HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICER - VCA EUROPEAN OPERATIONS - PRODUCT CERTIFICATION BRANCH

Location: VCA Bristol/Midlands Centre, Nuneaton
Grade: HEO Pay Band 4
Salary Range: £26,780 - £35,315 p.a.
Hours: Full Time
Closing Date: 26 February 2010

Description:

This post will form an essential part of the operation of VCA's European Type Approval certification activities and will cover Systems and Component certification in both Bristol and the Midlands centre, supporting the work of the type approval engineering teams across Europe.

Main Responsibilities:

Main duties:

Managing the administration of large type approval programmes to assist engineers carrying out test programs both in the UK and overseas;
Managing the arrangements for driving assessments, track passes and medicals for Type Approval engineering staff;
Managing administrative workloads to ensure key performance indicators, Secretary of State targets and manufacturers deadlines are met making best use of resource and ensuring customer requests are dealt with quickly and efficiently;
Forecasting workloads to ensure organisational capability;
Financial management of European Operations expenditure budgets such as Single Enforcement Budget, track & lab, utilities and petty cash;
Management of customer invoicing for final and draft invoices;
Coordination and management of administration checks and processes that form part of the type approval process as well as other related activities to ensure certificates are issued on time and error free;
Line management of Midlands Centre and Bristol System and Component administration teams (approx 12);
Ensuring new VCA systems (such as TAMS - Type Approval Management System) deliver efficiency and capability benefits;
Acting as a champion for new systems and process improvements within VCA Type Approval activities, including TAMS and CMS (Compliance Management System) both internally with VCA staff and externally with VCA customers;
Acting as key procurement focal point for European Operations - supporting procurement of test equipment, test supplies and managing procurement of operational supplies for European Operations based at VCA Midlands Centre;
Ensure that all administrative certification activities for European Operations are done so in compliance with ISO 17020 and ISO 17025 and support the audit process to demonstrate this;
Provision of information to European Operations management as and when appropriate.

Essential Skills:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
Good organisational skills;
Experience of invoicing and financial management;
Accuracy and attention to detail;
Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and the ability to develop knowledge on new software;
Experience of managing staff;
Willingness to travel on VCA business as and when appropriate.

Desirable Skills:

Knowledge of the type approval process
Knowledge of ISO 17020 and ISO 17025 requirements

Further information:

VCA offers a competitive package including a pension scheme, 30 days annual leave and regular training and development opportunities.

Please contact:

For more information about this post...

Nick Clay on 0117 4136 (nick.clay@vca.gov.uk)

For further general information and a recruitment pack...

Vanessa Trenoweth - Personnel on 0117 952 4211 (Vanessa.trenoweth@vca.gov.uk)

VCA is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to eliminating discrimination from employment practices. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified people; nationals of EC countries are also welcome to apply.