Vodafone Ghana Jobs 2019

Responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating the safety and occupational health component of personnel, materials, equipment, and environments to achieve safety effectiveness for the company.

Job Description

Job Title: Health, Safety & Wellbeing Specialist

Key accountabilities and decision ownership

• Assist Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing in preparing safety policies and procedures; provides support in implementing these policies and procedures.
• To advise and assist all business functions in planning, organising, controlling and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for work.
• Ensure there is risk assessments for all projects and operational activities and  appropriate H&S plans are available to control identified risks
• Coordinate the administrative and governance activities of local H&S team and ensure compliance with Group H&S policy standards, processes and procedures
• Responsible for communication to all stakeholders regarding benefits, including employees, line managers and executives
• Responsible for managing and establishing sound collaborative relationships with all relevant service providers
• Responsible to facilitate and coordinate Health and Safety forums
• To research and introduce new Health and Safety initiatives and programmes
• Prepare safety performance reports for consideration by the Operating Company and as part of the Group reporting requirements.
• Independently audit the health and safety performance and monitor Suppliers’ H&S Management Systems
• Support the planning and implementation of Organisational health & safety plans and management processes, and monitor performance against these
• Identify training needs of staff, conduct relevant training and liaise with managers to nominate staff for external training courses
• Enforce the adherence to existing incident reporting process and independently investigate incidents to determine root causes.
• Maintain the interface with Governmental and Industry bodies over new and developing legislation, and advise the business accordingly. Facilitate departmental evaluation and impact analysis.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

Job Knowledge:

• Risk management
• Management information systems
• Corporate communications
• Change management
• Performance management
• Relationship building
• Service provider management
• High level of numeracy

Job Experience:

• At least 5 years applicable experience in HSW role
• Management experience

Must have technical / professional qualifications:

• A  degree in Engineering, Sciences, Building Technology and related fields
• Minimum requirement in NEBOSH IGC,
• Added advantage is NEBOSH diploma
• Knowledge in ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001:2007
• Member of  a professional H&S body