Health Safety and Environment Coordinator

The UNDP Projects Management Office (PMO) in Nicosia, Cyprus, seeks to contract on behalf of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) a Health, Safety and Environment Coordinator.

The principal mandate of the CMP is to establish the fate of the people that went missing as a consequence of the tragic events of 1963-1964 and 1974 and to provide answers to anguished families.  One important aspect of this work is to exhume, identify and return remains of missing persons.  This process enables the relatives of the victims to recover the remains of their loved ones, arrange for a proper burial and provide closure to a long period of anguish and uncertainty, thereby promoting a process of reconciliation, healing and dialogue between both communities. This project also aims to strengthen the capacity for civil society to engage in sustained cooperation and reconciliation, through the important participation of bi-communal scientific teams in all stages of the process. This bi-communal cooperation will strengthen civic participation toward an issue that is critical for the healing of old wounds, and will sustain partnerships of cooperation and trust between both sides.

The CMP Project includes the following phases:

Archaeological Phase (Phase I) related to the exhumation of the remains of missing persons;

Anthropological Phase (Phase II) related to the analysis of the recovered remains at the CMP Anthropological Laboratory (CAL);

Genetic Phase (Phase III) related to the DNA analyses; and

Identification and Return of Remains (Phase IV) related to the reconciliation of all pertinent information obtained in the previous phases and to the establishment of a formal identification. This phase includes the return of the identified remains to their relatives and the provision of psycho-social support to help the families cope with the difficult task of coming to terms with their loss.

The Health Safety and Environment Coordinator is based in the CMP Anthropological Laboratory (CAL). The incumbent reports to the UNDP PMO Operations Manager and works in a close contact with the CMP and UNDP operations team.

• The CMP Health Safety and Environment coordinator looks after health, safety and environment issues and takes precautionary measures in the different worksites of this bi-communal project which are located in the southern and northern parts of the island. The Health and Safety Coordinator reports to the two Field Coordinators who ensure that CMP Members are swiftly informed of any arising risk or accident in order to take the appropriate decisions.  He/she has to follow weekly exhumation plans produced by the coordinators and scheduled his/hers programs accordingly.
• He/she plays a vital role in the worksite and is responsible for planning and implementing measures to ensure that work hazards are reduced.  He/she will coordinate efforts in ensuring that proper warning systems and evacuation procedures are in place in each worksite.

Core

Innovation

• Ability to make new and useful ideas work

Leadership

• Ability to persuade others to follow

People Management

• Ability to improve performance and satisfaction

Communication

• Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform

Delivery

• Ability to get things done

Technical/Functional

Primary

Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise

• Understands the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position;
• Ability to understand complex procedures and practices and translate into everyday language;
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments.

Organizational Skills

• Demonstrates ability to identify problems and proposes solutions;
• Client Orientation;
• Ability to work well under pressure;
• Good understanding of the sensitive and bi-communal work of CMP;
• Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity;
• Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external clients.

Secondary

Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing

• Researches best practices and poses new, more effective ways of doing things;
• Documents innovative strategies and new approaches; and
• Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others.

Promoting Accountability

• Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
• Reports to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion; and;
• Prepares timely inputs to reports.

Team Work

• Acting as a team player and facilitating team work.

Education: 

• Minimum Secondary Education is required.
• BSc degree in Engineering would be desirable, but it is not a requirement.
• Additional university degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Health and Safety will be considered as an asset.

Experience: 

• Minimum 5 years of post-graduate experience in the supervision and / or study of construction and / or technical projects;
• Previous experience in Occupational Safety and Health will be considered as an asset;
• Previous experience in preparing Health Safety and Environment Strategies will be considered as an asset; and
• Previous experience in working with local communities in a post-conflict setting will be considered as an asset.

Language Requirements: 

• Excellent knowledge of English is required.
• Excellent knowledge of Greek or Turkish is required.

Other: 

• Minimum of 35 hours attendance in Occupational Health & Safety training, covering the following subjects (must be completed prior to the job application):
• Occupational Safety and Health Management and Occupational Risk Management;
• Technical Training in Occupational Safety and Health in Construction; and
• Safety and Health Plan and Safety and Health Coordinator.

Important applicant information

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