Group Director SARG
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GROUP DIRECTOR - Safety & Airspace Regulation Group (SARG)
How to apply
To express an interest in this role, please apply for this role through Odgers Berndtson's website at www.Odgers.com/91680
Applications made directly to the CAA will not be considered.
Location: The role will be based in Gatwick and London, with some UK and international travel required.
Working patterns: This is a permanent role. The Civil Aviation Authority are willing to consider flexible working patterns and secondments.
Security clearance and checks: The successful candidate will be required to have or be willing to obtain security clearance. Social media footprints will be reviewed as part of the recruitment process.
The Role:
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has a vital public service role, promoting the safety, security, and consumer interests of those who fly, whilst protecting those on the ground below. We also have a vital role in leading and enabling the sector, helping ensure that the UK continues to be a global leader, with a reputation to match. In meeting these commitments, we must not only maintain excellence in our day-to-day responsibilities, but also ensure that our organisation and our people are properly set for the future. These are exciting but exceptionally challenging times: we are helping chart a course to environmentally sustainable aviation; we need to ensure that UK aerospace continues to thrive outside the EU; we need to create the right environment for new technologies, including through our relatively new role as the UK's Space regulator; we need to do more to promote innovation, STEM, and diversity in aerospace; and we need to develop further our ability to match consumers' expectations, achieving this through our people and creating a culture that enables them to thrive.
We are not a static organisation: we evolve and adapt, at pace when necessary, and we are growing, both in the number of people in the Civil Aviation Authority and the range of our responsibilities. Our workforce is becoming more diverse, as are our roles representing the public we protect, highly skilled and strongly motivated by the importance of our public service role. But there is yet more to do, and you will be at the forefront ,in dealing with major policy issues with senior industry, general aviation, aerospace. Building effective relationships and handling difficult conversations and government stakeholders.
Reporting to the CEO, the Group Director Safety & Airspace Regulation Group, will be expected to take a broad view of strategy and policy and be active in working with others to shape the future policy environment. The role is unique & challenging, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to help make a lasting impact to the public and the UK; the opportunity to contribute to key national policy issues; and the opportunity to be at the forefront of the aviation and aerospace industry as it evolves, innovates and changes to meet environment and sustainability challenges, whilst being at the forefront of space and new ways of travel. In addition, you will also learn about and get involved in a broad range of work through the ExCo and Board roles.
If you are a highly experienced leader in Safety with Aviation and Aerospace regulation experience, who thrives on change and delivery, we'd encourage you to apply.
Additional Information:
For many appointments within the CAA, these roles require access to operationally sensitive infrastructure and/or Nationally Protected information. For these roles the post holders must undergo National Security Vetting and achieve the appropriate level of clearance.
To be vetted we will usually expect a reasonable period of residency in the UK so that meaningful checks can be undertaken. For this role this will need to be 5 years. If you do not meet these requirements, we may not be able to accept your application. For more information on CTC and SC clearance please visit - Vetting explained - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The CAA values high ethical standards and personal integrity among employees. If invited for interview you will be asked to complete a declaration of interest.
Our Values:
Do The Right Thing, Never Stop Learning, Build Collaborative Relationships, Respect Everyone - For more information please Click Here
The appointment process:
Applications for the role will be assessed by an appointment panel, which will consist of: Sir Stephen Hillier (CAA Chair), Rob Bishton (CAA CEO), Tracey Martin (CAA CFOO) & Manny Lewis (Independent Panel Member and NED). Odgers Berndtson has been engaged to assist the panel as an employment agency advisor. We will try and offer as much flexibility as we can, but it may not be possible to offer alternative dates for assessments or interviews. You are therefore asked to note the below timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process, in order to meet the dates given. The panel currently intends to ask a longlist of candidates to meet with Odgers Berndtson following the longlist meeting, but may choose to proceed directly to a shortlist at that stage. Candidates will be informed of next steps in either case.
Please note that these dates may be subject to change.
- 19th June 2024 : Closing Date
- 17th June 2024 : Longlist meeting
- WC 24th June 2024 : Shortlist meeting
- 8th July 2024: Colleague engagement and media exercise - Westferry House, Canary Wharf, London
- WC 8th July 2024 : Informal 1:1 Conversation - Teams call, wiith CAA Director of People & Culture
- WC 8th July 2024: Psychometric Assessment - online
- 16th July 2024 : Panel Interviews - Westferry House, Canary Wharf, London