Health, Safety and Environment Coordinator

**Introduction**:
**About AWC**:
AWC is a pragmatic global conservation leader, restoring landscapes and providing hope for Australian wildlife. Guided by science, AWC delivers measurable conservation impacts at scale to secure the future of our most endangered species.
At AWC we are inspired by the unparalleled richness of Australia’s wildlife and we are united by our determination to protect its unique animals and landscapes. It is our mission to effectively conserve all Australian wildlife and habitats and our vision is for a world where Australia’s biodiversity is valued and effectively conserved by an engaged community.
The delivery of AWC’s mission is highly reliant on all AWC working collaboratively with each other as a cohesive, engaged, collaborative, high performing group guided by strong, effective leaders.
**AWC’s work is guided by the following values. At AWC, we are**:

- Accountable - taking ownership of our actions and outcomes
- Respectful - demonstrating care, recognition and integrity
- Dedicated - committed to delivering effective outcomes, with resilience and tenacity
- Sustainable - delivering long-term financial and ecological viability.

**About the role**:
With the majority of AWC’s 250+ staff and countless volunteers working in the field, alongside many external visitors attending our sanctuaries in some of the most remote parts of the country, there are considerable health and safety risks that require unconventional methods to manage when compared to being in more populous areas.
AWC have an established HSE Management System that has been well implemented to manage the risks associated with e.g. geographically isolated workers, remote outback driving/4WDing, firearms, animal handling, bush firefighting, aviation (helicopters, fixed wing and UAV/drones), remote extreme weather/climatic events and emergency preparedness/business continuity.
The HSE Team play a crucial role in collaborating with and communicating to the business on HSE related matters, investigating and reporting on incidents, administering, maintaining and improving this management system to enable AWC to achieve its mission.
**Critical competencies**:

- A passion for wildlife conservation and land management
- A background in HSE, preferably in a multi-site operational &/or regional context
- Experience with HSE management systems, incident investigations, risk assessment and training delivery
- Exceptional interpersonal and professional writing communication with the ability to influence stakeholders of various backgrounds
- Ability to work effectively with a geographically dispersed organisation across various time zones
- Excellent organisational skills, with a strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to prioritise and deliver tasks in an efficient manner
- An understanding of how to access and interpret state and federal health and safety legislation, codes of practice and standards
- Strong knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Suite (Sharepoint, Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint)
- Good information technology, database, intranet content update, and computing skills
- Experience with workers compensation, ISO accredited management systems, reporting and Tracertrak, Asset Panda, Elmo, Fulcrum, Microsoft PowerBI and PowerApps software is desirable

**Qualifications**:

- Certificate IV Work Health and Safety
- Certificate IV Training and Assessment is desirable
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. Science, OHS/WHS, environmental management, ecology, or agriculture/farming) is desirable

**Licenses, Certificates and/or Training**:

- ICAM Lead Investigator, Five Why Analysis or learning Teams is desirable
- A valid manual driver’s license, and ideally with 4WD experience is desirable

**Inherent Requirements of the Role**:
The execution of tasks associated with the position is primarily office-based, however, from time-to-time, you will be expected to travel to sites located in rural and semi-remote locations and can occasionally be away from an established field base. Whilst on site, the working environment can be outdoors and often in the extremes of weather - hot/cold and wet or dry. On occasion, there may be physical activities including walking in remote locations, carrying loads and driving manual 4WD vehicles. The successful applicant must be physically capable of performing these activities in order to carry out the inherent role responsibilities.
To view the detailed position description for this role, click here: HSE Coordinator
**PLEASE NOTE**: The salary range for this role is $70,000-$77,000b plus superannuation.
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**Please note**:

- Applicants must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or have a suitable visa in place in order to apply. Sponsorship is not available.
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