Job details
Job type part-time
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Job location
Itasca - itasca, il
Remote type
Fully remote
Position type
Part time
Education level
Bachelor`s degree
Travel percentage
Up to 25%
Job shift
Day
Nsc is seeking an experienced senior leader with deep, extensive industry knowledge and connections*; someone who has worked both in the trenches and in roles with business-level or corporate oversight that included leadership responsibilities in governance, risk, or compliance in the field of health, safety, or environmentThis person must have a passion for safety and for innovative problem solving, as well as, an extensive network of industry contacts/relationships to call uponThe skills and experience are needed in this job to lead one or more of the member networks dedicated to developing new business approaches to achieving safety and health excellence through knowledge sharing and problem solving in coordination with industry peers.
Areas expertise
Health, safety, environment or
Industrial/ occupational hygiene or
Engineering (industrial, chemical, biomedical) or
Occupational medicine/health
Lead one or more member networks to provide opportunities for learning, sharing, and collaborating with world-class hse professionals to advance ehs programs and prevent occupational fatalities and injuries.
Key responsibilities
Knowledge management (45%)
Lead one or more member networks comprised of world-class member companies which already have sophisticated, mature safety cultures.
Collect, synthesize, and organize relevant knowledge to develop timely and innovative agendas and related materials for network meetings (around 2-4 per year).
Organize and lead special topic meetings or conferences based upon member needs.
Lead task forces on emerging or important topics.
Assist in collecting member company input on regulatory and non-regulatory issues, including developing and preparing surveys, analyzing data, and preparing technical reports.
Serve as an hse subject matter expert (sme) and assist members companies with understanding new and innovative hse concepts.
Assist members/companies in ensuring compliance with federal hse regulations, and evaluating the impact of new and existing regulations on company operations.
Maintain professional certifications and continually develop new hse skills and expertise especially those required to support the hse networks.
Continually advance professional and technical knowledge through the review of professional, academic and regulatory journals and newsletters, and attending professional development conferences and seminars.
Provide additional technical, advisory, or professional services as needed to maintain and grow the hse networks.
Relationship management (35%)
Chair and recruit members for the steering committee of the member network.
Identify and recruit relevant speakers for the meetings.
Build and maintain relationships with members.
Work in a team environment with a focus on member service, including supporting the leaders of the other member networks.
Assist in business development, marketing, and other member services.
Establish and maintain professional relationships with pre-eminent hse professionals and researchers
Outreach (20%)
Research and prepare updates, newsletters, reports, white papers, blogs, and other web-based communications on technical, regulatory, and policy developments.
Manage externally facing products/events (such as the country profiles or the hop summit)
Represent nsc | orchse at industry, government and professional meetings and summarize important results and learning.
Prepare and conduct presentations and web casts on relevant topics.
Periodically communicate with network members on important or emerging issues.
Travel
Travel to nsc | orchse meetings, professional conferences, and member company sites as requiredBoth domestic and international travel is requiredTravel expenses will be provided by nsc | orchse or member companies as appropriate.
General scope for job level
Leads a function or significant discipline (department) within a function.
Develops and directs the execution of functional strategy.
Develops strategies for and leads programs with significant impact to the broader organization.
Influences senior leaders decisions that have an impact on the function or the nsc overall mission.
May direct the work for a function of the organization and manages at least three employees for whom hire, fire, performance, and pay decision-making are made.
May be the subject matter expert recognized externally in a field.
Required minimum education & experience
Bachelor`s degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience in occupational safety and health and the environment and in at least one of the following areas:
Law, business advocacy or government relations
Business management positions or corporate consulting
Managing the membership activities for a large proactive business organization
Additional knowledge, skills & experience
Certification as a safety professional, industrial hygienist, professional engineer, ergonomist or other related certification is highly desirable.
Leadership and ability to forge relationships quickly
Ability to provide leadership and a proactive focus
Robust organizational skills
Ability to management multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to plan and execute meetings
Ability to articulate and advocate business positions
Strong interpersonal relationships
Meeting facilitation
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Our vision
The national safety council is a mission-based organization, focused on eliminating the leading causes of preventable death and injury.
We focus our efforts and thought leadership on impacting safety through three strategic pillars: workplace, roadway and impairment - until the data tells us otherwise.
Every one of our employees, member organizations and strategic partners have one thing in common: a commitment to enable people to live their fullest lives.
Our values
Be safe: i commit to keep myself and others safe.
Be bold: i challenge the status quo, to make the impossible possible.
Be impactful: i exceed expectations for all those i serve.
Be nsc: i work with others to achieve nsc results.
De&i commitment statement
At nsc, we demonstrate our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through our culture and our valuesOur culture embraces all people regardless of ancestry, color, national origin, race, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.* we boldly empower our team to model respect and dignityWe find impactful opportunities for growth and developmentWe create a safe environment that includes mental, physical, psychological, and emotional protectionsTo be nsc is to deliver our mission by working together — our employees, members, and stakeholders — in such a way that everyone feels a sense of belonging.
We believe that you can’t be safe if you don’t feel safeFeeling safe requires a commitment to equitable policy implementation and promoting diversity in the safety professionWe must cultivate our own diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment to deliver on our mission to save lives, from the workplace to anyplace.
Nsc is an equal opportunity employer.
