Work Health Safety, Assistant Director Operations

6 months ago

Greater Adelaide SA, Australia Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Full time

EL 1 - $120,290 - $129,379 per annum plus superannuation
- People, Property and Security Division
- Adelaide, SA,Brisbane, QLD,Canberra, ACT,Darwin, NT,Melbourne, VIC,Sydney, NSW

**Who we are**
The Work Health and Safety (WHS) Operations team is responsible for the implementation of WHS systems, strategy and standards across all groups and divisions. The operational team are the ‘boots on the ground’ who play a pivotal role in enabling the department to have a unified approach to implementing WHS systems and processes. This is through providing contemporary safety advice and guidance to support front-line workers and managers.

**The Job**
The WHS Assistant Director Operations reports directly to the WHS Director Operations. They are required to proactively collaborate and partnership with internal and external stakeholders to deliver WHS advice and build professional relationships. This role is required to work as part of the WHS leadership team to develop, implement and evaluate risk management policies and audit our programs. This includes providing awareness to our workforce on workplace health and safety, such as, providing support to facilitate hazard, incident and serious near miss incident investigations, to ensure the department continues to provide a safe workplace.

In this dynamic role the WHS Assistant Director Operations will lead a team of Senior WHS Advisors who provide WHS support and advice across the department. This role is critical in developing the capability of Senior WHS Advisors to enable them to independently provide contemporary WHS advice to stakeholders.

The responsibilities of the WHS Assistant Director Operations include, but are not limited to:

- providing expert advice to executives, senior management and workers to build safety capability and knowledge to ensure sustained and continual improvement in work health and safety
- managing reporting and investigation of hazards, incidents, serious near miss incidents, including leading incident investigations with internal and external stakeholders to ensure appropriate analysis and effective risk mitigation controls are identified to minimise risk
- supporting stakeholders to report hazards, incidents, near miss incidents to proactively identify risks and enhance existing control measures
- providing feedback on the departments developed WHS strategy and supporting safety management system documentation for continuous improvement
- demonstrated abilities in implementing work, health and safety strategies and initiatives to positively influence and drive outcomes across an organisation
- demonstrating high level oral and written communication, interpersonal and consultation skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- leading the development and implementation of strategies for enabling a high performing health and safety culture aimed at achieving positive safety culture in the workplace
- partnering with internal and external stakeholders to provide advice and support their teams to mitigate physical and psychological risks
- assisting in the implementation and continual improvement of WHS programs, policies, procedures to ensure proactive regulatory and statutory compliance
- developing and facilitating targeted WHS education and awareness sessions that focus on key organisational WHS risks
- preparing complex and/or sensitive correspondence, documents, reports, submissions, proposal papers and notes for internal and external stakeholders.

**What we are looking for**
**Knowledge and experience**
- A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in a comparable role, with 3 years’ experience leading a team of Senior WHS Advisors.
- Knowledge and technical skills in risk management and experience in the development and implementation of WHS management systems.

**Eligibility**
**Mandatory Qualifications**
As a minimum Certificate IV in WHS (BSB42012/BSB41415)/OHS (BSB41407/BSB41604) or relevant tertiary qualifications in risk, work health and safety, health or specialised field.

**Desirable Qualifications**
- Incident Investigation qualifications, i.e. ICAM, Taproot or Certificate IV Government Investigations.
- Risk Management qualifications.

**Other requirements**
- The role will require occasional interstate travel working closely to the department’s regional offices and various site locations. This role may be required to visit meat establishments, which may require necessary vaccinations.
- Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

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