Health and Safety Officer at Stanbic IBTC Bank

Stanbic IBTC Bank - If you are really committed to building your future career, then you need to work with a bank that has earned an unrivalled global reputation for trust, innovation, and service. As the largest bank in Africa, we now operate in 38 countries worldwide focussing on emerging market opportunities

We are recruiting to fill the above position of:

Job Title: Health and Safety Officer
Job ID: 11041

Job Description

• Promote good health, safety and environmental practices Bank wide
• Comply with all applicable legislations and regulations as a minimum requirement and implement programs and processes to achieve greater protection.
• Establish competences and promote awareness regarding relevant health, safety and
• environmental matters of all its employees through effective training and communication

Key Responsibilities

• Comply with all applicable legislations and regulations as a minimum requirement and
• Implement programs and processes to achieve superior HSE standards
• Review and develop health and safety policies, procedures and plans for Stanbic IBTC
• Manage and review business continuity structure with the risk department
• Monthly report to key stakeholders/risk management department on HSE related issues
• Liaise with employee representatives/service providers regarding the management of
• Occupational Health and Safety issues.
• Ensure a proper organizational structure is in place to manage health, safety and environment
• issues
• Implement appropriate health, safety and environment management systems.
• Conduct hazard identification and risk assessment regarding health, safety and environmental
• impact before commencement of a project or any program of work.
• Ensure that all incidents leading to an injury, an occupational disease or damage to property/ or the environment, are investigated thoroughly in order to determine root causes and to implement
• corrective action promptly.
• Establish and maintain appropriate controls, including periodic audits and reviews, to ensure
• HSE policy is being adhered to and complied with throughout Stanbic IBTC.
• Maintain a high level of emergency preparedness to handle any emergency/ incident/accident
• situations
• Manage and monitor Group Real Estate Services RCSA reports
• Ensure that all physical safety equipment are functioning effectively i.e. fire alarm
• systems and extinguishers, first aid boxes, battle boxes etc
• Carry out regular training on fire fighting and First Aid treatment.
• Conduct fire drill and coordinate activities of all Safety wardens;
• Assist in the management of regulatory requirements relating to OHS and undertake
• alongside key stakeholders HSE assessment review for the group on annual basis.
• Monthly HSSE meetings and review with service providers /out sourced companies and
• third parties on behalf of Stanbic IBTC.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Experienced in HSE stewardship; risk assessment; and regulatory matters.
• Good organizational skill;
• Sound knowledge of HSE-MS administration, HSE statutory regulations and applicable codes of practice.
• Cognate experience and management of HSE in the financial sector or equivalent.
• Sound knowledge of Environmental quality standards, laws regulations and processing of permits
• Skilled in Project management techniques, including business planning and evaluation
• Experience in facilities and operations auditing.
• Sound knowledge of business continuity management, Emergency Response Planning and reviews.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Estate/Facilities/Environmental Management, Civil/Mechanical Engineering or other relevant disciplines;
• At least 3 years demonstrable experience in Safety Health and Environment
• Knowledge of Facilities or Project Management

Application Closing Date
15th April, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online