Job Description

Company Description

With headquarters in London, UK, and operations located throughout the world, Anglo American is truly global. We employ more than 60,000 colleagues worldwide and run mining operations across Southern Africa, North and South America and Australia. At Anglo American, our purpose is to Re-imagine Mining to Improve People's Lives. We do this by challenging the status quo and innovating through all parts of the business. From how we target and discovery new mineral deposits, to our FutureSmart Miningxe2x84xa2 technologies that create a leading position in sustainable mining practices.

The strategy of Anglo American is to secure, develop and operate a portfolio of high quality and long life resource assets to deliver leading shareholder returns. This can be achieved through innovative practices and technologies, in the hands of our world-class people, working towards a common purpose of re-imagining mining to improve people's lives. The Safety, Health & Environment team will support a step change in business performance by developing the organisation's capability to manage risks and exploit opportunities in Safety, Health and Environment.



The Role

We are seeking a Manager Behavioural Safety who will apply expertise and lead the organisation in human behaviour understanding, thinking, culture and related topics (human factors) to improve AA's performance in Safety and the elimination of human error- and human behaviour-related incidents. Install and support best industry practises in the area of human behaviours and associated systems.

Key role requirements:

• Identify and prioritise key human factors required to successfully implement AA safety standards and processes.
• Coordinate knowledge sharing skills across the business and assist with CoE
• Identify and analyse opportunities to develop best practices, systems and processes to mitigate the risk of human error-related incidents.
• Collaborate with management and support function teams to develop a human error analysis framework to understand proficiency gaps within the discipline.
• Analyse human factors leadership and management capability in business and advise business on any required interventions.
• Manage the Behavioural Safety team and lead the development of human behavioural programmes to meet the needs of the operating businesses, instilling sustainable cultural change in doing things the right safe way.

Qualifications

Formal Qualifications

• An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honors degree or equivalent) in psychology, behavioural sciences or other relevant discipline.
• Must be a registered Industrial Psychologist in relevant jurisdiction.
• Advantageous - A postgraduate qualification (Masters / Doctoral degree or equivalent) in psychology, behavioural sciences or other relevant discipline

Role-specific knowledge/Requirements

• Proven experience as a Human Factors Professional or Industrial Psychologist.
• Practical experience in the following areas: Application of systems thinking and systems engineering, application of behavioural and cognitive sciences to safety, Human Factors in incident investigations, procedure writing and management, task analysis, ergonomics and design, executive coaching, group facilitation skills.

• Demonstrated success in applying psychological principles in a mining safety context
• A demonstrated thought leader in the understanding and application of human factors in an integrated SHE management framework
• Demonstrated experience in a senior people leadership role within a technical environment, including the coordination of knowledge sharing across disciplines, managing workload and reviewing the work of others to ensure consistency with task requirements
• Specialist knowledge of behavioural safety and human factors associated processes and systems
• Knowledge of current global human factors and behavioural safety research status and direction
• Demonstrated understanding of technical aspects across multiple safety work streams and the mining value chain
• Knowledge of safety policies, procedures and consistently demonstrating required behaviours and championing safety values
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of behavioural safety and familiarity with the ABC model for influencing behaviour
• Ability to lead Group wide initiatives and communicate effectively at all levels of work across the Group.
• Ability to:

• Identify and develop best practices, systems and processes to mitigate the risk of human error-related incidents and advise the business on same
• Integrate a multidisciplinary approach to the behavioural safety strategy.
• Engage and communicate effectively across multicultural work forces and diverse operating environments.

Additional Information

Who We Are
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources - diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel - our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

What We Offer
When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you'll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We're a large, successful multinational company - and we're still growing all the time.

How We Are Committed To Your Safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day's work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we're also continually investing in new technologies that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

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