Process Improvement Lead in Leicester

Salary: £39,780 - £50,000 per annum

Hours per week: 35 (flexible working options considered in line with business needs)

Contract: 2 years fixed term

Location: At IOSH, we embrace hybrid working because we believe it's the key to achieving work-life balance, strategic success and fostering our collaborative culture. You’ll be required to work from our head office in Wigston, Leicester a minimum of 2 days per week. The remainder of your working hours will be undertaken from home.

Closing date: 09 October 2026

Interview date: w/c 19 October 2026

About the role: This is an exciting new opportunity within IOSH to build our process improvement capability from the ground up. You’ll have the chance to make a true impact by helping us to find better, more efficient and effective ways of working. You’ll play a key part in analysing and improving business processes across the organisation to bring measurable benefits. You’ll actively take time to understand what our end-to-end business processes look like today by liaising with stakeholders across the business and understanding their requirements. Then using your expertise, you’ll design improved processes and ways of working that align with our needs and help increase efficiency, quality and customer satisfaction. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about improving processes for customers and colleagues alike and embedding sustainable change. Within this role, you’ll play an active and influential role in shaping how IOSH works, whilst engaging stakeholders and driving buy in for maximum impact.

What you'll bring: The ideal candidate will have proven experience of leading business process improvement including operational or business transformation initiatives, that have embedded sustainable change. You will be confident in engaging with stakeholders at all levels, and curious about how things currently work and able to constructively challenge existing ways of working. Strong written and verbal communication skills will be essential. You’ll be able to analyse and communicate complex information clearly, produce insightful reports and recommendations, and confidently present proposed improvements to senior stakeholders. You’ll be someone who doesn’t shy away from solving problems and coming up with solutions, someone who enjoys building relationships and working at pace to turn ideas into improvements that provide meaningful business benefit.

Essential criteria:

• Proven experience leading cross-functional business process improvement initiatives and supporting the adoptions of new ways of working.
• Proven experience in process improvement, operational, or business transformation initiatives.
• Experience of analysing, redesigning and implementing business processes across multiple functions.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage and challenge stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data and performance measures to drive improvement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation of information to senior leaders.
• Lean Six Sigma Certification or equivalent.

What's in it for you? We support our colleagues to bring their best selves to work, so they can deliver exceptional outcomes. We do this by offering a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Hybrid working and flexibility to ensure a positive work-life balance
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service, with the option to buy more
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan covered by IOSH
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme, minimum of 3% employee contribution whilst IOSH contribute 5%
• Individual performance related pay scheme
• Up to five paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your dependent's wellbeing

About us: The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world’s Chartered body for safety and health professionals. We understand that diversity of thought, culture, perspective, and background is essential to our vision. We believe in creating a personal environment where everyone is treated as they wish to be treated. At IOSH, you can be yourself, no matter who you are. We are proud to be a disability confident employer, and are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

How to apply: To apply, you'll need an up to date CV and some additional time to complete the application questions so we can find out more about you and your experience. Just click on the apply button below. If you want to find out more about IOSH please visit our website. If you have any queries about the role or require any reasonable adjustments to support you with the recruitment process please reach out to people@iosh.com. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.