E&S and OHS Manager - Group - Jumia ( Fulltime)

About Jumia:

Jumia is a leading pan-African e-commerce platform. Its mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to customers, while helping businesses grow as they use Jumia's platform to better reach and serve customers.

Jumia is built around a marketplace and supported by a proprietary logistics business [Jumia Logistics] and a digital payment and fintech platform [Jumia Pay]. With over 3,000 employees, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating a sustainable impact in Africa.

In April 2019, Jumia was the first Tech company in Africa to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

What you'll do:

E&S Management System and Governance

• Own the implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of the corporate ESMS, aligned with the IFC Performance Standards and applicable national law.
• Own the group E&S policy, the standards beneath it, and the country procedures that make them work locally.
• Identify and assess environmental, social, health and safety risks for every site, activity and new project, refreshed on cycle and after any material change.
• Maintain a live register of applicable E&S and HSE law, permits and licenses for every market.
• Own the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) and the corrective action register, and drive closure to deadline.
• Set ESMS performance indicators, monitor them, and run an annual management review of ESMS effectiveness.
• Prepare E&S reporting to the Board, lenders, investors and regulators, including the annual monitoring report.

Social Risk Management

• Monitor compliance with IFC PS2 for employees and for workers engaged through agencies and contractors: terms of employment, working hours, wages, non-discrimination, freedom of association, and accommodation where provided.
• Verify that a worker grievance mechanism is in place, accessible to employed and agency workers, and that cases are tracked and closed.
• Assess the social risk of any retrenchment, and verify that it follows the PS2 requirements on alternatives, consultation and fair treatment.
• Prevent and respond to gender-based violence and harassment, together with HR.
• Assess and control the risks operations create for communities: delivery and site traffic, hazardous materials in transit and storage, and emergencies affecting…