One Power Lesotho, a startup Independent Power Producer (IPP), has been selected as the preferred developer of a 20MW solar PV power plant in Lesotho (the first in the country) seeks an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer to develop and support EHS programs and compliance alongside electrification of rural villages in Lesotho. The EHS officer will conduct stakeholder engagements and on-site surveys including social and environmental baselining, and reporting during construction and operations, in compliance with internally codified Environmental and Social Management Systems and national laws for environmental protection and occupational health and safety. One Power’s EHS Officer will contribute in, implementing, evaluate, and scale up EHS programs supporting the business and in consultation with external experts as needed.
One Power’s EHS programs are required to follow principles described in IFC Performance Standards or similar standards as may be identified by project financiers (e.g.,AfDB Environmental and Social Safeguards).
Responsibilities of the EHS Officer include but are not limited to:
- Understanding, maintaining, and updating company policies and procedures that effect EHS objectives.
- Setting up and managing a project-specific monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process for the EHS program to achieve compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Setting up and managing a project-specific internal and stakeholder training program to achieve compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Reporting to management and acting as the point-person for all EHS activity including data collection and reporting. Compiling data as needed to validate compliance to external stakeholders and to drive internal decision-making.
- Coordinating internally within corporate divisions with authority to implement EHS policies and verify compliance in Production, Project Development, Construction, and Operations and Maintenance.
- Creating reports and giving presentations internally and externally.
- Staying up to date with EHS best practices.
- Communicating with experts in the intersecting fields of energy access and EHS.
- Regularly conducting field surveys / community engagement including occasional overnight and multi-day missions as needed in remote areas. Required skills and experience:
- Minimum 3 years work experience demonstrating background / familiarity with off-grid energy projects and principles of EHS; must provide references
- Have experience in Construction Projects or similar.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Sesotho
- Facility with information technology (computers, tablets, software for data analysis and documents generation)
- In-depth experience with data collection and analysis
- Field research experience
- Project / program management experience
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Possess a valid Driver’s License
- Certificate/Diploma in a relevant field (Degree will be an added advantage)
To apply: email CV, certified transcripts and certificates, and contact information for two references to:[email protected]
Desired start date on or before October 1, 2022-applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis as they are received.