Vodafone Ghana Job Vacancy For Health, Safety & Wellbeing Officer

Role purpose:

 Responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating the safety and occupational health component of personnel, materials, equipment, and environments to achieve safety effectiveness for the company..

Key Responsibilities:

• Key accountabilities and decision ownership
• Assists Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing in preparing safety policies and procedures; provides support in implementing these policies and procedures.
• To advise and assist all business functions in planning, organising, controlling and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for work.

• Ensure there is risk assessments for all projects and operational activities and an appropriate H&S plans are available to control identified risks 
• Coordinate the administrative and governance activities of local H&S team and ensure compliance with Group H&S policy standards, processes and procedures 
• Develop wellbeing initiatives and facilitate the implementation of Group wellbeing activities to support employee wellbeing needs. 
• Prepare safety performance reports for consideration by the Operating Company and as part of the Group reporting requirements.
• Independently audit the health and safety performance and monitor Suppliers’ H&S Management Systems
• Support the preparation of Organisational health & safety plans and management processes, and monitor performance against these
• Identify training needs of staff, conduct relevant training and liaise with managers to nominate staff for external training courses
• Enforce the adherence to existing incident reporting process and independently investigate incidents to determine root causes.
• Maintain the interface with Governmental and Industry bodies over new and developing legislation, and advise the business accordingly. Facilitate departmental evaluation and impact analysis.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience

• NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC) or Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management or related field preferred; and/or equivalent of five years’ work experience in progressively responsible safety position; or an equivalent combination sufficient to perform essential functions of this position
• Member of a professional H&S body
• Drive for Results
• Communication
• Customer Focus
• Judgement
• Planning & Organisation
• Working with Others
• Improving Own and Others Performance
• Innovation and Change
• Leadership
• Technology and Commercial Acumen
• Knowledge of local health and safety laws.