turn helps the Civil Service to gain and retain the respect of ministers, Parliament, the public and its customers.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of you and other civil servants. These are based on the core values which are set out in legislation. As a civil servant, you are expected to carry out your role with dedication and a commitment to the Civil Service and its core values of:
‘integrity’ – putting the obligations of public service above your own personal interests
‘honesty’ – being truthful and open
‘objectivity’ – basing your advice and decisions on rigorous analysis of the evidence
‘impartiality’ – acting solely according to the merits of the case and serving equally well governments of different political persuasions
These core values support good government and ensure the achievement of the highest possible standards in all that the Civil Service does. This in turn helps the Civil Service to gain and retain the respect of ministers, Parliament, the public and its customers.
MHRA Values
The Civil Service Code is reflected in the Agency’s values, which state that we will strive to:
- focus on patients and public healt
- work together with respect.
- take responsibility and are accountable
- create an environment where learning and innovation thrive.
The MHRA is committed to becoming and exemplar employer on inclusion. We know that working inclusively and harnessing a range of talents means solving problems better, making better decisions and delivering better public services.
MHRA is committed to representing as broad a range of views and backgrounds as we have in UK society, focused not just on the characteristics protected under law but equally committed to greater socioeconomic diversity, greater regional diversity and to building teams where effectively harnessing cognitive diversity is the way decisions are made. We know that diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to an effective, modern Civil Service that delivers policies and services for all of our citizens.
MHRA vision is to ensure it represents modern Britain and is a truly inclusive employer – an example to other employers. MHRA will create an organisation where diversity and fairness are not only respected and valued – but celebrated - and where everyone can see where they belong and no one feels excluded.
What’s in it for me?
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for MHRA – regardless of background, working style or career experience. If you’re interested in becoming a world class leader, developing your career with MHRA – starting with this interesting and challenging role – or doing things differently and inspiring colleagues, then MHRA is the place for you.
MHRA’s passion for inclusion and equality means creating a work environment for all employees that is welcoming, respectful, fair, engaging, and enriched with opportunities for personal and professional development.
What’s next?
You’ve taken the first step and looked through this job pack to understand the skills and experience needed to perform this role. Now join us in achieving our ambitions and let us help you achieve yours.
The MHRA is committed to becoming and exemplar employer on inclusion. We know that working inclusively and harnessing a range of talents means solving problems better, making better decisions and delivering better public services.
MHRA is committed to representing as broad a range of views and backgrounds as we have in UK society, focused not just on the characteristics protected under law but equally committed to greater socioeconomic diversity, greater regional diversity and to building teams where effectively harnessing cognitive diversity is the way decisions are made. We know that diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to an effective, modern Civil Service that delivers policies and services for all of our citizens.
MHRA vision is to ensure it represents modern Britain and is a truly inclusive employer – an example to other employers. MHRA will create an organisation where diversity and fairness are not only respected and valued – but celebrated - and where everyone can see where they belong and no one feels excluded.
What’s in it for me?
We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for MHRA – regardless of background, working style or career experience. If you’re interested in becoming a world class leader, developing your career with MHRA – starting with this interesting and challenging role – or doing things differently and inspiring colleagues, then MHRA is the place for you.
MHRA’s passion for inclusion and equality means creating a work environment for all employees that is welcoming, respectful, fair, engaging, and enriched with opportunities for personal and professional development.
What’s next?
You’ve taken the first step and looked through this job pack to understand the skills and experience needed to perform this role. Now join us in achieving our ambitions and let us help you achieve yours.
Can I apply if I am not currently a civil servant
Yes. This role is open to suitably qualified people in the external market and to existing civil servants and those in accredited Non- Departmental Bodies
Can I join on secondment terms
Yes, a secondment may be possible. Candidates from outside the Civil Service applying on a secondment basis will normally remain on their parent organisation’s terms, including pay. If you are considering a secondment contact Michael Earnshaw at Alumni Global on Michael.earnshaw@alumniglobal.com before applying
Is this role suitable for part-time working
This is a full-time role, but all flexible working arrangements will be considered. You should discuss your needs with Michael Earnshaw at Alumni Global on Michael.earnshaw@alumniglobal.com if you are invited to interview
Will the role involve travel
Yes, national and international travel will be required for this role, including overnight stays. All MHRA related travel will be reimbursed in compliance with travel policies.
Can I claim back any expenses incurred during the recruitment process
No. Unfortunately we will not be able to reimburse you.
What nationality do I need to hold in order to apply?
You will need to hold the right immigration status and nationality requirements for this role –please ask Michael Earnshaw at Alumni Global on Michael.earnshaw@alumniglobal.com if you have any questions.
What reasonable adjustments can be made if I have a disability?
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments in order to support disabled job applicants and ensure that you are not disadvantaged in the recruitment and assessment process. If you feel that you may need a reasonable adjustment to be made, or you would like to discuss your requirements in more detail, please contact Michael Earnshaw at Alumni Global on Michael.earnshaw@alumniglobal.com in the first instance.
Do you offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Disabled Persons?
Disabled applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria in the job specification are guaranteed an interview. Selection will be on merit. If you wish to claim a guaranteed interview under the Disability Commitment, you should complete the relevant section of the online application. It is not necessary to state the nature of your disability.
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
In February 2020, the Government announced the introduction of a new initiative to make the Civil Service ‘A Great Place to Work for Veterans’. Many veterans already work in the Civil Service and contribute a huge amount to the organisation, and this initiative aims to encourage more veterans to take this step. These new measures are focused on roles at all grades, functions and professions across the Civil Service. As a result veterans who meet the minimum criteria for a role will progress to the next stage of selection. In most cases this will be an interview, but depending on the vacancy it may be another method of selection such as an online test or an assessment centre. To be eligible for this scheme in the Civil Service, you must:
- have served for at least one year in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces (as a Regular or Reserve); this includes time spent training
- be in transition from, or ceased to be a member of, HM Armed Forces
- not already be a civil servant, or be employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body
There is no maximum time limit from when you left HM Armed Forces to be eligible for this initiative.
Reserved for UK Nationals?
Certain posts, notably those concerned with security and intelligence, might be reserved for British citizens, but this will not normally prevent access to a wide range of developmental opportunities within the Civil Service. This is not a reserved post.
Is security clearance required?
Yes. If successful the appointment will be subject to satisfactory completion of checks on health, security, criminal and other matters. 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 obtain SC level security clearance. And be willing to obtain security clearance to developed vetting (DV) level.
MHRA also have a range of additional checks partial to the organization, including social media and activism checks.
What do I do if I want to make a complaint?
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Frank McKenna, Global Managing Director: frank.mckenna@alumniglobal.com in the first instance.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk
What should I do if I think that I have a conflict of interest?
Candidates must note the requirement to declare any interests that might cause questions to be raised about their appointment. If you believe that you may have a conflict of interest please contact Michael Earnshaw, Director of Research: Michael.earnshaw@alumniglobal.com before submitting your application