Head of Safety and Insurance

Key facts

About the role

Highlights

• Location: Addis Ababa, with occasional visits to farm sites in Gambella, Bonga, and Jimma
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Salary: Negotiable / Attractive
• Guarantor Requirement: Selected candidates must provide a sufficient guarantor in accordance with company requirements.
• Application Period: Within 15 consecutive working days from the date of the vacancy announcement.
• Responsibilities
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the Group’s occupational health, safety, environmental, and risk-management policies, procedures, and programs.
• Establish and monitor safety standards and procedures across the Group’s business operations, including transportation, agriculture, trading, workshops, warehouses, and other operational activities.
• Conduct regular workplace, vehicle, equipment, and operational safety inspections and identify potential hazards and risks.
• Ensure compliance with applicable occupational safety, road safety, environmental, insurance, and other legal and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and implement accident and incident prevention programs and monitor their effectiveness.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses, property damage, and other safety-related events; identify root causes and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor the implementation of safety recommendations and corrective actions and report outstanding issues to management.
• Develop and deliver safety awareness, induction, defensive-driving, emergency-response, and other relevant training programs for employees and drivers.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness and response plans covering fire, road accidents, workplace incidents, and other emergencies.
• Establish and monitor safety performance indicators and prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and periodic safety reports for management.
• Maintain accurate records of accidents, incidents, inspections, training, safety violations, corrective actions, and other safety-related activities.
• Develop and monitor vehicle and driver safety programs, including driver performance, road-safety compliance, vehicle inspections, and accident prevention.
• Coordinate with relevant departments on fleet, workshop, maintenance, transport, and operational safety matters.
• Manage the Group’s insurance portfolio, including motor, property, cargo, liability, employee-related, and other applicable insurance policies.
• Coordinate insurance policy renewals, endorsements, claims notifications, documentation, follow-up, and settlement processes with insurance companies and brokers.
• Review insurance coverage and advise management on appropriate coverage, exclusions, deductibles, and potential risk exposures.
• Maintain an up-to-date insurance register covering the Group’s vehicles, properties, equipment, cargo, and other insurable assets.
• Coordinate accident and insurance claims investigations and ensure timely submission of complete supporting documentation.
• Liaise with insurance companies, brokers, assessors, legal representatives, police, and other relevant stakeholders regarding claims and risk-management matters.
• Monitor insurance costs, claims history, recoveries, outstanding claims, and loss ratios and provide periodic reports to management.
• Identify opportunities to reduce accidents, operational losses, insurance claims, and associated costs.
• Provide management with professional advice on safety, insurance, operational risks, and loss-prevention measures.
• Perform other safety, insurance, risk-management, and related duties as assigned by management.

Required qualifications

• Required Skills & Competencies
• Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety, workplace risk assessment, accident prevention, incident investigation, and safety management systems.
• Practical knowledge of fleet and road safety, particularly heavy vehicles, transportation operations, workshops, and logistics environments.
• Good understanding of insurance principles, policy administration, claims management, risk assessment, and insurance documentation.
• Strong ability to identify operational risks and develop practical corrective and preventive measures.
• Good knowledge of applicable safety, road transport, environmental, and insurance-related regulatory requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with drivers, technical personnel, operational teams, management, insurance companies, brokers, and other stakeholders.
• Good report-writing, documentation, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Good computer literacy, particularly in MS Office and management report preparation.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple responsibilities, and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong commitment to safety culture, compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Required Skill Tags
• Safety Management
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Risk Assessment
• Accident Investigation
• Fleet Safety
• Road Safety
• Insurance Management
• Claims Management
• Risk Management
• Leadership
• Communication
• Coordination
• Problem Solving
• Reporting
• Desired Skill Tags
• Fleet/Transport Safety
• Defensive Driving
• Emergency Preparedness
• Loss Prevention
• Insurance Negotiation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Safety Training
• Incident Reporting
• Compliance Monitoring
• Risk Mitigation
• Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Management, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience
• 5–7+ years of relevant professional experience, including at least 3 years of direct experience in a Safety, Occupational Health & Safety, Risk Management, Insurance, Fleet Safety, or closely related managerial or supervisory position.
• Practical experience in transportation, fleet operations, logistics, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, or other operationally intensive environments is an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in insurance policy administration and claims handling is highly desirable.

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