Job Description

The University of Essex is looking for a part-time (18 hours per week), permanent IT Health and Safety Coordinator to join Digital Innovation and Technology Services (DITS).

Do you like variety and a challenge, with this role no two days are the same with a range of low to high risk health and safety requirements including engineering workshops, networks infrastructure, datacentres, staff PC deployment, media studios, on location filming, telephony, teaching rooms (audio visuals and PCs), student PC labs and offices?

Are you a Health and Safety expert who excels at cultivating a positive health and safety culture? Are you able to communicate health and safety effectively to a wide audience and have excellent communication, team working and organisation skills? This could be the role for you.

Working closely with the University\xe2\x80\x99s Workplace Health and Wellbeing team, you will support the implementation of the University\xe2\x80\x99s Health and Safety Policy across all three campuses. The role is based on our Colchester campus with occasional travel to our other campuses in Southend and Loughton. There is an excellent benefits package including generous pension contributions, with options for flexible working.

You will be a Technical Member (Tech IOSH) of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), or Graduate Member of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Grad IOSH) working towards Chartered Membership or have an equivalent qualification/experience.

Come and find out more. A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the job pack. All essential and desirable criteria are also listed under the Person Specification section of the job pack.

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

To support this commitment we have our , a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives. For more information see:

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification, which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email the Resourcing Team ( ).

*More information:

Job title IT Health and Safety Coordinator, Digital Innovation and Technology Services , Job reference REQ07860 Application closing date 10/09/2023 Location Colchester Salary \xc2\xa333,966 - \xc2\xa337,099 per annum, pro-rata Employment type Permanent, Part-time Job category/type Professional Attachments Job description

The University of Essex is looking for a part-time (18 hours per week), permanent IT Health and Safety Coordinator to join Digital Innovation and Technology Services (DITS).

Do you like variety and a challenge, with this role no two days are the same with a range of low to high risk health and safety requirements including engineering workshops, networks infrastructure, datacentres, staff PC deployment, media studios, on location filming, telephony, teaching rooms (audio visuals and PCs), student PC labs and offices?

Are you a Health and Safety expert who excels at cultivating a positive health and safety culture? Are you able to communicate health and safety effectively to a wide audience and have excellent communication, team working and organisation skills? This could be the role for you.

Working closely with the University\xe2\x80\x99s Workplace Health and Wellbeing team, you will support the implementation of the University\xe2\x80\x99s Health and Safety Policy across all three campuses. The role is based on our Colchester campus with occasional travel to our other campuses in Southend and Loughton. There is an excellent benefits package including generous pension contributions, with options for flexible working.

You will be a Technical Member (Tech IOSH) of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), or Graduate Member of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (Grad IOSH) working towards Chartered Membership or have an equivalent qualification/experience.

Come and find out more. A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the job pack. All essential and desirable criteria are also listed under the Person Specification section of the job pack.

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

To support this commitment we have our , a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives. For more information see:

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification, which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email the Resourcing Team ( ).

*More information:

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