Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Reporting to the Senior Programme
Manager and as a sub-set of the AFOC QA/QC unit, the Health, Safety, Social and
Environmental Senior Analyst will ensure full coordination within the RSHQ
programme team and the different RSHQ project teams (Senior Programme Manager/Project
Managers, Site Engineers and others).
In general, the main duties of the Health,
Safety, Social and Environmental Senior Analyst include ensuring compliance
with local regulations and UNOPS rules as it relates to occupational health and
safety, social and environmental management, and to provide advice, training on
measures needed to minimize hazards and social/environmental impacts in
construction sites. The Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Senior Analyst
needs to establish a safe workplace according to legal standards and foster a
culture of attention to health, safety, social and environment management in
all work sites throughout the RSHQ Programme’s life cycle. The Health, Safety,
Social and Environmental Senior Analyst shall focus primarily on prevention of
accidents and is expected to be detail-oriented and ready to act in
emergencies. The Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Senior Analyst will
be expected to work closely with the AFOC Head of QA/QC to ensure compliance with
AFOC and UNOPS policies.
More specifically, the Health, Safety,
Social and Environmental Senior Analyst will be responsible for the following
substantive tasks:
● Provide technical advice to the RSHQ Senior Programme
Manager and project developers on what needs to be included in project
proposals to embed HSSE management into new projects.
● Support the production and review health,
safety, social and environmental management plans, on a regular basis and
ensure these are up to date at all times.
● Advise project staff, contractors, consultants,
implementing partners and other stakeholders on various safety, health, social
and environmental related matters related to project implementation.
● Support the RSHQ Programme, and RSHQ Project
teams in raising awareness on health and safety issues among project staff,
consultants, contractors, implementing partners and other stakeholders and
within UNOPS in general, working closely with the UNOPS Regional and Head
Quarter HSSE Unit.
● Conduct risk assessment and enforce
preventative measures on HSSE.
● Initiate, organize and conduct HSSE training
for RSHQ project teams, contractors, consultants, implementing partners and
other stakeholders.
● Inspect work sites and the work of personnel on
a regular basis to identify issues or non-conformity, and enforce necessary
actions where unsafe acts or processes that seem dangerous or unhealthy are
detected.
● Oversee installations, maintenance and disposal
of substances, plant and equipment etc. to ensure they are done in conformity
with applicable laws and industry best practice.
● Oversee the recording and investigate incidents
(including near misses) to determine the cause and to propose improvements to
processes in the future.
● Prepare reports on incidents (including near
misses) and compile statistical information to present to management on HSSE
matters.
● Ensure a safe workplace environment is
maintained at all times without risk to health and safety of everyone including
workers, UNOPS staff, other stakeholders and general public.
● Ensure that all Health & Safety policies,
procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed,
updated and communicated.
● Ensure the contractors meet their statutory
obligations in all areas pertaining to health, safety and welfare at work,
including statutory training and reporting.
● Ensure that safety inspections, risk
assessments, working procedures are managed, and contractors and employees are
aware of their responsibilities in relation to health and safety issues.
● Co-ordinate the development of HSSE guidelines
and operating procedures in collaboration with the AFOC QA/QC team.
● Ensure full and accurate health and safety
training records are documented.
● Establish a full programme of documented HSSE
inspections, audits and checks.
● Establish and conduct a structured programme of
health & safety training (including a well-developed induction program) for
project staff, contractors, implementing partners, consultants and other
stakeholders.
● Keep up to date with all aspects of relevant
health, safety & welfare at work legislation and communicate relevant
changes to the stakeholders.
● Provide regular reports to the RSHQ Senior Programme
Manager on relevant HSSE activities.
● Participate in regular site meetings to report
on relevant HSSE matters and to provide necessary advice.
● Assist the RSHQ programme and projects in
meeting UNOPS HSSE standards and prepare for and meet the requirements of
external audits for ISO 14 001 and OHSAS 18 001.
Any other related tasks assigned.