Contract WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY (WHS) ADVISOR
Job Description
BACKGROUND
1.1 The Pacific Aviation Safety Office’s (PASO) mission is to support the empowerment of Pacific States to meet their international civil aviation obligations and deliver a civil aviation system that is sustainable, safe, secure, and fit for purpose through the provision of technical expertise, capability building and information sharing. Our office is in Port Vila, Vanuatu. However, our work is completed around 10 Pacific Island States that have signed the Pacific Civil Aviation Safety and Security Treaty (PICASST).
1.2 The specialised nature of aviation places a high burden on small countries with limited human resources. Assessments of the aviation sector in the South Pacific by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have found that many countries lack the proper policy, regulations and infrastructure to comply with ICAO requirements (referred to as Standards and Recommended Practices or SARP). These standards have been continuously expanded over the years, particularly those related to security and, most recently, the environment. As a result, the challenge for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to achieve ICAO compliance has become harder.
1.3 Over the past nine years, PASO has been supported by various donor programs, which allowed a strategy for addressing the financial, organisational and operational shortcomings of PASO. The Programs have allowed PASO to reinforce and strengthen PASO’s critical role, and our core value, in ensuring safe aviation operations to its Member States.
1.4 PASO’s supporting values are:
- Pacific Identity: Our Pacific Identity defines us, and we will do things the Pacific Way;
- People: People are our focus, we value respect, diversity, collaboration and commitment;
1.7 Valued Impact: We do things to make a difference, high quality services and advice is who we are;
1.8 Integrity guides our actions: honesty moral strength and highest ethics.
1.9 PASO is currently implementing the PASO Strategic Plan for 2023-2032 which builds on the work of prior Strategic Plans. Our Strategic Area, to be a “Robust, Effective Organisation” looks to ensure that our Workplace wellbeing, health and safety policies are reviewed and implemented, and that a health and safety risk and incident register is maintained.
1.10 PASO has developed a Workplace Health and Safety Policy, however the Policy is yet to be implemented.
1.11 PASO recognises that the policy needs to be supported by a range of other items including SOP’s, training and development and designated resources.
1.12 Reporting to the Head of Corporate Services, PASO is seeking a WHS Advisor to review, assess and develop of a full suite of WHS SOP’s, checklists, training and development to support the organisation in its delivery of PASO services for member states and its ongoing coordination of regulatory activities supporting the ongoing strength and improvement of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office.
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