Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Senior Assistant - Occupational Health & Safety

• Support the HS Specialist in monitoring progress and implementing  work packages for the HS programme and plan including the preparation of actions to be taken on key objectives and targets from the HS plan and tracking progress against the set deadlines.

• Assist during preparation of HS reviews and inspections by organizing meetings, gathering necessary documents, maintaining review records and compiling review trails.

• Support in continuous improvement of  incident management by improving hazard identification, incident reporting/investigation, and sharing lessons learned . The support involves updating incident library databases, creating campaign materials and posters and  collaborating with relevant units to ensure quality, and preparing campaign reports.

• Contribute to corporate HS initiatives and knowledge networks by assisting with the collection  of data on trends, risks, and opportunities. Share learned lessons and best practices through collaborative analysis.

• Use electronic HS systems and tools to initiate work, share information with colleagues, and help ensure proper implementation of the HS digital system for projects and facilities. Assist country teams in using key functionalities of the HS digitized  system and maintain accurate records.

• Coordinate the development and maintenance of the internal HS training files and the external HS training program including assisting the external service provider with course additions, participant enrollment, and training record analysis.

• Assist the HS Specialist with the review and monitoring of HS performance through  tracking of HS issues through the HS digital and manual systems.

• Assist the HSSE team in collecting feedback, suggestions, and internal knowledge  on occupational health and safety protocols and best practices so that this information can be utilised to create and improve  internal guidelines for health and safety processes.

• Maintenance of systems and procedures to improve communication flow within the team to meet team demands and requirements. 

• Establish and maintain constant communication with the HSSE network and provide support with updating of the HSSE intranet and screening of in-coming communication to the HSSE mailbox.

• Support the team with the creation of progress reports, dashboards, etc.; and perform any other ad hoc tasks in support of the team activities as requested.

• Provide effective administration and support on HS projects and/or  activities, as may be required in the team.

• Take minutes during meetings and finalize overall meeting reports  with input from other team members.

• Support HSSE administration tasks including procurement exercises, supporting HSSE retainers assignments and payments, and logistics and coordination prior to HSSE events, campaigns and missions.

Education:

• Minimum secondary school diploma or high school diploma.

• A university degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Civil Engineering, Environmental Management, Social Development, Sustainability or other relevant discipline is strongly preferred and can compensate for some of the required years of experience.

Language skills:

• Fluency in English is required

• Knowledge of Sinhala /or Tamil would be considered an asset

Experience:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in HSSE is required with a high school diploma, while a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience is required with a first-level University degree preferably in Occupational Health and Safety, Civil Engineering, Environmental Management, Social Development, Sustainability or a related field.

• Experience using Google Workspace, preferably Google sheet, Google doc, Google slides and Google drive, is required. 

• Professional experience in an international context or development is highly desirable