Group Health, Safety, Environment & Internal Sustainability -Assistant Manager at Equity Bank Kenya

• To provide strategic leadership in the support of Health, Safety, Environmental and Internal Sustainability scope for Equity Group Holdings Plc. Responsible for ensuring highest health and safety standards for conducive, safe and healthy working environment for Group staff, customers, visitors and contractors/suppliers. This will involve compliance with the statutory legislation and regulations governing occupational health and safety, Environmental Management and Group Internal Sustainability. The role is geared to keeping the employer’s obligation with regards to workplace safety as per legislation and regulations.

Key Deliverables

• To assist the Group in complying with current occupational, safety and health legislation and regulations with the objective of ensuring that all reasonable and proper measures are taken to protect the safety, health and environment of the employees, customers, contractors, suppliers and visitors.
• Overseeing the internal and external safety and health audits, risk assessments, fire audits and Environmental audits and keeping records of inspections’ findings and producing reports. Ensuring all the gaps identified are timely closed out.
• Ensure all safe systems of work and Group HSE procedures are implemented at the Group including permits to work among others.
• To support implementation and monitoring the Group’s Occupational Safety Health, Environment and Fire safety Policy, Programs, and Procedures.
• Oversight of health, safety, environment & internal sustainability within Equity Group Holdings Plc and as an alternate contact for staff and customers to address HSE issues or concerns.
• Co-ordinate the training of personnel in areas of occupational, health and safety, first aid, fire safety, accident prevention, reporting, and investigation. 
• Developing and implementing action plans to address health and safety concerns raised in the statutory and routine audits.
• Coordinate and ensure compliance with the Group HSE policy & HSE statutory regulations by the contractors engaged by the Group. 
• Support in preparation and timely implementation of Occupational, Safety, Health and Environment strategies in the Group.
• To work with the respective Equity Group Subsidiaries’ Safety and Health manager and Committees’ in investigating and reporting all serious/critical incidents and accidents affecting employees, customers and visitors
• Carry out specialist tasks, including system audits, task-based risk assessments, and premises inspections and ensure timely report to the Group HSE Manager.
• Ensure the Group HSE Manager is kept appraised of any key HSE issues at and across all entities/subsidiaries in the Group.
• Coordinate with Facilities/Real estate teams to ensure closure of all identified HSE audit issues and non-conformances
• Prepare monthly and quarterly Group HSE reports for Group HSE Manager’s review.
• Inspiring Group team to achieve the safety goals and safety excellence through motivational and encouraging communications.
• To assist employees in emergency preparedness and response
• To ensure that employees are inducted according to the Group HSE-FS policies and procedures and   Ensure contractor and suppliers obligations on HSE matters are adhered to as spelt out in the contract and Group HSE-FS Policy & procedures
• To coordinate the training of employees in areas of safety, including first aid, fire safety, accident prevention and investigation, workplace inspections and other matters related to implementing safety procedures
• To respond to employees’ safety concerns
• Maintain records auditable trail/statistics regarding compliance with the Subsidiary Healthy Safety and environmental regulations.
• Report and document areas requiring Dispensation, Waivers & Breaches (DWB) to the Banks Group HSE Policy in writing in case of any deviations and areas of non – compliance (which cannot be rectified in the required time frames) 
• Identify and assess any risks to the health and safety of employees whilst at work with a view to eliminate or reduce the risks. 
• Visit the different business facilities and conduct, as necessary, health and safety inspections and assessments.  
• Respond, Investigate, report an ensure resolution on health and safety related complaints by staff and customers.  
• Departmental annual budget preparation, monitoring and controlling. 
• Drive and support cost management initiatives and track the outcomes.
• Ensure teamwork to create a good environment within the group.
• Participate in training as necessary
• Ensure the Group culture is entrenched in the daily routine of our operations.

Qualifications

• Degree/ Postgraduate/Masters in the fields of Occupational Health and Safety/Environmental Management/Engineering/Sustainability 
• NEBOSH IGC/ Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health/sustainability related courses will be an added advantage
• A minimum of 4-6 years’ experience in management & co-ordination of Occupational Health, Safety, Environmental Management & Sustainability