Regional Health, Safety & Environment Manager

Program Background

Pacific Australia Skills is a significant Australian investment which stands to make a major contribution to supporting social and economic growth in the region through strengthening the skills and training sector across the Pacific and Timor-Leste. Pacific Australia Skills builds on the achievements of 17 years of Australian Government support for skills and training in the Pacific.  

About DT Global Asia Pacific

At DT Global Asia Pacific, we aim to positively impact people’s lives through delivery excellence. As a leading implementing partner across Asia and the Pacific, we co-create locally led solutions in partnership with governments, communities, and stakeholders. We bring together talented teams and deep regional expertise to deliver initiatives that promote inclusive economic growth, essential services, and resilient, secure communities. With over 1,500 staff, experts in 22+ countries and more than 60 years of development experience, we tackle complex community, national and transnational challenges — from governance and justice systems to climate resilience, infrastructure and social equity — with innovative thinking and a commitment to long-term impact.

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The Role

Reporting to the Regional Operations Lead, the Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Manager will lead and proactively support the HSE function for Pacific Australia Skills. The HSE Manager is responsible for the effective management of HSE risk assessment, WHS, Risk Management and capacity development of the team, whilst also ensuring adherence to HSE legislative and regulatory requirements of DT Global, as well as legislative requirements of HSE within the countries Pacific Australia Skills operates. Additionally, the HSE Manager will liaise with other DT Global HSE personnel and work in close collaboration with the Safeguards Manager and team.

Roles and Responsibilities

Core responsibilities

• Lead on the development, administration, recordkeeping and communication of HSE documentation such as policies, procedures, plans, forms and templates. 

• Development and distribution of HSE communication materials. 

• Ensure Pacific Australia Skills implementation is fully aligned with DT Global’s HSE guidelines, including development and maintenance of a database for project HSE information (HSE plans, key contacts, and emergency preparedness data). 

• Provide advice regarding hazard identification, risk assessment, and effective HSE risk control measures. 

• Lead and support HSE training programs, including coordination of HSE training needs analyses, plans, staff reminders and recordkeeping. 

• Supporting the Country Office risk assessments, inspections, incident investigations and other reports and offer advice to teams and contractors to ensure that compliance is achieved, and good practices are upheld. 

• Collate all Country Office risk registers and update the PAS Risk Register for presentation to DFAT. 

• Carry out and support inspections and system reviews to ensure that Pacific Australia Skills operations are complying with HSE requirements. 

• Support the incident management and investigation process, including verification and documentation of relevant information. 

• Monitor, collate and report on HSE data, e.g. incident data, survey data, activity data, vehicle records etc. 

• Oversight of the maintenance of workplace health, safety, and security standards across the program. 

• Document, monitor and report on corrective actions and their status, and follow up on actions to address non-conformities or issues raised in incident investigations, inspections, and audits to ensure that the issues have been effectively addressed and lessons learned shared. 

• Support project personnel and contractors to meet incident notification and reporting requirements (including requirements of the DFAT, DT Global, and all regulatory requirements) 

• Carry out initiatives to support the improvement of health and safety culture including ensuring that actions in the organization’s HSE improvement plan are carried out. Promote continuous improvement to HSE programs, systems and tools, and ensure adherence to the DFAT Environmental and Social Safeguard Policy. 

• Manages the HSE components of the international travel & deployment process and system, including pre-deployment medical assessment process and vaccinations program. 

• Carry out initiatives to support the improvement of health and safety culture including ensuring that actions in the organization’s HSE improvement plan are carried out 

• Perform other reasonable duties as required by the supervisor to support Pacific Australia Skills delivery. 

• Provide inputs as required for the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Gender Equity, Disability, Safeguards and Social as and when required.

Selection Criteria

Essential Experience and Knowledge 

• Relevant Tertiary and/or trade qualifications in Health Security and Risk management, International Development, or a related discipline. 

• A minimum of 5 years of practical and demonstrated experience in a similar HSE related role 

• Experience in safety management standards and risk assessments projects 

• Experience in managing and resolving safety incidents and reporting 

• Knowledge and / or experience of applying GEDSI and safeguards principles 

• Understanding of and commitment to Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI), Child Protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), prevention of human trafficking, environmental protection, anti-corruption and other DFAT safeguarding policies. 

• DT Global strongly encourages applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds including first nations, diverse SOGIESC and people with disabilities.

Desirable Requirements: 

• Experience working for a development organization or program 

• Organizational program management skills.

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APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 11:59pm Fiji time, Wednesday 17 June 2026.
  
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. All applications will be reviewed on a 'rolling basis'. Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

People with lived experience of the regions in which DT Global operates are strongly encouraged to apply.  DT Global welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC), and people with disabilities.

We take a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harm of adults and children; fraud, corruption and bribery; modern slavery; and any form of exploitation across our operations, partnerships, and supply chains. We uphold the highest standards of integrity and expect the same of those we work with.

Engagement with DT Global is subject to formal background screening, criminal record checks, employment verification, and periodic compliance checks. All DT Global staff receive safety, compliance, safeguarding and integrity training, and we expect our personnel and partners to always act in alignment with our company values.