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BASIC FUNCTION OF THE POSITION: 

The Safety Health Environment & Risk Manager will be responsible for overseeing and leading the SHER Department at the mine, providing strategic direction and technical guidance, ensuring the implementation of effective structures, processes and technologies, and contributing to the overall objectives and strategic goals of the mine.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Your key accountabilities include:

• Developing and implementing departmental strategies and operational plans aligned with the Company Corporate Strategy, business plans, and applicable national legislation.
• Coordinating the implementation of approved departmental strategies and reviewing sectional plans to ensure alignment and synergy across the organisation.
• Determining resource requirements for approved plans, developing detailed budgets with inputs from team members, and submitting budgets for approval.
• Monitoring departmental expenditure against approved budgets, reporting on variances, and implementing corrective actions to avoid adverse deviations.
• Providing technical guidance and professional advice to management on Safety, Health, Environment, and Risk (SHER) matters to support operational decision-making.
• Ensuring ongoing compliance with statutory Safety, Health, Environmental, and Risk requirements to maintain the organisation’s license to operate.
• Conducting and overseeing prevention inspections and compliance audits to identify hazards and ensuring adherence to SHE standards.
• Establishing, coordinating, and leading monthly systems audits to assess compliance with SHER management systems.
• Engaging and managing external risk audit consultants and reviewing audit findings to identify operational exposures and potential risks.
• Monitoring the implementation of agreed risk insurance actions and escalating persistent non-compliance to the General Manager.
• Providing leadership and direction in the implementation of SHER strategies, programmes, and initiatives across the organisation.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams to implement risk management, safety improvement, and environmental protection initiatives.
• Promoting a strong organisational culture focused on safety, health, environmental stewardship, and responsible community engagement.
• Ensuring that accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, and occupational diseases are investigated thoroughly and documented accurately within required timeframes.
• Implementing initiatives that improve occupational health management, environmental protection, and workplace safety performance.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE: 

• Bachelor’s degree and post-graduate diploma in Safety, Occupational Hygiene and Environment, or equivalent.
• 10 years in a mining environment with at least 5 years in a managerial position.
• Strong knowledge of standards related to SHER
• Strong grasp of SHEC standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Safety Systems & Standards courses / updates
• Risk Management courses / updates
• Safety, Health and Environment Auditing Courses
• Management Development Programme