Mines Advisory Group (MAG) are looking for an experienced Health and Safety (H&S) Consultant to act as MAG’s Competent Person to help MAG meet its health and safety legal duties. This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside a dynamic international charity that shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Health and Safety Consultant will be responsible for providing advice and support to the Health, Safety, Security and Safeguarding Board Committee to ensure that we are compliant with all Health and Safety regulations and follow best practice.  

You will be responsible for delivering on the recommendations made in organisational H&S reviews, provide quality H&S information, training, policy, and standards guidance, and support the management of programme delivery in accordance with MAG’s duty of care obligations and in line with our Global H&S Policy.

Additionally, you will review the Global H&S policy and procedure as required to ensure it reflects external trends, internal learning and supports continuous improvement.

You will be qualified to NEBOSH Diploma level or equivalent and be a member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and have previous experience in a lead H&S role within an international NGO or similar sector.  You will use your experience to promote a positive health and safety culture, support colleagues and facilitate their engagement and compliance with policies and procedures, assist the learning of others and support training initiatives.

Location and details of work

This consultancy will be carried out on a hybrid basis between our Manchester city centre office and from home.

The consultancy is intended to begin as soon as possible and will last for an initial period of 12 months (to be reviewed), on a part time basis. It will be compensated on the basis of an agreed daily rate and number of days of work.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to background checks, please click here.

For further information about this opportunity, please see the Terms of Reference and Person Specification linked here

Application is by submission of the following to humanresources@maginternational.org before the closing date of  3^rd  August 2022:

• ● A cover letter, setting out their suitability for the role based on the person specification above, including specific details of any relevant past experience.
• ● A CV giving full details of past experience
• ● A budget, including an estimate for the number of days that the work would require, and the daily rate that would be applicable.