EMF Specialist - Vodafone Ghana

Role Purpose

To provide support to the Networks Function and external agents in all aspects surrounding the perception of health issues arising from RF emissions and in the production of strategies for undertaking community consultation and risk communication

Job Responsibility

• Ensure that radio frequency electromagnetic emissions from all Vodafone new and cell sites throughout Ghana are within International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Guidelines.
• To act as a SPOC with an interface to all internal stakeholders regarding concerns surrounding the perception of health effects arising from the operation of Vodafone’s network
• Develop and manage a suite of resources that can be used by the internal teams and External Agents to model and estimate RF exposure levels from Vodafone RF antennas
• Liaise with the Radiation Protection Institute (RPI) of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) to plan and implement timely measurement of RF-EMF emissions from Vodafone base stations for submission to the Environmental Protection Agency

• Liaise with internal stakeholders, e.g. Public Policy, Group EMF Leaders and Technology in monitoring changes to legislation regarding EMF issues while developing, publishing and managing a library of information to support network deployment.
• Should have knowledge in Design and calculations of HVAC environments for data centres and experience in working with Energy Management Systems such as ISO 50,001

Professional / Technical Skills

• A Degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or related field with at least 5 years post-degree experience
• Good understanding of the radio communications network Deployment process
• Excellent working knowledge of health physics related to non-ionising radiation protection
• A registered Member of the Ghana Institution of Engineers will be an advantage
• In-depth understanding of the scientific issues surrounding exposures to non-ionising/ionising radiation with the ability to convey complex scientific theory in a simple manner that is tailored to the audience
• Experience in assessment and measurement techniques for RF-EMF
• Analytical, problem solving, display sound judgement, able to prioritise workload