Health & Safety & Compliance Coordinator at University of Sunderland in London

Would you like to work in a modern Higher Education institution where we prioritise student experience, customer service, academic quality, value for money and continuous improvement in our decision-making? Do you have a passion for placing students at the heart of everything you do? If your answer is ‘yes’, we have a great opportunity for you as a Health & Safety & Compliance Coordinator.

In this role, you will provide support to University of Sunderland in London (UoSiL) in areas of Health and Safety (H&S) related compliance and H&S project development. You will provide assistance to staff, ensuring that H&S advice is provided timely and accurately, and that H&S systems and processes are well managed, coordinated and communicated.

To excel in this position, you will need to have demonstrable experience providing professional support, working in a Health and Safety Coordinator role or equivalent. Specifically you will have experience conducting health and safety inspections and accident investigations including Manual Handling, Work Equipment, CoSHH, DSEAR, PUWER & First Aid. You will need to organised, with solid problem solving abilities and be a skilled communicator who can liase with people at all levels.  

As our community of staff and students continues to grow, this role offers an engaging and fulfilling opportunity to make a positive impact on our students’ experience and outcomes.

In return, we offer you:

• Generous 31 days of annual leave on top of Bank Holidays
• 5 closure days over Christmas period
• Season Ticket Loan
• Access to MyLifestyle benefit platform with plentiful of discounts and offers
• Access to discounts via Totum Card
• Free eye test
• Cycle to Work and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice schemes
• Enhanced maternity and paternity policies
• Our commitment to training and development
• Our location in Canary Wharf with many transport links for easy access

This is an exciting time to join us. We are an innovative and ambitious satellite campus with exciting plans for 2024, and beyond. Starting in early 2024, we will be piloting a four-day working week for all core employees, and in summer 2024, we will be opening a new campus building nearby our current location – offering a modern, bright, and spacious learning and working environment.

If you’re ready to take on this exciting opportunity and eager to learn more, please click ‘Apply. You will need to register on our e-recruitment platform and complete an application form.

If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please contact  Symeon Hall, Senior Facilities and Contracts Manager via email; symeon.hall@sunderland.ac.uk

Closing Date:  Midnight, Sunday 28 January 2024.

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy sooner should we receive a sufficient response.  

Please note that in order to provide quality support to our students at all times, our professional support staff work fully from the office.