Specialist, Health & Safety - Risk Assurance (Emiratised Role)

Strategic Contribution

• Risk assessment: Identification of potential workplace hazards and assessing their risks to develop effective mitigation strategies.

• Compliance: Ensuring the compliance with relevant regulations and standards

• Safety Policy: Developing and implementation of safety policy and procedure to protect employees and assets.

• Training and education, incident investigation, emergency preparedness, health and safety awareness, cost reduction.

• Promote the organization values and ethics in all activities within the team in order to support the establishment of a value drive culture within the bank.

• People Management

• Provide on job training and constructive feedback to assigned team to support their overall development.

• Budgeting and Financial Performance

• Monitor the financial performance of a given area of activity versus budgets and ensure all activities are carried out in line with the approved guidelines while promptly reporting on any variances to management.

• Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Provide input and implement policies, systems, and procedures for the assigned team/task so that all relevant procedure/ legislative requirements, fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service.

• Relationship Management

• Participate in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, process and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

• Reporting Prepare sectional statements and reports timely and accurately to meet FAB requirements, policies, and quality standards.

• Specific Accountability (UAE)

• Implementation of FAB Health & Safety system in compliance to ISO 45001:2018 and any other Health & Safety standards applied/implemented by bank.

• Conduct a periodic Risk Assessment on FAB buildings/branches across UAE by establishing, implementing, and maintaining a process(es) for hazard identification that is ongoing and proactive.

• Conduct a periodic safety routine check by examining of work surrounding, structures and machinery;

• Documenting working conditions through photographs and written reports

• Ascertaining that business is given enough knowledge to the hazards identified during the inspection.

• Evaluate machinery and equipment to ensure they meet safety standards.

• Assure the implementation and development of safety procedures and protocols when needed.

• Assess OH&S risks from the identified hazards, while considering the effectiveness of existing controls.

• Enhance OH&S performance, while considering planned changes to the organization, its policies, its processes, or its activities.

• Ensure, in accordance with the Health & Safety management system, the implementation, updating, review and auditing of bank Health & Safety systems.

• To take part in accident/incident investigation. Carries out analysis of accident/incident statics, identifying trends and suggesting improvement plans.

• Participate in Health & Safety meetings related to fit out/special projects, updates and undertake actions taken from the meeting.

• To arrange safety awareness /trainings for bank employees.

• To arrange closure of all identified non- conformities/observation related to internal/external audit reports.

• To take part in yearly budget exercise for Health & Safety unit and propose Health & Safety initiatives relevant for bank in line with industry best standards.

• To coordinate with Health & Safety Representatives/ Business units to conduct occupational risk & impact assessment for prudently managing Health & Safety risk & creating opportunities for continual improvements in their respective areas.

• To supervise periodically fire emergency drills on FAB premises to comply with regulatory requirements in coordination with the assigned service provider (All unit must have this)

• Reviewing, approving, closing out the Permit To Work (PTW) request.

• To oversee Health Identification & Risk Assessment and Emergency Response Plan related training in collaboration with Learning Development.

FRAMEWORKS, BOUNDARIES, & DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY:

• Functions within the framework and boundaries of Group policies as well as overall organisational and governance frameworks.

• Authorised to take decisions as per the approved authorisation matrix.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Minimum Qualification

• Any recognized qualification in Health & Safety such as NEBOSH, ESC, and NVQ etc.

• Bachelor’s degree in science / Health & Safety /Quality management from recognized university.

• Lead Auditor qualification in Health & Safety management system (ISO 45001)

• Basic First Aid training preferred.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum five (07) years of relevant experience in Health & Safety.

Minimum two years of working experience in hazard identification/risk assessment.