Health & Safety Advisor – Retail Operations (0765)

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Are you an experienced H&S practitioner, with a background in Retail H&S covering multiple sites?

The Role

Oxfam GB is looking for a H&S Advisor to support our Retail Operations. The Retail Health and Safety Advisor works as part of the Health and Safety team in promoting a positive health and safety culture across the organisation.

Supporting the Retail network (shops, warehouses and associated support functions) the role should promote best practice and capacity build within the shop teams to develop their knowledge and skills in H&S.

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What we are looking for

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do and our feminist principles.

Our next H&S Advisor will need great influencing skills and the ability to share their knowledge and experience of operationalising H&S best practices within a retail network.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• NEBOSH Diploma (working towards or equivalent experience) and ideally membership of a relevant professional body (i.e IOSH)
• Knowledge and experience of operationalising H&S best practice
• Experience of conducting and managing H & S investigations, including conducting interviews with all parties and taking statements
• Experience in delivering, designing workshops and training
• Numeracy and computer proficiency (MS Office packages)
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written)
• Good knowledge of relevant legal frameworks, risk management and UK H & S Law

We offer

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam GB, to act as key contributor to the retail strategy, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their respective fields. Oxfam GB provides a range of training and development opportunities and offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

Felxfam

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile; your application will be shortlisted on this basis.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take as part of your role.