Safety and Security Officer

TITLE: HEALTH/SAFETY/SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENT OFFICER (HSSE OFFICER )

TEAM/PROGRAMME: SC Nigeria LOCATION: Kaduna GRADE : 4 POST TYPE: National, Fixed Term

ROLE PURPOSE:

Health/Safety/Security and Environment (HSSE) Officer will contribute to the formulation and implementation of all Work related Health, Safety/Security and Environmental Policy/standards/SoPs and other relevant guidelines of SCI aimed at achieving the overall safe programming in Kaduna state for all staff, consultants, visitors, volunteers, vendors and beneficiaries through monitoring, reporting and documentation of HSSHE compliance by all staff in the Field Office.

The Health/Safety/Security And Health/Environment Officer (HSSE Officer) will work under the direct line management of the Field Manager in Kaduna and matrix management by the HSSE-Manager and the Head, HSSE Dept. in the country office to provide support for the implementation of SCI programs in the Kaduna Field Office.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to:

Field Manager Kaduna Office - Direct

Manager, HSSE (MHSSE), CO - Dotted

Head, Health/Safety/Security/Environment (H/HSSE), CO - Technical

Staff directly reporting to this post: Security Guards

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Assist the Head/HSSE, MHSSE on the regular collection and collation of all S&S information across the SCI mission and compute same in the system, using appropriate software and hardware.
• HSSE assessment of all programme locations in the state, technical analysis/advisory of same to all staff and programme stakeholders in Kaduna state.
• Technical support for the Kaduna team in trip planning from trip requests, movement tracking/records, follow-up on travel SoPs compliance, movement tracking/timing and file a trip completion records and report trip stoppages and hitches for immediate follow-up.
• Technical support for the Kaduna team in the preparation of Safety and security related reports.
• Collect/collate and report up-line, health, safety, security and environment related incidents internally and externally.
• Preparation and delivery of HSSE trainings and capacity building for all programmes staff in the Kaduna office.
• Monitor Fleet activities and all other Road Safety activities and report on all breaches.
Carry out any other duty/responsibilities assigned by the leadership at the CO and the FO aimed at effective HSSE management in the Field Office (FO) and Nigeria Country Office.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice )

Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
Holds self and others accountable

Ambition

• Creating best-in-class function
Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners.
• Good Team Player and unifier.
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin systems
Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS

• Information Gathering and analysis using good knowledge of security management practice and technologies used in the sector.
• Good understanding of INGOs programming.
• Good knowledge of Fraud and criminal investigation procedures and methods.
• Critical thinking and excellent logical skills.
• Strong proficiency in the use of Office programs like word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
• Nose-for-news and ability to spot flaws in systems.
Have good communication and presentations/Training skills.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

• Bachelors degree in a related field
• Levels 1,2,3 Certification in HSE from a reputable global organization, with a minimum of three years experience in HSE compliant organization
• Experience in liaising with civilian, police and military government authorities, as well as with field level national and international institutions.
• Minimum 4 years experience in INGOs Safety and Security Management in complex and insecure settings
• Ability and willingness to travel within across Nigeria is essential.
• Demonstrable network of contacts within Nigeria
• Computer literate - Strong Competency in Internet; online work environment and other database/mapping systems.
• Able to use Microsoft office Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and spoken English leading to the ability to produce a high standard of both written and oral work
• Ability to analyse safety and security information
• The ability to work harmoniously in a multi-national / multi-cultural environment.
• The ability to work independently, multi-task and anticipate problems
• Ability to speak the local languages (Hausa) is a strong advantage.
• Commitment to Save the Children values.
Participation in S&S Trainings i.e. HEAST, Incident Management Training (IMT) are desirable.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

The role holder must have a strong understanding of his/her responsibility in universal policy of protection of children against harm, which includes reporting, investigation and advocacy.

The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.