Overview of position
Our client is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian, and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development.
Our client areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management, and human resources.
Role objectives
Functional Responsibilities
The Health, Safety, Social, and Environmental (HSSE) Senior Assistant shall report directly to the respective area HSSE coordinator and indirectly to the YIUSEP and YEHCP HSSE officers.
The primary responsibility of the HSSE Senior Assistant is to assist the HSSE coordinator in facilitating compliance with applicable World Bank Environmental and Social standards and Our client Health, Safety, Social, and Environmental (HSSE) systems, as well as to provide advice on preventive measures required to minimize the harm caused by hazards in subprojects implemented under the Yemen Integrated Urban Services Emergency Project and the Yemen Emergency Human Capital Project. On the other hand, he will assist contractors’ personnel in carrying out various HSSE inspections.
Compliance
Assist the HSSE coordinator in the following activities:
● Ensure compliance with local regulatory HSSE requirements.
● Ensure compliance with our client HSSE minimum requirements for the contractor’s procedures.
● Assists in the development and delivery of Operational Processes Safely.
● Enforces our client policies and procedures.
Assists teams to deliver an exemplary HSSE performance
Performance Measurement
Help the HSSE coordinator in the following activities:
● Identifies potential and actual areas of improvement and assists in setting and formulating goals and tools for their achievement.
● Provides input to leading and lagging HSSE performance measures;
● Liaises with all stakeholders in order to be aware and educate the workforce on HSSE-related topics.
Lessons Learnt
Provides input to the collection of Lessons Learnt for all activities;
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
Assists teams in identifying hazards, assessing risks, and identifying relevant controls to manage and reduce these risks to ALARP;
Fosters a safe culture by being informed, mindful, learning, fair and respectful.
Behaviour Based Safety (BBS)
Promotes and coaches the workforce in Behavioral Based Safety.
Assurance
Support the HSSE coordinator in the following tasks:
● Perform audits to measure the level of HSSE culture;
● Carries out site HSSE audits and inspections as per audit and inspection plan;
● Carry out regular site visits
● Provides HSSE input to HSSE our client HSSE officer
● Review contractor’s HSSE reports and uploads them into our client system
Incident Management
Ensures Incidents are recorded & reported;
Help the HSSE coordinator in preparing initial incident reports;
Contingency Management
Coordinate with the HSSE coordinator to provide immediate response in emergency situations;
Conduct contingency drills to maintain and increase staff competency.
Contractor Management
Manages contractors in all aspects of health and safety;
Document control.
ensure that all forms and documents utilized in the worksites are consistent, valid, and up-to-date
Project reporting
To project Manager
Key competencies
N/A
Team management
N/A
Further information
Education/Experience/Language requirements
- Education:
A High School diploma is the minimum requirement for this role. Bachelor’s degree, preferably in health and safety management, natural science, or Engineering would be an asset
- Experience:
A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in Health, Safety, Social, and Environmental (HSSE) management is required.
Experience in working with the G-Suite platform including, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides is an asset.
- Language:
Full fluency in English is required. The Arabic language is strongly desired.
How to apply
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