The Food Standards Agency (FSA)
We offer great flexible home working opportunities, and have offices in Belfast, Cardiff and York.
£58,279 (National) £62,823 (London) (Pay award pending)
Full Time
CIPD Member
18 October 2026
Permanent
Corporate Strategy
Local and National Government
Specialist
Could you lead the next stage of our people operations transformation?
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking for an accomplished HR professional to join us as our new People Operations Lead. This is an exciting opportunity to modernise and continuously improve core people services, building strong relationships across the organisation to deliver a professional, high-quality experience for colleagues, managers and candidates throughout the employee lifecycle. You’ll work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels to identify opportunities for improvement, strengthen operational deliver, and help shape a service that is efficient, customer focused and fit for the future.
We are a non-ministerial department of over 1600 people. We play a critical role in protecting public health and consumers’ wider interests in food across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our vision is an important one - to drive change, delivering “food you can trust” and working towards a healthier and more sustainable food system.
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London
Greenwich, Greater London, London
Berkshire, South East