Associate, Health and Safety (Abidjan, BJ)

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Associate, Health and Safety Organization: EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Location: Abidjan, BJ Posted: 2026-10-06 Application deadline: 2026-10-19 Job Segment: Facilities, Safety, Civil Engineer, Internal Audit, Operations, Bilingual, Service, Engineering, Finance Requisition ID: 36867 Office Country: Côte d'Ivoire Office City: Abidjan Division: Corporate Services Contract Type: Regular Contract Length Posting End Date: 19/10/2026 As this role involves collaboration with international teams, we kindly ask that you submit your resume in English. The role will be based in one of the SSA COO locations. Purpose of Job The Associate, Corporate Services supports the delivery of the Bank’s health and safety programmes, services and compliance obligations, providing competent advice and practical support to reduce risk so far as is reasonably practicable (SFAIRP). The role contributes to health and safety governance, training, incident management, risk assessment and reporting, and supports business continuity and emergency response arrangements as required. The role holder is also responsible for overseeing SSA real estate projects from inception through to completion. Background The role holder works with relevant stakeholders across the Bank (e.g., Corporate Services, regional management, office managers, and central teams) to coordinate planned health and safety programmes in line with Bank procedures, and to support risk mitigation for offices, travel and activities. The role may require travel depending on the role. Accountabilities & Responsibilities A. Core Health and Safety Responsibilities Policy, procedures, guidance and compliance - Support implementation of the Bank’s Health & Safety policy, procedures and guidance; contribute to keeping guidance current and relevant. - Support and coordinate the close-out of audit non-conformances and action plans, tracking progress and escalating overdue items. - Provide advice to ensure health and safety risks are reduced to acceptable levels and best practice procedures are adopted. Risk assessment, travel and operational support - Help assess office, remote travel and project site risks, supporting proportionate mitigations (SFAIRP) and escalating higher-risk issues as required. - Support the operation and/or local delivery of travel risk information and guidance, including medical, health and safety information. Incidents, investigations and continuous improvement - Coordinate incident reporting and support investigations (near misses and accidents), proposing improvements to prevent recurrence; seek guidance on complex or sensitive cases. - Support data gathering, monitoring and reporting of health & safety KPIs and trends, contributing to continual improvement. Training and communications - Deliver or facilitate health & safety training and awareness activity aligned to the Bank’s training programmes; support staff understanding of procedures and individual responsibilities. Programmes & Services - Independently manage allocated health & safety projects, programmes and operational tasks; provide competent advice across departments. - Support strategic health & safety improvements and reporting (including analysis of trends to inform continual improvement). - Support crisis response and business continuity arrangements as required, including participation in crisis response activity and out-of-hours response where appropriate. - Support contractor management systems and controls relevant to headquarters operations (e.g., permit-to-work, contractor safety controls, audit schedules, lifecycle H&S input to building and maintenance work). - Provide H&S advice for Bank events (including planning support for Annual Meetings, as applicable). - Act as a local or regional focal point for health & safety, supporting regional management and office managers to implement Bank procedures and programmes. - Coordinate and support risk assessment and mitigation for offices, remote travel, road/aviation and project site risks (as relevant to the region), including medical emergency response planning and escalation to the Health & Safety Unit. B. Core Resident Offices Delivery & Real Estate Projects Responsibilties - Support the planning and delivery of real estate projects by coordinating project information and activity (briefs, plans, reporting, risks, actions) and supporting design/delivery partners to help ensure safe, timely and compliant outcomes. - Maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., regional management, office managers, landlords/building owners, architects, engineers, contractors). - Implement workplace procedures locally; monitor and manage real estate project risks; support compliance with applicable regulations/standards. - Establish/coordinate after-care and defects management processes and closure of defects within agreed periods. - Ensure maintenance records for life-safety systems are gathered for comp

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Source: ebrd.com