Job Description

Role Responsibilities

To provide strategic and operational Health, Safety and Wellbeing leadership across all areas of the organisation within the Region. To implement the Health, Safety and Wellbeing framework & strategy of the Bank through closely working and enabling the supply partners. Responsible for the management, governance and assurance of health, safety and wellbeing strategies, policies, processes and procedures considering best practice and the operational needs of the business, thus ensuring that SCB complies with all current HSE legislation.

Strategy

• Awareness and understanding of the Groups business strategy and model appropriate to the role
• Lead the implement the health, safety and wellbeing strategy for the Group within the region
• Accountable for assurance of the delivery and implementation of global strategies and programs for health, safety and wellbeing within the Region

Business

• Awareness and understanding of the wider business and market environment in which the Group operates
• Subject matter expertise. Provide expertise and specialist support on all aspects of health and safety management, including physical and mental wellbeing
• Safety management. Coordination of all activities associated with health, safety and wellbeing management.
• Contingency Planning / Business Continuity. Participate in Regional Crisis Management Teams, and assist with the testing of Country and Regional level contingency and crisis management plans to ensure timely and effective response in an emergency or crisis.
• Supply Partner Management. Proactively manage all H&S related supply partners and vendors, and non-HR wellbeing vendors.
• Budgets and Project Management. Manage budgets efficiently and ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget to agreed standards. Actively identify opportunities for cost savings through simplification or collaboration.
• Property Due Diligence - Review and approve due diligence of new premises, layouts, fit-outs and other key health, safety and wellbeing related details of new projects. Provide support to country H&S staff in this regard.
• Investigations and safety reports - Review and approve safety investigations and corrective actions. Provide support to country H&S staff in this regard
• Crisis Management. Advise Senior Management on H&S during emergencies and participate on the Regional Crisis Management Team. Actively participate in the management of any emergencies that affect countries within the Region
• Safety culture - Monitor safety culture and provide support to improve safety culture in country and region

Processes

• Accountable for assurance of the delivery and implementation of global policies and procedures for health, safety and wellbeing within the Region.
• Responsible for managing and assuring the Group Safety & Security Policy and Standards in the region

People & Talent

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations for country H&S teams and work in collaboration with supply partners.
• Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development of people, and ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles
• Mentor, coach and motivate country H&S managers. Providing necessary support and advice
• Employ, engage and retain high quality people, with succession planning for critical roles.
• Review team structure and capacity plans.
• Set and monitor objectives for H&S staff and provide feedback in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives, all in conjunction with supply partners

Risk Management

• Maintain an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them.
• Provide second line assurance under the Groups Risk Management Framework, including relevant Operational Risk Framework ownership for health & safety (Safety & Security risk sub-type).
• Ensure the effective application of the risk management framework to evidence that existing health and safety governance and risk control processes are effectively implemented and are adhered to across the Region
• Act as the point of contact for the Bank on all matters relating to H&S risk within the Region
• Provide assurance that all material risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, monitored and reported in accordance with the operational risk framework and ensure controls manage risk within acceptable levels
• Review and approve mitigation action plans for health, safety & wellbeing risks (medium and above).
• Provide assurance that applicable external laws and regulations and internal policies, procedures and other risk control requirements are identified and implemented
• Influence the risk management culture of the Property team

Governance

• Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Groups arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas;
• Regulations: Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Assure Group policies, strategies, standards and guidelines for health, safety & wellbeing management are being implemented within the Region. Monitoring the effectiveness of policy, standards and processes, and take necessary action when required
• Country H&S Action plans - Review and approve country health, safety & wellbeing action plan in line with policies, strategies, standards, guidelines and health, safety & wellbeing risk profile of the country
• Regulatory compliance. Ensuring that the Bank meets and evidences compliance with all local H&S regulatory requirements. Assist country H&S managers and businesses with guidance on implementing policies, strategies, standards and guidelines to ensure compliance.
• Audit and Compliance Carry out other second line assurance activities such as H&S audits, inspections, H&S Reviews etc.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the

. * Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.

• Lead the Regional Health Safety & Wellebing team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Banks Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• Regional: Property, BCP, Security, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, CEO, Corporate Affairs and other stakeholders as required.
• Group: Property, H&S, Security, Risk and other stakeholders as required.

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Groups brand and values in Regional H&S teams.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Holds a related degree or other professional safety qualifications or certification
• 7+ years of experience in Health & Safety.
• Membership of recognised professional H&S body is desirable

Role Specific Competencies

• Governance oversight and control
• Manage risk exposure / risk management
• Define & facilitate strategy
• Process management
• Manage vendors & supply partners
• Manage projects
• Data conversion and reporting
• Develop and implement health, safety & wellbeing management system
• Knowledge of health, safety & wellbeing acquired through education, training and experience
• Manage health, safety & wellbeing across functional and geographical boundaries
• Manage a diverse team in a regionally dispersed, multi-cultural environment

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we\'ve worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can\'t wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you\'ll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations
• Time-off including annual, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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