The IChemE Safety Centre (ISC) was created in 2014 and is now a world leading forum for sharing best practices in process safety engineering.

The ISC has ambitions to continue to grow and engage with more industry sectors, aligning with the IChemE strategy to engineer a safer, sustainable world.

Chemical and process engineers are uniquely placed to contribute to the delivery of a sustainable future for us all. The world's ambition to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) needs chemical engineers. Leading the practical application of new and emerging technologies, chemical engineers play a vital role in addressing the energy transition towards a net zero future, the need for sustainable food and water supplies, and the provision of global healthcare solutions.

The Associate Director ISC is a key senior role within the ISC and wider IChemE, providing dynamic, innovative and capable leadership and expertise to enable the ISC to meet its medium and long-term strategic goals and fulfil its potential.

The role holder will work closely with the Director of the ISC, other ISC staff and the broader IChemE team to drive forward the ISC, growing its impact and reach for the benefit of members, relevant sectors and wider society. This role is crucial in ensuring that the ISC can continue to deliver on existing activities and commitments while extending its membership base and voice. This includes responsibility for timely, effective and professional delivery of project, products and services as well as supporting and encouraging member (ISC and IChemE) retention, loyalty and advocacy.

As a senior role within the ISC and the wider IChemE team, the Associate Director will make a key contribution to the overall strategic development of the ISC and the IChemE, working with the ISC Advisory Board and the IChemE Board of Trustees alongside responsibility for day-to-day delivery of ISC projects and services -

• Driving development of the ISC offer to members, ensuring agility and innovation while maintaining quality and credibility, resulting in –
• Increased levels of membership, member engagement and member impact
• Consistently high, and wherever possible increasing, member retention
• Attraction of member enquiries and conversions to new members, so creating a sustainable membership pipeline to increase overall impact and achieve strategic ambitions.

• Building the reputation and awareness of ISC through –
• Engagement with members and non-members via events, conferences and other activities, in person and virtually.
• Participation on behalf of ISC in appropriate national and international fora, and engagement with relevant government and non-governmental bodies, industry organisations and others.
• Collaboration with other process safety and related bodies.

• Ensuring impactful and effective delivery of ISC activities to budget, quality and timelines, including but not necessarily limited to - .
• Managing and co-ordinating internal and external resources
• Leading, guiding and supporting a diverse range of ISC working groups
• Where appropriate, providing specialist process safety input and expertise alongside quality assurance on behalf of the ISC and wider IChemE.

The Associate Director ISC also has a key role in identifying, exploiting and further developing synergies between the ISC and wider IChemE activities and vice versa – including membership, training, policy and events.

In addition to duties and responsibilities listed above, the employee may be required to perform other duties assigned by their line manager from time to time.

IChemE is an international membership organisation and activities often take place outside of normal working hours. The role holder must be willing to attend and participate in such activities and associated travel. Additionally, the role holder will be required to liaise with colleagues located in different time zones on an adhoc basis to meet the needs of the business.

The employee is required to adhere to all health and safety related policies and requirements. As a process safety professional, they are also expected to suggest safety improvements as appropriate.

Line management

The Process Safety Specialist reports to this role.

Budget accountability

This role is accountable for management of the ISC budgets.

Person Specification:

We expect all staff to demonstrate behaviours in the workplace and support our values which are:

• Trusted
• Collaborative
• Agile
• Innovative
• Impactful

Education / Qualifications:

Essential

• Degree in chemical engineering or similar discipline or hold further higher qualifications in Process Safety
• Active member of a professional body such as IChemE
• Demonstrated leadership experience in industry

Desirable

• Prince 2 / Project Management

Knowledge and experience:

Essential

• A process safety leader with experience at site-level in a major hazard facility.
• In-depth application of risk management methodologies.
• In-depth application of safety management systems.
• Very high standard of communication skills in all areas, particularly written and oral presentation.
• Able to inspire others to meet challenging objectives in a complex environment in a timely fashion
• Able to communicate and liaise effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders including:
• members, regulators, employers, academic institutions, other NFP organisations, etc.
• High level of IT literacy including common Microsoft Office applications, on-line conferencing,
• Creative and innovative thinking to challenge status quo
• Strategic thinker
• Politically astute and diplomatic
• Conduct all activities with the highest level of ethics

Desirable

• Line management and leadership experience
• Experience in media engagements
• Budget management experience
• Business development

Specific skills and personal attributes:

Essential

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to write clearly and concisely, and ability to tailor communication for a wide variety of audiences, with strong attention to detail
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads, and meet exacting deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills, with ability to build relationships at all levels
• Good planning and organisational skills, with the ability to work unsupervised
• Actively builds individual, ISC and IChemE reputation by being a positive role model and influencer
• Leadership decisions are made with authority and implemented with confidence and respect
• Recognises the need for change and leads by example in the communication to staff and the implementation to achieve the desired outcome
• Takes ownership of own professional development and CPD as well as contributing to the development of staff and member volunteers
• Determines the key aims of the strategic plan and the role of external organisations in shaping organisational strategy
• Overall responsibility and accountability for all business decisions, finances, resources, targets etc.

IChemE benefits of employment include:

• Annual performance reviews
• Training and development opportunities
• Contributions to IChemE pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
• Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions if relevant to your role

IChemE are offering a competitive salary (depending on experience).

The closing date for all applications is Friday 19 July 2024. Please note that IChemE reserves the right to interview exceptional candidates and make an offer of employment before the closing date should we wish.