Background information:

• Our client is an operational arm of the United Nations (UN), supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian & development projects around the world. Their mission is to help people build better lives & countries achieve sustainable development.

• Our clients areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management & human resources.

Working with us:

• Our client offers short & long term work opportunities in diverse & challenging environments across the globe. They are looking for creative, results focused professionals with skills in a range of disciplines.

Diversity:

• With over 4,000 client personnel & approximately 7,000 personnel recruited on behalf of our clients partners spread across 80 countries, their workforce represents a wide range of nationalities & cultures. They promote a balanced, diverse workforce, a strength that helps us better understand, address our partners’ needs & continually strive to improve our gender balance through initiatives & policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates.

Work life harmonization:

• Our client values its people & recognizes the importance of balancing professional & personal demands.

Job specific background information:

• Our clients hub in Amman implements projects on behalf of UN agencies & bilateral donors & in close coordination with the government & national authorities. With an established presence across the region, the office runs operations including large scale procurement, project development, technical management & provides financial, human resources & infrastructure related services.

• The functional objective of the hub in Amman is to deliver its projects in an efficient, effective manner & in line with the principles, rules & regulations of our client, to achieve the outcomes sought by the clients. Our client has been active in Lebanon since 2015, delivering projects in support of the government of Lebanon & its partners. Since the explosion at the Beirut port on 4 August 2020, our client has significantly scaled up its presence in the country to support the humanitarian response, both its presence & portfolio have undergone expansion.

• The selected candidate will be responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans & procedures of the UN security management system & that of our client.

• Our client is committed to achieving a fully diverse workforce.

Project specific background information:

• The project objective is to address critical problems related to living standards of conflict affected people with acute needs by expanding access to services through construction of water damaged houses, construction & rehabilitation of drinking water stations, supply & installation of solar street lights & capacity building of the private & public sector in the areas of operations & maintenance, health, safety, environmental & social safeguards.

The Health Safety, Social & Environmental (HSSE) Officer will report directly to the Project Manager.

• Bachelor degree preferably in environmental engineering, social science, engineering or a relevant field is required, a master’s degree from a recognized university is desired.

• A minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience in HSSE management is required, with at least 1 year in managing & implementing projects’ related health & safety matters.

• Experience in health & safety risk assessments, inspections, incident investigation & training facilitation is required.

• Experience with third party certification audits for health, safety & environment management is desired.

• Experience of working at UN agencies or other international humanitarian / development organizations is highly desired.

• High proficiency with computers & other software / platforms related to the position's field of expertise is required.

• Experience in working with the G-Suite platform including, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Sheets, docs & slides is an asset

• Full fluency in Arabic & English is required.

• Certification in occupational health & safety, such as NEBOSH IGC1, IGC2, GC3 and OHSAS 18001 is desired.

• Strong skills in health & safety management, project management, risk analysis, reporting, capacity building, training, monitoring & evaluation is desired.

• Treats all individuals with respect, responds sensitively to differences & encourages others to do the same. Upholds organizational & ethical norms. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness. Role model for diversity & inclusion.

• Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit. Collaborates & supports the development of others. Acts as positive leadership role model, motivates, directs & inspires others to succeed, utilising appropriate leadership styles.

• Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners & always puts the end beneficiary first. Builds & maintains strong external relationships & is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).

• Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self & / or others to accomplish a goal. Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas. Sees opportunities & takes the initiative to act on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our clients impact on their beneficiaries.

• Open to change & flexible in a fast paced environment. Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements. Reflects on experiences & modifies own behaviour. Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements.

• Evaluates data & courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions. Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks. Applies innovation & creativity to problem solving.

• Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise & open manner. Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings & needs of others. Actively listens & proactively shares knowledge. Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion & finding common ground.

• This role has no team management responsibility.

• Qualified female candidate are strongly encourage to apply.