Senior HSE Specialist

Role Description The Senior HSE Specialist is a part-time, remote role responsible for leading health, safety, and environmental practices that support safe and sustainable operations across the Working Group’s activities. Day-to-day tasks include developing and maintaining HSE guidelines for remote and in-person convenings, conducting risk assessments for events and travel, and advising on occupational health and workplace safety for staff, volunteers, and partners. The specialist will design and deliver safety training tailored to feminist and civil society organizing spaces, monitor compliance with relevant health, safety, and environmental standards, and recommend preventive measures and incident response protocols. The role also involves collaborating with coalition leads to integrate HSE considerations into program planning, providing clear documentation and reporting, and promoting a culture of care, wellbeing, and risk awareness across diverse teams and regions.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess strong Health & Safety and Workplace Safety skills, with experience applying them in complex, multi-stakeholder or civil society contexts.
• Candidates should possess expertise in Environment Health and Safety (EHS) and Occupational Health, including risk assessment and prevention strategies for both remote and in-person work settings.
• Candidates should possess Safety Training skills, with a track record of designing and facilitating inclusive, accessible training for diverse audiences.
• Candidates should have experience interpreting and applying relevant international and local HSE regulations, standards, and best practices.
• Candidates should demonstrate excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work independently in a remote, cross-cultural team.
• Relevant academic qualifications in occupational health, environmental health and safety, public health, or a related field are beneficial, along with professional certifications in HSE or EHS.
• Experience working with feminist, human rights, or civil society organizations, and commitment to intersectional gender equality, is highly desirable.