Senior Specialist: Occupational Health

The purpose of the role is to develop processes to assist the Vice President: Health to establish sustainable, integrated occupational health services across the Continental Africa Region(CAR), in order to ensure that health risks are effectively managed.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & AUTHORITIES:

The role holder has the following accountabilities and authorities:

• Design processes to be implemented at the Business Unit and Regional levels, consistent with Corporate and Regional policy and strategy, to enable and ensure good occupational health practices.
• Plan and execute the implementation of consistent occupational health processes across the CAR.
• Advise the Vice President: Health on areas that require revision, taking on board new occupational health knowledge and consideration to evolving policy frameworks. .
• Provide the Vice President: Health with information, analysis and insights needed to improve the relevance and alignment of the entire reporting process from Business Unit to Corporate level.
• Provide training, as needed, within the occupational health field to those at the Business Unit level who are involved in ensuring good occupational health practices.
• Support formulation and implementation of a capacity building plan throughout CAR, including recruitment and development of specialists in the occupational health field.
• Support and guide the formulation of occupational environment strategies and project interventions for each of the Business Units and monitor overall coherence and alignment to the CAR Sustainability Strategy.
• Provide technical specialist advice on the formulation process of all key documents (management standards, guidelines, sustainability strategies, project documents, partnership agreements, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• An MBChB degree with Post Graduate Qualifications (Master Degree or Diploma in Occupational Health ).
• Post Graduate qualifications in Management practices would be an advantage.
• A minimum of 10 years' experience of working in an occupational health environment, of which 4 years must be at management level.
• Demonstrated writing skills through demonstrated list of various project proposals, publications, etc.
• Experience in project design, implementing and managing projects.
• Ability to build relationships and trust with local and international stakeholders.

REPORTING TO:

Vice President: Health

OTHER:

Before submission of applications can take place, kindly inform your Head of Department of your intentions. You are invited to submit your application, in writing, giving full details of your qualifications and experience to the Human Resources Department for the attention of Debra Eatwell (deatwell@anglogoldashanti.com).

Applications Close: 30/11/2011 6:00 PM