OSH / Road Safety Specialist

<div><p><b>DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS</b></p><p>25 July 2025-23:59-GMT04:00 Gulf Standard Time (Dubai)</p><p>WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.</p><p><b>ABOUT WFP</b></p><p>The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.</p><p>At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do. The vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled and high‑performing teams selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.</p><p>To learn more about WFP visit our website and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok.</p><h3>WHY JOIN WFP</h3><ul><li>WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.</li><li>WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse and multicultural working environment.</li><li>WFP invests in the personal and professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.</li><li>A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people globally.</li><li>We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).</li></ul><p><b>JOB TITLE</b>: OSH / Road Safety Specialist<br/><b>TYPE OF CONTRACT</b>: Regular (Level 3)</p><p><b>UNIT/DIVISION</b>: MSDF/MSD</p><p><b>DUTY STATION (City Country)</b>: Remote Work (home‑based)<br/><b>DURATION</b>: 11 months</p><h3>BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT</h3><p>WFP has the opportunity and obligation to leverage data and technology to better ensure the environments where team members live and work are adhering to Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). The High‑Level Committee on Management (HLCM) approved the OSH Framework, which gives effect to the UN HLCM’s request for developing OSH policy in the UN System while describing common principles for an OSH management system and facilitating the adoption of an OSH system across the UN Agencies, Programmes and Funds.</p><p>WFP is committed to implementing an OSH Risk Management System across all WFP operations with the main objectives of:</p><ul><li>Reducing the incidence of work‑related injuries and ill‑health and limiting their severity and impact.</li><li>Improving the physical and mental well‑being of staff members.</li><li>Establishing defined workplace safety and health rights, responsibilities and duties.</li><li>Providing accurate representation of workplace incidents, injuries and illnesses.</li><li>Integrating safety, health and well‑being considerations into organisational processes and decision‑making.</li><li>Ensuring staff receive training and support related to workplace safety, health and well‑being.</li></ul><p>Road Safety is categorized as one of the most significant occupational safety hazards within WFP operations and a fundamental component of the Duty of Care. Therefore, Road Safety plays a key role in the WFP OSH Framework.</p><h3>RESPONSIBILITIES</h3><p>The OSH / Road Safety Specialist will report directly to the Director Management Services and will be responsible for:</p><ol><li>Develop a holistic definition of road safety and work‑related road safety for use in the humanitarian and development context, considering all ground transport modalities.</li><li>Map and review current WFP Road Safety policies, guidance, activities and stakeholders; assess adequacy and alignment with the UN resolution Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021‑2030 and other relevant strategies.</li><li>Evaluate WFP’s current road safety data collection and analysis; propose a strategy for improvement; partner with ongoing initiatives to provide technical input on road‑user transport trends and infrastructure.</li><li>Develop a Theory of Change and a log‑frame to describe how WFP can reduce occupational road injuries/illnesses and how success will be measured (KPIs) at country, regional and HQ levels.</li><li>Provide advice and guidance on road crash reporting, fact‑finding processes, follow‑up on risk assessments and competency development; lea