About the role

As the Manager, OHS Performance you will be responsible for coordinating and supporting activities within the Insurance Division to ensure licensing and oversight of Victorian self-insurers delivers continuous improvement in OHS management at self-insured employers. In addition to this you will also be responsible for the delivery of occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) audit services for the purpose of supporting the assessment and approval of self-insurance arrangements within Victoria. Key accountabilities include:

• Manage a team of technical specialists including providing support in performance planning and reviews, professional development and coaching.
• Ensure WorkSafe has accurate, thorough and timely information regarding OHSMS performance thereby allowing statutory decisions to be made regarding the approval or renewal of a body corporate as a self-insurer.
• Provide high level technical and policy advice on WorkSafe’s self-insurance regulatory program to WorkSafe senior and executive leadership and to senior managers of self-insurers.
• Liaise with local and national stakeholders (including other health and safety/workers compensation regulators) to drive national harmonisation projects specific to self-insurance.

Please ensure you take a look at the Position Description provided for additional information on accountabilities for this role.

About you

As the Manager, OHS Performance you will provide technical expertise to the team and to a variety of internal and external stakeholders. As the successful candidate you will be flexible, agile and responsive in your ability to achieve organisational goals. You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Experience managing and leading a technical, multi-disciplinary group.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with systems audit techniques to improve occupational health and safety performance.
• Experience in providing highly specialised advice to external stakeholders in a complex environment on behalf of the organisation.
• Excellent analytical skills with the proven capability to recommend improvements to business processes to deliver efficient and effective services.
• A broad knowledge and understanding of self-insurance requirements, health and safety practice, WorkSafe and Victorian OHS legislation.

Qualifications

• An appropriate tertiary qualification and/or evidence of substantial work experience in occupational health and safety
• Training and experience sufficient to progress to the level of OHSMS Lead Auditor certification with Exemplar Global.

Working with Us

We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and offer flexibility to facilitate work/life balance. People who are seeking part-time or job share arrangements are encouraged to apply.

What’s next?

Applications close 11:00pm, Wednesday 2nd of February 2022. Click the link to apply, and join us in making a difference to Victorian lives.

Only people with Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency may apply for this position. You will be required to undergo a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process.

Candidate screening may take place prior to the advertisement closing, so get your application in.

For further enquiries please contact Sangeeta via email sangeeta_devaraj@worksafe.vic.gov.au

About Us

WorkSafe Victoria plays a critical role in the lives of Victorian employers and workers - as the state’s health and safety regulator and as the manager of Victoria’s workers compensation scheme. In both capacities, employers and workers are at the heart of our service.

Our aim is to keep all workplaces healthy and safe, and to deliver high quality care and treatment when workers are injured.

Our future

Our goals are to embed in every workplace a proactive, prevention-led approach to health and safety across the state, and to provide a personalised, tailored service for every Victorian who comes into contact with WorkSafe.

Like wearing a seatbelt or putting on sunscreen, “prevention-led” thinking will become automatic every time Victorians step into the workplace.