Health and Safety Lead

Role Overview

The Group Health and Safety Lead is the most senior health and safety role within the Hiscox Group. This role is responsible for shaping, leading and continuously improving the global health and safety framework, providing strategic oversight and practical guidance across multiple jurisdictions, and ensuring the organisation meets legal obligations and manages operational risk effectively.

Key Focus Areas

• Leading the Group health and safety management system and embedding consistent standards, governance and assurance across the global organisation.
• Acting as the UK statutory competent person and providing expert advice on legal compliance, risk mitigation and proportionate controls.
• Managing and developing the GATES network, including onboarding, guidance and oversight of local health and safety activity.
• Overseeing audits, incident reporting, investigations, corrective actions and training to strengthen organisational resilience and continuous improvement.
• Partnering with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure health and safety risks are identified, managed and monitored effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Fulfil the UK statutory requirement for a competent person to provide health and safety advice to the organisation.
• Provide the senior management team, Board, Business Unit Owners and the rest of the organisation with advice on H&S compliance, management and risk mitigation, including appropriate liability insurance purchase.
• Design, update and implement the Group HSMS.
• Lead the international network of Hiscox colleagues (GATES network) responsible for H&S in their offices, covering legal compliance in each jurisdiction.
• Lead or assist in the management and control of third‑party suppliers involved in H&S‑related activities.
• Work with Learning and Development on the design and implementation of H&S training across the Group.
• Design and implement a system for the reporting, recording and investigation of incidents, including near‑misses, compliant with all local legal requirements.
• Design and deliver an audit programme to provide the Board with confidence in legal compliance and implementation of the Group’s HSMS.

Reporting Line

• Reports to Head of Supplier Risk and Operations.
• No direct reports.
• GATES network representatives have a dotted/function reporting line.

Essential Connections

• Group Executive Committee / Board.
• Group Risk and Compliance.
• Group Procurement and Property Services.
• Group HR/People Team.
• GATES network.
• Third parties: total FM provider, Hiscox employers’ liability/workers’ comp insurers, Group H&S Leads from comparable companies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum ten years’ experience in a senior H&S role (less experience may be considered if knowledge is equivalent).
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent.
• Significant experience managing H&S in an international organisation.
• Good understanding of the commercial context for the Group.
• Ability to connect, consult and advise with colleagues throughout the organisation.

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