Job description

Location: Etqan Global Academy, Doha, Qatar

Nord Anglia Education is looking to recruit a Health & Safety Manager to join Etqan Global Academy in Doha, Qatar.

We are looking for someone to support, maintain and improve the school’s health and safety management arrangements, ensuring a safe, compliant and well-managed environment for students, staff, visitors and contractors.

The role:

We seek an individual to join as a Health & Safety Manager where your focus will be:

• Leading the implementation of the school’s health and safety management system, ensuring policies and procedures are understood and applied
• Providing practical health and safety advice and guidance to school leadership, operations, facilities and teaching teams
• Coordinating and maintaining risk assessments across school activities, facilities, educational visits, events and contractors
• Carrying out regular health and safety inspections and audits across the school site
• Leading or supporting incident and near-miss investigations, identifying root causes and corrective actions
• Supporting the development and testing of emergency response arrangements, including fire evacuation, lockdown and medical emergency procedures
• Delivering health and safety induction, training and awareness sessions for staff and contractors
• Managing contractor safety compliance and monitoring contractor activities on site
• Reporting regularly on health and safety performance to school and regional leadership

The Successful Candidate will possess:

• Relevant qualification in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent experience, e.g. NEBOSH International General Certificate
• Experience in a health and safety role, ideally within a school, education, facilities, hospitality or healthcare environment
• Strong understanding of risk assessment, inspections, incident investigation and corrective action management
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders in a school environment
• Good IT skills and ability to maintain accurate records
• IOSH Managing Safely, First Aid or Fire Safety training (desirable)
• Experience working in Qatar or the wider GCC (desirable)

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About Us

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading international schools organisation. Our 80+ international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 80,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.

Our exclusive collaborations with prestigious institutions such as UNICEF, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), IMG Academy and the world-leading performing arts school Juilliard mean we’re at the forefront of educational thinking, while creating life-changing experiences for students.

By joining Nord Anglia Education you will become part of a committed and innovative team. As a member of the world’s leading premium schools group you will be joining an active network of like-minded people across the world.

To Apply

On-line applications need to be directly through the Nord Anglia Education careers page and should include a CV.

At Nord Anglia Education, we are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination.

We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, as well as those who identify with various protected characteristics.

Nord Anglia Education is committed to ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards in our schools and we expect every employee to share this commitment.