JOB SUMMARY

As a Health and Safety Manager you will be welcomed into a dynamic and inclusive People team working to provide support and guidance on a range of Health and Safety (H&S) protocols.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The primary purpose of this role is to provide detailed advice and guidance to the H&S Forum and People Impact and Workforce Planning Assurance Board and work with staff members to oversee the implementation of Health and Safety legislative and best practice requirements throughout the IOPC. You will also Line Manage and support the Health and Safety Advisor. The role will also involve maintaining the health and safety management system, preparation of suitable training materials and the delivery of staff training sessions and implementation of the Annual Plan and H&S Communication Strategy.
The IOPC currently has seven offices in Cardiff, Croydon, Birmingham, London, Sale, Wakefield and Warrington. This role will be part of the People Directorate and will involve collaborative working with a variety of stakeholders including, Estates/FM staff, Operation’s staff, Committee members, and a range of other staff at all sites. There may be required interaction with external suppliers and The HSE. Therefore, this will give you the opportunity to occasionally travel to build these relationships.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• Experience of delivering H&S advisory and assurance at a tactical level.
• Experience of various health and safety management systems within a UK context.
• Experience of dealing with staff at all levels verbally and in writing both internally and externally
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of staff
• Experience of delivering tailored training and preparing training support materials
• Experience of health and safety management in a large organisation, preferably in a multidisciplinary environment and multi-site organisation
• Experience of leading a health and safety audit
• Experience in developing and implementing effective reporting systems.
• Project management skills
• Experience of drafting policy
• Experience of strategy formulation

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

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