VAC-9656 HSSE Coordinator

Our client is an operational arm of the United Nations (UN), supporting the successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian & development projects around the world. Their mission is to help people build better lives & countries achieve sustainable development. Their areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management & human resources.

The Health, Safety, Social & Environmental (HSSE) Coordinator shall report directly to the YIUSEP & YEHCP HSSE Officer & indirectly to the respective City Engineer. S / He, on the other hand, would ensure complete collaboration with Yemen office sectors specialists & Project Managers (PM's). Under the guidance & direct supervision of the Project HSSE Officer, the main duties of the HSSE Coordinator is to facilitate compliance with applicable World Bank (WB) environmental & social standards & our clients HSSE systems & provide advice on preventive measures needed in order to minimize harm resulting from hazards in the critical & high risk sub projects implemented under the Yemen Integrated Urban Services Emergency Project (YIUSEP) & the Yemen Emergency Human Capital Project (YEHCP). The incumbent needs to establish a safe workplace according to our clients Health & Safety (H&S) management systems & foster a culture of attention to HSSE issues in all the phases of the project implementation. Specifically, s / he provides worksites HSSE support & guidance throughout all activities.

Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with local regulatory HSSE requirements.

• Ensure compliance with our clients HSSE minimum requirements for the contractors procedures.

• Assists in the development & delivery of operational processes safely.

• Enforces our clients policies & procedures.

• Assists teams to deliver an exemplary HSSE performance.

Performance measurement:

• Identifies potential & actual areas of improvement & assists in setting & formulating goals & tools for their achievement.

• Provides input to leading and lagging HSSE performance measures.

• Liaises with all stakeholders in order to be aware & educate the workforce on HSSE related topics.

Lessons learnt:

• Provides input to the collection of lessons learnt for all activities.

Hazard identification & risk assessment:

• Assists teams in identifying hazards, assessing risks & identifying relevant controls to manage and reduce these risks to ALARP.

• Fosters a safe culture by being informed, mindful, learning, fair & respectful.

Behaviour Based Safety (BBS):

• Owns BBS tools & processes.

• Promotes & coaches the workforce in BBS.

Assurance:

• Perform audits to measure the level of HSSE culture.

• Carries out site HSSE audits & inspections as per audit & inspection plan.

• Carry out regular site visits.

• Provides HSSE input to our clients HSSE Officer.

• Review contractors HSSE reports & upload them into our clients system.

Incident management:

• Ensures incidents are recorded & reported.

• Prepares initial incident reports.

• Carries out immediate incident & near miss investigation.

Training & coaching:

• Ensures that our clients HSSE expectations are communicated to the workforce.

• Provides training sessions as per training plan & competency development requirements.

• Educates workforce on lessons learnt from previous & industry incidents.

Contingency management:

• Provide immediate response in emergency situations.

• Reviews contingency drills to maintain & increase staff competency.

Contractor management:

• Manages contractor & consultants in all aspects of H&S.

Document control:

• Ensure that all forms & documents utilized in the worksites are consitent, valid & updated.

The Health, Safety, Social & Environmental (HSSE) Coordinator shall report directly to the YIUSEP & YEHCP HSSE Officer & indirectly to the respective City Engineer.

• Bachelor Degree is required, preferably in H&S Management, Natural Science or Engineering.

• A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in HSSE management is required, with at least 3 years in managing & implementing projects’ related H&S matters.

• Experience in H&S risk assessments, inspections, incident investigation & training facilitation is required.

• Experience in working with the G-Suite platform including, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Sheets, Docs & Slides is an asset.

• Full fluency in English is required. Arabic language is strongly desired.

• Treats all individuals with respect & responds sensitively to differences & encourages others to do the same. Upholds organizational & ethical norms. Maintains high standards of trustworthiness. Role model for diversity & inclusion.

• Acts as a positive role model contributing to the team spirit. Collaborates & supports the development of others.

• Demonstrates understanding of the impact of own role on all partners & always puts the end beneficiary first. Builds and maintains strong external relationships & is a competent partner for others (if relevant to the role).

• Efficiently establishes an appropriate course of action for self & / or others to accomplish a goal. Actions lead to total task accomplishment through concern for quality in all areas. Sees opportunities & takes the initiative to act on them. Understands that responsible use of resources maximizes our impact on our beneficiaries.

• Open to change & flexible in a fast paced environment. Effectively adapts own approach to suit changing circumstances or requirements.

• Reflects on experiences & modifies own behavior. Performance is consistent, even under pressure. Always pursues continuous improvements.

• Evaluates data & courses of action to reach logical, pragmatic decisions. Takes an unbiased, rational approach with calculated risks.

• Applies innovation and creativity to problem solving.

• Expresses ideas or facts in a clear, concise & open manner.

• Communication indicates a consideration for the feelings & needs of others. Actively listens & proactively shares knowledge. Handles conflict effectively, by overcoming differences of opinion & finding common ground.

This role has no team management responsibility.

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.