About the Role
The Regional Safety Manager UK & EMEA is a key role within the global Real Estate & Workplace Centre of Excellence (CoE) team, the purpose of which is to provide sites and operations in the region with professional leadership, guidance, and support to comply with OUP’s global safety policy.
You will focus on implementing global workplace safety strategies, by developing and embedding effective safety management systems that align with OUP’s policies. You will be collaborating with teams to create appropriate global safety arrangements, while ensuring accountability and ownership across all levels. A key responsibility of this role is to provide expert guidance and support to colleagues, including senior managers, to help them confidently manage safety risks, identify training needs, and deliver effective solutions.
Additional duties include establishing robust assurance and reporting mechanisms to meet global and local safety standards, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will also ensure emergency preparedness and incident management protocols are in place, supporting investigations and statutory reporting, and overseeing safety awareness training.
We operate a hybrid working policy that requires a minimum of 2 days per week in the Oxford office.
About You
1. An appropriate professional qualification, such as NEBOSH National/International General Certificate and/or Level 6 NVQ Diploma – in Health & Safety.
2. Membership of a recognised professional safety body.
3. Good knowledge of safety related regulatory standards and compliances.
4. Knowledge of ISO 45001 will be desirable.
5. Significant relevant safety experience, including computer workstation ergonomics in offices and homeworking setups and of supporting safety in an estates/facilities management environment.
6. Up to date knowledge of relevant requirements, guidance, and good practices.
7. Ability to drive improvements through building productive relationships and engaging, influencing, and collaborating with people at all levels.
8. A practical and proportionate risk-based approach to safety management.
9. Computer literate.
10. Able to work effectively, both independently and as part of a small dispersed global team.
11. Willingness to travel occasionally or as per the business needs.
12. Strong administration, organisational and prioritisation skills.
Benefits
We care about work/life balance here at OUP. With this in mind we offer 25 days’ holiday that rises with service, plus bank holidays and Christmas closure (3-days) and a 35-hour working week. We are open to discussing flexibility in respect to working patterns, dependent on role. We also have a great variety of active employee networks and societies.
We help make your money go further by contributing to your pension up to 12%, offering loans and savings schemes through our partnership with Salary Finance, in addition to travel to work schemes and access to a wide range of local discounts.
This role comes with the added benefit of a discretionary annual payment.
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