Snr Health Manager - Workpalce Health at De Beers Group

• We are seeking a Senior Health Manager – Workplace Health to join our S&SD team. This role provides group-level tactical support across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations, ensuring excellence in medicine, occupational health, hygiene oversight, governance, and assurance.

Job Description:

Purpose of the Role

• The Senior Health Manager – Workplace Health supports the Principal Occupational Hygiene & Health in defining, implementing, and monitoring the Group’s Medicine & Occupational Hygiene (M&OH) strategies, risk frameworks, and performance requirements.

The role ensures that De Beers maintains world‑class workplace health standards through:

• Development of clinical and occupational health policies, guidelines, and standards
• Governance, incident oversight, risk management, and assurance
• Support to business units and contracted medical service providers
• Monitoring compliance with legal and corporate requirements
• Health performance reporting and KPI tracking
• Providing expert guidance on clinical governance, employee health data management, medical incapacity, and occupational hygiene appreciation

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Strategy & Delivery

• Contribute to the development and implementation of Group Medicine & Occupational Hygiene strategies, objectives, and risk frameworks.
• Provide technical input into the development of Group policies, standards, frameworks, guidelines, training, and assurance tools.
• Guide and support BU/site Medicine and Occupational Hygiene teams in delivering health risk mitigation plans.
• Analyse emerging occupational health and medical issues and recommend interventions.
• Support the development of clinical standards and clinical governance processes.
• Support emergency and crisis medical response capability across the Group.

Governance, Reporting & Assurance

• Oversee health incident reporting, investigation, and analysis.
• Participate in group-level first, second, and third line assurance activities aligned to Group standards.
• Support site compliance with legal, regulatory, and corporate health requirements.
• Coordinate Group health performance reporting, dashboards, and KPI tracking.
• Maintain defensible and auditable documentation.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with operational leaders, technical teams, contracted medical service providers, and cross‑functional partners (e.g., HR, Wellness, Safety).
• Represent the function in internal and external forums, networks, and advocacy bodies.
• Build trusted relationships with professional associations, regulatory bodies, government entities, and academia.

Qualifications:

• Medical Degree (MBChB or equivalent).
• Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health from a recognised institution

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience designing and implementing occupational health programmes.
• Experience in clinical governance, medical records management, patient confidentiality, and workplace medicine practices.
• Technical expertise in occupational health management within mining or heavy industry (advantageous but not mandatory if willing to learn quickly).

Post‑Appointment Development (Advantageous but not required upfront)

• Basic Principles of Occupational Hygiene.
• ISO 45001 Management Systems.
• Understanding of Occupational Hygiene assurance frameworks.

Technical & Behavioural Skills

• Strong knowledge of occupational health legislation (SA and/or other jurisdictions).
• Experience working in complex stakeholder environments.
• Ability to design standards, guidelines, and clinical governance models.
• Strong assurance, auditing, and reporting capability.
• Project management, communication, and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Ability to quickly adapt and learn the mining environment where needed.