Health and Safety Coordinator

Health and Safety Co-ordinator (12-month Maternity Cover) 

Who we're looking for

We are looking for an individual to join our team for a temporary maternity cover position. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of working within an administrative role and of integrating quickly, in order to make an immediate impact.    We are looking for someone with the experience and enthusiasm to enhance our team and strong communication skills, the ability to work independently and a quick learning aptitude are essential. . The expected duration of this maternity cover is 12 months and we are looking for someone who can commit to this timeframe.

You'll be busy with no two days being the same and will often have to stop what you are doing to pick up something more urgent.  There will be plenty of interaction with our internal clients in the business both in the UK and globally. 

You will have your own responsibilities and deliverables assisting the team to be a Centre of Excellence supporting our global offices.   

About Schroders

We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 6,000 people on six continents. We've been around for over 200 years but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The base

We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We're close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.

The team

The Health and Safety team sits within Group Risk and works closely with Workplace Services who manage our buildings and services to staff. 

We each have our own responsibilities but also work collaboratively, sounding ideas off each other to try and ensure we deliver the best possible solutions. We believe everything can be improved so are always open to, and welcome, suggestions as to how we can do this. This also means we are very good at generating new tasks for ourselves meaning our work is never done, but it is always varied.

We're open to flexible working, so we can all balance our personal and professional commitments.

What you'll do

•    Assist the UK Health and Safety Manager maintain a safe working environment at our HQ

•   Complete regular audits of our HQ building and close out any issues

•    Observe fire drills, create reports to include recommendations for improvement and follow up to ensure actions have been completed

•    Manage the UK training requirements of emergency responders i.e. First Aiders, Fire Wardens etc. ensuring there is an appropriate amount of qualified people available at all times

•    Assist the UK Health and Safety Manager in delivering HQ specific emergency responder training

•    Ensure all health and safety communications e.g. intranet, noticeboards etc. are current, 

•    Assist with the reporting requirements for Accidents and Incidents, maintaining statistics on the business' health and safety performance 

•    Assist the team with the administration of our e-learning platform and managing compliance

•    Compile H&S related statistics 

•    Research and create presentations, news articles, digital slides, standard procedures and guidance documentation

•    Manage the health and safety inbox dealing promptly and appropriately with issues raised

•    Maintain soft copy filing system and general administrative support as needed

•    Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

•    A minimum two years’ experience working in an administrative role

•    Relevant experience for the anticipated tasks

•    Ability to effectively prioritise, manage a varied workload, and deliver on time

•    Attention to detail and pragmatic problem-solving skills

•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills

•    Ability to work on own initiative

•    Excellent Office suite skills, particularly Excel 

What you'll be like

•    A team player, willing to pitch in and help achieve results

•    Self-motivated with a desire to achieve and produce excellent work

•    Able to work under pressure and with tight deadlines

•    Flexible, curious and willing to learn

•    A great communicator

•    Friendly and enthusiastic

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought, facilitated by an inclusive culture, will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, or any other protected characteristic.