Risk and Safety Co-ordinator at Peace Parks Foundation

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Risk management

• Support the organisation’s compliance programme by identifying areas for improvement through the assessment of risks.
• Flag all project risks in collaboration with the parks and Project Management Officers.
• Support the Risk and Compliance Manager to screen project risks against the corporate risk register.
• Work with and support the Risk and Compliance Manager to review park and department-specific risk registers.

Risk identification and assessment

• Facilitate the identification and assessment of risks that may impact Peace Park's operations, objectives and reputation.
• Update and maintain existing risk registers that document the identified risks, their potential impact and likelihood.
• Run risk workshops to identify risks and mitigating actions for national parks, conservation projects and head office departments.

Risk mitigation and control

• Facilitate the development of risk management strategies and action plans to mitigate, transfer or control identified risks.
• Monitor the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures and adjust them as necessary.

Risk reporting

• Prepare regular reports on Peace Park's risk exposure and communicate them to the relevant teams.
• Provide periodic updates to the Risk and Compliance Manager regarding significant risk developments and assist in the preparation of the annual risk report.
• Maintain the organisation’s combined assurance register.

Risk communication and capacity building

• Foster a risk-aware culture within the organisation by promoting open communication and awareness of risks at all levels.

Compliance and regulation

• Stay informed about relevant laws, regulations and industry standards related to risk, environment and safety management.
• Ensure the organisation's risk management practices are compliant with applicable laws, regulations and best practice in each of the operating countries.

Occupational health and safety, and environmental management

• Plan, implement and maintain comprehensive environmental safety and occupational health and safety programmes on premises and at project site locations.
• Plan, implement and conduct preventative care, safety and compliance training programmes.
• Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines per relevant country legislation.
• Develop and implement environmental protection plans as per legislation.
• Prepare and enforce policies to establish a culture of health and safety.
• Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law.
• As a safety officer you must have excellent attention to detail to identify hazards.
• Able to discover opportunities for improving conditions and execute various safety programmes.
• Prepare and implement policies to establish a culture of health and safety.
• Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law.
• Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention.
• Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees’ activities and operations.
• Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions, and train park and project staff on best equipment management practices.
• Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.
• Provide technical support to project managers.
• The ability to communicate guidelines and gain compliance with a multidisciplinary workforce is essential.
• Maintain a written log of safety inspection activities, reports and correspondence.
• Support parks on environmental issues like waste management.

Incident and serious incident management

• Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes, ensure proper mitigation happens to avoid these in future, and work with teams to ensure actions and protection strategies are implemented.
• Track serious incidents and mitigating actions and report on trends.
• Develop plans to reduce incidents and serious incidents.
• Collaborate with management to develop Emergency Action Plans and serve as co-ordinator for project site injury and incident notification, investigation and case management. 

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS

• Minimum of 5 years of safety and health experience, ideally in a conservation, agriculture or manufacturing environment
• National diploma or degree in SHEQ
• Certifications in first aid and experience in systems like ISO standards would be helpful
• Good analysis skills to support trend analysis
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to facilitate risk assessment workshops and take notes of these sessions
• Ability to question the status quo
• Confidence and ability to work with all levels and departments within organisations
• Ability to work with multiple countries and cultures
• Ability to identify hazards and risks
• Must be willing to travel throughout southern Africa (40% of the time)