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Senior Policy Advisor, Pandemic Preparedness
Senior Policy Advisor, Pandemic Preparedness
UK GovernmentBristol, UK / London, UK / Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK / York, UK
Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
Full-time
Deadline soon
Biosecurity & pandemic preparedness
Full-time
Deadline soon
Deadline
2026-11-16
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Lead the department’s delivery of UK Pandemic Preparedness Strategy commitments, coordinating biosecurity and One Health work across government and arm’s length bodies.
  • Set up oversight, reporting and risk management frameworks across the department and its arm’s length bodies
  • Coordinate senior governance boards, run secretariat functions and drive follow-up actions
  • Brief senior officials and ministers ahead of pandemic preparedness governance meetings
  • Apply lessons from COVID-19 and Exercise Pegasus to strengthen preparedness and biosecurity
  • Represent departmental interests in cross-government pandemic preparedness commissions
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