Occupational Health and Safety Specialist Projects and Events

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together one story at a time. - With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job Summary The purpose of the role is the implementation, monitoring and review of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) systems within the Absa Group with regards to Contractor OHS Management - Special projects as well as events, marketing and sponsorships. Job Description Accountability: Risk management - Ensure compliance with the implemented OHS systems - Monitor the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards and management - Monitor and manage compliance to the information system (MIS) used by contractors for submission of relevant information pertaining to OHS - Provide inputs into the design and structure of information systems used for Contractor OHS Compliance. - Conduct reviews on OHS documentation submitted by contractors and compile reports accordingly as and when required. - Liaise with Business Units and contractors by providing expert opinions, advice and recommendations pertaining to relevant legislation with regards to OHS impacts. - Liaise with Absa Procurement in terms of providing SME advice on risks and segmentation of suppliers in terms of OHS for input in terms of applicable Supplier Control Obligations around OHS controls. - Engage with various internal Business Units such as CRES, Regional Operations, Retail and Business Banking, Procurement, etc. to ensure participation and elimination of risks. - Address any concerns raised by Business Units and contractors/suppliers with regards to feedback from or interaction with the Contractor OHS Management team from Group OHS. - Compile training material and present courses if necessary for contractors OHS. - Provide facilitators with information when facilitators are not able to respond to a learner’s question if making use of external service providers. - Attend inspection/inquiries held by the Department of Labour as and when required. - Attend to Business specific meetings and ensure OHS requirements are highlighted and addressed. - Arrange for participation and adequate representation of the Contractor OHS team for meetings, site visits and other engagements necessary for collaboration and project purposes. - Develop and revise policies, procedures, standards and forms/templates related to OHS and specifically Contractor OHS Management. - Maintain the relevant information systems used to create continual OHS awareness amongst contractors and internal stakeholders. - Equip and train new and existing Contractor OHS team members to enable the team to execute their duties. - Provide strategic solutions in terms of Contractor OHS management for the bank. - Develop systems for reaching out to new contractors across the Absa portfolio. - Enable the onboarding of new contractors in terms of OHS procedures and ensure quality engagements with contractors by the Contractor OHS team in this regard. - Provide assistance in terms of Contractor OHS management to ARO counterparts. Accountability: Providing Solutions to ensure OHS compliance - Work with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance to eliminate or mitigate risks within the Absa Group by providing statistics and reports pertaining to reviews conducted, site visits conducted, non-compliances and incidents. - Consolidate statistics for the Contractor OHS Management team and report to relevant management structures as required. - Contribute to align policies, procedure and standards to support the prevalent risk per workplace in accordance with the risk identified. - Provide guidance and assistance to eliminate or mitigate risks by making use of internal resources, external experts, Local Authorities and Department of Labour approved service providers. - Be "au-fait" (familiar) with new technology, trends and changes pertaining to OHS matters, to be able to provide internal clients and external contractors with solutions. - Provide support to Contractor OHS team members as and when required for issues noted during site visits, reviews conducted or any other matters pertaining to interactions with internal or external stakeholders. - Provide leadership to the Contractor OHS team in terms of engagements with contractors and internal stakeholders. Accountability: Communication and Client Service - Do inspections on request of internal clients to solve problems as identified by the client, as may be required from time to time. - Attend meetings to ensure that OHS receive the required attention to be compliant as well as industry related workshops and seminars to become aware of latest trends and changes. - Engage in knowledge sharing with OHS colleagues and peers in this sector which will increase productivity as less time will be