18 June 2015

Chief Safety Advisor Vacancy - Umeme ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs



Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda


Report to: Managing Director


Pwc would like to recruit for

Umeme, a public company cross listed on both the Uganda Securities Exchange and

the Nairobi Securities Exchange with over 6,483 shareholders, including high

value international institutional investors. Umeme operates under a concession

with a structural monopoly in the distribution of electricity across Uganda,

distributing 99% of electricity in Uganda through a single buyer model.


Job Summary: The Chief Safety Advisor will be responsible

for the overall safety function of the company, with the responsibility for

providing advice and guidance to the senior management team on the development

of safety strategies, ensuring strict adherence to the company’s safety

standards and dealing with as well as managing external stakeholders with

regards to matters relating to safety and the environment.


Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Develop

    the company’s health and safety strategies and policies;

  • Develop

    safety culture change programmes and support the managing director and

    senior management team in co-ordinating safety and environmental

    management across the entire organisation;

  • Actively

    monitor and measure safety and environmental performance through a

    published audit programme;

  • Offer

    guidance on the development of safety and environmental management systems

    that comply with international best practice;

  • Actively

    monitor changes in safety, health and environmental legislation,

    associated regulations and ensure company compliance with the changes;

  • Offer

    expert guidance to management and directors- on all matters related to safety,

    health and environment;

  • Establish

    general safety management systems and audit frameworks within the company;

  • Determine

    and manage the safety and environmental reporting to external

    stakeholders;

  • Ensure

    the company complies with safety, health and environment undertakings in

    the financing agreements;

  • Guide

    the accident investigation process and ensure reports are accurate,

    objective, timely, and valid, before submission to the senior management

    team accident review meeting;

  • Co-ordinate

    the Board sub-committee on environment safety and governance , ensuring

    governance, oversight, and engagement throughout the annual cycle;

  • Mentor

    and develop the safety and environmental officers and auditors;         

  • Identify

    and implement appropriate staff training and awareness requirements on

    safety, health and environment throughout the organisation;

  • Co-ordinate

    working groups on key safety initiatives.


Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

  • The

    applicant should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or any other

    related fields

  • At

    least five years’ experience in health and safety management.

  • Possession

    of professional qualification in health and safety management is an added

    advantage

  • Excellent

    communication and written skills;

  • Prior

    experience gained at a senior level with respect to health, safety and

    environment in a similar or related industry;

  • Excellent

    analytical and problem solving skills; and

  • Proficiency

    with the international health and safety standards.


All suitably qualified

candidates should send their applications and updated curriculum vitae in

confidence to: hr.s@ug.pwc.com.


Deadline: Friday, 26th

June 2015




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