Programme Manager: Mining Regulations and Occupational Safety (Ref. MRAC AND MOSAC/02/2024) at Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC)

POSITION:  Programme Manager: Mining Regulations and Occupational Safety (Ref. MRAC AND MOSAC/02/2024)

REWARD LEVEL 17 REMUNERATION PACKAGE: R 904 968,15  NEGOTIABLE

The incumbent will report to: Chief Research Operation Officer.

Purpose:

To initiate, co-ordinate and manage the development of OHS legislative topics and advisory notes to assist the MHSC and its relevant advisory committees, as well as managing committee stakeholders. To assist with communicating research outcomes to the committees and soliciting research topics.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (NQF7) in Mining, Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical) or Occupational Health and Safety
• Relevant certificate of competency based on the field of expertise (e.g. but not limited to GCC, MEC, MMC, Chamber of Mines Certificate etc.).
• 5 years` post graduate experience in the mining industry, encompassing at least:
  • 2 years’ experience in the management of projects or programmes, and
  • 2 years’ experience in people management.

Added advantage:

• A project management qualification will be advantageous.

Key performance areas: 

The successful candidate will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:

• Lead, Coordinate and Manage the development of OHS legislative advisory notes on Policies, Guidelines and Guidance Notes, implementation of research, analysis of OHS data etc.
• Ongoing communication and interaction with stakeholders
• Proactively identify new OHS trends and practices.
• Identified legislative needs that are in accordance with anticipated trends and demands.
• Relevant legislative proposals are annually solicited in line with the identified Health and Safety needs of the Mining Industry.
• A legislative programme is developed for approval by the minister
• Identify topics for consideration into the committees’ workplans on an annual basis.
• Draft workplans and submit to the relevant committee and ensure approval as per the protocol.
• Implement the workplans and report to Council
• Manage activities of task teams and committees in undertaking workplans
• Coordinate committees’ responses to emerging health and safety issues in the SAMI
• Coordinate the submission of research and legislative topics and inputs to relevant committees
• Coordinate the co-opting and participation of committee members into other committee task teams on issues affecting health and safety.
• Participate in COE Research technical committees and provide inputs.
• Provision of information and inputs into research programmes and Terms of Reference.
• Strategic Planning Input.