Occupational Health

**Occupational Health & Safety Administrator
- **Working Location**:Braine - l'Alleud, Belgium**
- **Security Clearance**: NATO Restricted**
- **Language**:High proficiency level in English language

**EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
**Essential Qualifications/Experience:
- A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified
- University in a related discipline, (such as, a science degree) and 2 years post-related experience
- Comprehensive knowledge of occupational safety and occupational health principles and practices, techniques, procedures, regulations and standards, in particular the ISO 45001:2018 standard
- Excellent computer skills using MS Office Suite
- A thorough knowledge of one of the two NATO languages, both written and spoken, is essential and some knowledge of the other is desirable

**Desirable Qualifications/Experience**:

- Experience working as a Health and Safety Advisor within an international or national organization
- Experience in:
ü Implementing, developing and maintaining integrated management Systems

ü Conducting ISO 45001 Audits, reporting findings and follow up on recommendations/ Action plans

ü Drafting Occupational Health and Safety procedures

ü Conducting risk assessments in different activities/ environments

ü Developing and working within integrated management systems

ü Managing Health & Safety compliance in the field of Facility Management
- Technical skills relating to monitoring of noise, air quality, radiation etc. or experience in delivering technical survey programmes
- Demonstrable competency in fire safety management
- Knowledge and experience of International Health & Safety legislation & compliance
- Qualified trainer

**DUTIES/ROLE**:

- Acting as principal Health and Safety Advisor at the base location and supporting additional locations for the NCI Agency
- Providing locations and projects with appropriate Health and Safety advice and assistance
- Liaising with stakeholders and accountable persons to ensure emergency procedures and arrangements, including fire and first aid, are in place at locations
- Assessing actual working conditions, identifying potential Health and Safety hazards, recommending appropriate control measures in order to eliminate, reduce and control hazards
- Conducting regular and ad hoc Health and Safety inspections and audits, preparing reports, making recommendations for remedial actions and ensuring actions are closed out to deadline, escalating where necessary
- Assisting with the development of policy documents and procedures aimed at ensuring NCI Agency compliance with relevant Host Nation regulations
- Assisting in drafting Occupational Health and Safety procedures in compliance with ISO 45001:2018 standard
- Providing advice regarding the introduction of new or changing working methodologies or workstation set ups
- Provide advice on the implementation of an NCI Agency risk assessment process and develop plans to rectify conditions that pose Health and Safety hazards to the NCI Agency workforce
- Assisting in the planning and execution of an information, communication and training programme to support NCI Agency policy
- Acting as a local focal point for Health and Safety requirements based on current European and Host Nation standards
- Coordinating the location NCI Agency Health and Safety Committee and acting as the location Health and Safety focal point
- Liaising with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure Health and Safety delivery
- Carrying out accident investigations and making recommendations for remedial actions
- Managing specified Agency wide Health and Safety projects
- Assisting in the development and management the Health and Safety communication strategy
- Assisting in the preparation and submission of Health and Safety budget submissions through the Agency Health and Safety Manager
- Reporting on local Health and Safety activity on a regular and ad hoc basis
- Providing Agency wide support for carrying out technical interventions and surveys monitoring of noise, air quality, radiation etc.
- Sharing and implementing best Health and Safety practice across the NCI Agency
- Perform any other duty as required