The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) provides critical Supply Chain,
Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies services and Training to all
Secretariat Entities, Peacekeeping and Special Political Missions, Agencies, Funds and
Programmes of the UN system worldwide.

This position is located in the United Nations Global Service Centre, Brindisi, Italy, within
the Occupational Safety and Health Unit, of Central Service.

The incumbent reports technically to the Division of Health-Care Management and
Occupational Safety and Health (DHMOSH) and administratively to the Chief Central
Service

Within delegated authority, the Occupational Safety Officer will be responsible for the following duties :

Participate in safety risk assessments and safety risk management activities:
• Contribute to drafting and implementing methods for using tools and a range of information sources to identify, assess, prevent, or mitigate hazards, verify mitigation measures and then reassess residual risks in existing or future work activities.
• Support planning teams in undertaking safety risk assessments and developing safety risk management plans, including hazard identification, risk ratings, activity safety plans and risk control systems.
• Report and record all relevant information in UN Incident Reporting System(s), compiling and analysing data from incidents reports and other sources to identify causes, trends, and relationships.
• Participate in managing Duty station’s impact of incident investigations to determine and implement root cause corrective actions.
• Monitor health and safety performance against UN key performance indicators by collating information from various sources including the incident reporting system
• Provide advice about compliance with safety, health, and environmental laws, codes, regulations, and standards within the Area of Responsibility
• Experience managing teams and/or mentoring and supervising the work of new/junior officers

Contribute to the development of hazard and risk controls designs and/or programs:
• Develop innovative, cost-effective, multi-layered, interdisciplinary system controls to eliminate or minimize safety hazards, exposures, accidents, and losses and reduce the probability and severity of injuries, illnesses, and losses when hazards or exposures cannot be eliminated.
• Propose methods to integrate safety performance into the goals and operations of work streams, organizations, and their management systems.
• Prepare occupational safety standards in close collaboration with health and environmental guidance for integration into overall OSH operations

Participate in Implementing hazard and risk control programs:
• Implement and manage hazard controls and risk control programs.
• Verify the completion of mitigation measures developed within risk management programs
• Deliver Safety & Health educational and training materials or courses.
• Complete preparedness and implementation of measures for general safety of emergency and disaster incident operations with a focus on responder safety.
• Develop training content and educational materials on Safety & Health educational and facilitate and provide trainings to all levels of personnel

Participate in safety audits, inspections, and evaluation of the effectiveness of hazard
and control programs
• Undertake a variety of audit techniques for risk assessment and analysis, cost-benefit analysis, work sampling, loss rate, and similar methodologies.
• Implement methods to evaluate the costs and effectiveness of hazard and risk control programs
• Conduct site inspections, incident reporting and audits in line with risk assessment standards
• Participate in the development of management accountability and audit programs to maximize interoperability with Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) benchmarks and UN EHS strategies, policies, or standards where possible.

Progress the UN’s Occupational Safety & Health Management System by
• Assisting with the development of global and local OSH policy, standards and guidance.
• Providing occupational health and safety advice to local OSH committees.
• Developing or contributing to related occupational health and safety programs such as road safety, fire safety, food safety, natural hazard safety, workplace safety, etc. in a manner that aligns these programs with the overall UN OSH Management System.
• Developing occupational health and safety aspects of business continuity plans.
• Ensuring that all operations are interoperable or compliant with participating Organizations and UN OSH Policy.

Other
• In the absence of the Chief Section/Senior Occupational Safety Officer, oversees the daily operations of the section
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

• Professionalism: Knowledge of Occupational Safety policies and procedures. Shows pride in work and in achievements. Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject
matter. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results. Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
• Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.
• Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in occupational safety, occupational safety and health, occupational hygiene, security risk management, engineering, environmental science, clinical health practice or related field is required.
A first-level university degree (BS/BA degree) in occupational safety, occupational safety and health, occupational hygiene, security risk management, engineering, environmental science, clinical health practice or related field in combination with two (02) additional years of qualifying experience in an occupational safety role in a corporate or industrial setting may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

A certification in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, safety risk management, or equivalent from a national professional society/board, or NEBOSH, or equivalent is desirable.

A national or internationally recognized certification as trainer, instructor or train-the-trainer in occupational safety and health is desirable.

A minimum of five (05) years of progressively responsible experience in occupational safety or a directly related field with a significant safety component is required.

At least three (03) years working in or managing a corporate or industrial safety program at an international or national manufacturing, service operations or similar environment is required.

Experience in development, implementation and coordination of OSH programmes and support services in, to or for UN field operation or similar international organization is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For this position, fluency in English (both oral and written) is required.

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

This post is financed by General Temporary Assistance (GTA). Appointment or assignment against this position is for an initial period of one year.

The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures.

Pursuant to section 7.11 of ST/AI/2012/2/Rev.1, candidates recruited through the young professionals programme who have not served for a minimum of two years in the position of their initial assignment are not eligible to apply to this position.

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.

Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment.

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer, or promotion of staff shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. By accepting an offer of appointment, United Nations staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and assignment by him or her to any activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). In this context, all internationally recruited staff members shall be required to move periodically to discharge new functions within or across duty stations under conditions established by the Secretary-General.

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The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.

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