Reporting to the Senior Manager, Occupational Health, Safety and Environment, the role is responsible for implementing and monitoring the Group’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management provisions and systems, ensuring compliance with statutory and internal policy requirements. The incumbent co-ordinates safety programs across the Group’s subsidiaries, and promotes a proactive safety culture through effective audits, inspections, and risk management initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate engagements with relevant internal and external stakeholders, such as internal OSH Committees, appropriate departments, external auditors, and relevant authorities to ensure effective implementation of Group HSE programs.
• Maintain and update the Group’s Legal Register and Safety manual to reflect current occupational health, safety, and environmental requirements, and communicate changes to relevant teams.
• Plan and coordinate workplace renewal, internal inspections, statutory safety audits, fire safety audits, maintenance of the OSH Inventory and risk assessments, ensuring timely follow-up and closure of identified actions.
• Arrange and monitor medical surveillance programs and workplace health assessments in collaboration with approved medical practitioners.
• Implement and document environmental assessments (noise, lighting, ergonomics, and air quality) and ensure follow-up on recommended improvements.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness and response activities, including evacuation/fire drills, testing of emergency installations, Call Tree Tests, personal evacuation plans for PLWD and maintaining readiness for people-related aspects of BCM.
• Provide OSH support to procurement and facilities teams for various bank acquisitions; technical input in assessing new or modified business locations and in construction safety, identifying potential HSE risks and recommending control measures.
• Maintain and update HSE documentation and reporting systems, including incident logs, inspection reports, and training records, ensuring accuracy and completeness. Complete workplace visits to monitor compliance.
• Promote a positive safety culture through awareness activities, training sessions (First aiders/Fire Marshals), Safety briefs, contractor safety, follow up of inspection issues and regular engagement with staff and OSH committee including ensuring valid appointments.
• Investigate and report incidents, accidents, near misses, and occupational diseases in compliance with the relevant statutory regulations and prepare trend summaries for management review

MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The preferred candidate will meet the following minimum criteria:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from a recognized university (Required).
• Professional Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety (NEBOSH, OHS) (Required). 
• Professional certificate or diploma in occupational health and safety or equivalent relevant area. Training in disaster management &/or first aid or fire marshalling is an added advantage.
• At least 3 years’ relevant work experience in a large organization, including experience in the following specific areas:
• 3 years’ work experience in Health and safety systems implementation in a large and busy organization.
• 2 years’ work experience in Conducting and reviewing of Health and Safety audits as per Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
• 1 year work experience in Assessment of Construction/Contractor Safety.
• 2 years’ work experience in Facilitating training.
• 2 years’ work experience in Stakeholder Management.
• 1 year’ work experience in Preparation of management reports.
• 3 years’ work experience in Co-ordination of Fire Drills.