Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Senior Analyst

Identify challenges, opportunities, priorities and needs for the implementation of the ESMF (Environmental and Social Management Framework);

Supervise consultancy works and review and assess products/services provided by consultants and experts counterparts and notify/advise the Project Manager on quality, and recommend appropriate actions to be taken for improvement as per the safeguard principles and guidelines;

Advice on administrative measures and actions required for ensuring the compliance with requirements set in the ESMF before the validation and implementation of any site-specific activities;

Analyze environmental and social developments and provide technical and substantive support in setting targets for the realization of the goal of building a climate resilient green economy;

Ensure that UNOPS Health, Safety and Environmental Policies and Procedures are addressed and implemented throughout the civil works.  

Oversee and contribute to environmental safeguards components during the design development of infrastructure components of the Project; 

Coordinate the development of HSSE guidelines and operating procedures.

Conduct risk assessment and enforce preventative measures on HSSE.

Assist, organize, and conduct HSSE training for UNOPS project team, contractors, consultants, implementing partners, and other stakeholders.

Support programme of documented HSSE inspections, audits, and checks.

Assist and conduct a structured programme of health & safety training (including a well-developed induction program) for project staff, contractors, implementing partners, consultants, and other stakeholders.

Support with all aspects of relevant health, safety & welfare at work legislation and communicate relevant changes to the stakeholders.

Support the recording and investigation of incidents (including near misses) to determine the cause and to propose improvements to processes in the future.

Prepare reports on incidents (including near misses) and compile statistical information to present to management on HSSE matters.

Ensure a safe workplace environment is maintained at all times without risk to the health and safety of everyone including workers, UNOPS staff, other stakeholders, and the general public.

Ensure that all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules, and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated, and communicated.

Trigger and oversee the implementation of environmental correction measures required;

Ensure that appropriate environmental and social mitigation measures are proposed and met;

Lead on developing and delivering a series of spot checks to ensure mitigation measures are properly implemented in line with the guideline;

Assist in the roll-out of the Environmental and Social Management Framework in consultation with other stakeholders;

Ensure that appropriate follow-on instruments and tools are applied – as laid out on the ESMF.

Closely assist and deliver capacity-building training to the field teams to familiarize them with the ESMF and other regulations.

Handle additional assignments as directed by the Project Manager

Provide technical advice to project developers and programme managers on what needs to be included in project proposals to embed HSSE management into new projects.

Support the production and review health, safety, social and environmental management plans, on a regular basis and ensure these are up to date at all times.

Support project staff, contractors, consultants, implementing partners and other stakeholders on various safety, health, social and environmental related matters related to project implementation.

Support the Programme/Projects’ teams in raising awareness on health and safety issues among project staff, consultants, contractors, implementing partners and other stakeholders and within UNOPS in general, working closely with the UNOPS  country team, Regional and Head Quarter HSE Unit.

Maintain records of project files and other supporting documents of environmental mitigation measures

Support the Project Manager in the compilation, consolidation and analysis of  environmental relevant data related to the project(s).

Carry out training and capacity building on environmental tools and frameworks, especially for new staff in the UNOPS Offices and for implementing partners;

Lead and conduct initiatives on capacity development and knowledge building for Environment, including network development, plans, learning plans and activities, procurement practice information and best practice benchmarking; 

Oversee team’s contributions to Environment knowledge networks and communities of practice including collaborative synthesis of lessons learnt and dissemination of best practices in Environment; 

Guide team’s collection of feedback, ideas, and internal knowledge about Environment processes and best practices and utilize productively; 

Ensure all project activities are successfully supervised and monitored against the ESMF, including understanding of the risks and impacts and implementation of mitigation measures

Ensure successful correction measures are undertaken by UNOPS and all partners where mitigation measures have failed

Improved staff capacity

Undertake monitoring and evaluation missions, as defined in the ESMF, to capture all risks and impacts and ensure that mitigation measures are implemented. 

Conduct supervision and monitoring field visits to all physical construction sites; including of spot checks to ensure mitigation measures are properly implemented in line with the ESMPs, BMPs, and UNOPS Policies and Procedures with regard to the environment;

Undertake follow-up monitoring to ensure that proposed mitigation measures are implemented according to the ESMF and site-specific ESMPs;

Oversee, monitor and report on environmental and social screening processes of site-specific activities as conducted by implementing partners and the UNOPS Mutare Office.

Oversee, monitor and report on indicators in the ESMF

Monitor and supervise the implementation of all environmental safeguards tools for the works (Environmental and Social Management Plans – ESMPs – BMPs and Biodiversity Management Plans) in consultation with local governments, and as part of the UNOPS project management unit

Prepare quarterly and annual reports to be submitted to the World Bank and other stakeholders with a special view to capturing lessons learned and best practices for improving the performance of the Project and maintaining safeguard standards – as per outline provided in the ESMF