E&S & OHS Manager – Group

Job Title: E&S & OHS Manager – Group

Date Posted: 22/10/2026

Job Type: Full Time

Job Level: Management

Employer: Jumia

Industry: Health & Safety

Salary: Open

Location: Nairobi

Country: Kenya

Deadline: 09/11/2026

Health & Safety Jobs, Jumia Jobs. E&S & OHS Manager leads environmental, social, and safety management across multi-site operations, requires 5+ years HSE management experience and expertise in IFC Performance Standards. Full-time role in Nairobi.

Key Accountabilities

• 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 neighbours.
• Oversee security arrangements against IFC PS4: screening, training, rules of engagement and conduct of security personnel.
• Check labor providers and the primary supply chain for child labor, forced labor and serious safety issues, and escalate immediately.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Grievance
• Own the Stakeholder Engagement Plan: identify stakeholders per market, plan engagement, and record it.
• Own the external grievance mechanism: accessible channels, defined response times, case log, resolution and feedback to the complainant.
• Report on grievance volumes, themes and closure to Group leadership and in E&S reporting to lenders.
• Disclose E&S information to affected stakeholders as the Stakeholder Engagement Plan requires.
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Control warehouse and hub hazards: manual handling, racking and storage, work at height, mechanical handling equipment, pedestrian and vehicle segregation, electrical safety, heat and noise.
• Control office hazards: workstation and display screen ergonomics, slips and trips, electrical equipment, ventilation, lighting, temperature and noise.
• Run workstation assessments for office and remote workers, and track the corrective actions.
• Assess psychosocial risk (workload, lone working, violence and harassment) together with HR, and put controls in place.
• Run individual risk assessments for pregnant and nursing workers and for workers with a disability or medical restriction, across all sites.
• Own the PPE standard, provided at no cost to the worker, with issue and replacement records.
• Operate permit to work for hot work, work at height, confined space, electrical isolation and contractor works, in operational sites and offices alike.
• Ensure first aid cover, health surveillance where the risk assessment requires it, and adequate sanitation and welfare facilities.
• Control chemicals and dangerous goods, including lithium batteries, aerosols and flammables held in the network.
• Fleet and Road Safety
• Own the road safety programme for owned, leased and third-party fleets: licence checks, rider and driver training, helmet and visibility standards, journey and speed management, load security.
• Set roadworthiness and maintenance standards for vehicles and motorcycles, and verify them.
• Investigate every collision, and track collision and injury rates against distance travelled or deliveries completed.
• Set the travel safety standard for business travel between markets, including pre-travel risk checks, approved transport and hotels, and emergency contact procedures.
• Fire, Emergency and Site Safety
• Maintain a fire risk assessment per site covering detection, suppression, escape routes, storage separation and fire load.
• Produce and drill site emergency response plans, and close the actions each drill generates.
• In shared or multi-tenant buildings, agree fire and evacuation arrangements with the landlord or building management, and verify them through joint drills.
• Appoint and train fire wardens and first aiders in every office, sized to headcount and floor layout.
• Verify structural integrity and life safety of leased buildings before occupation and periodically thereafter.
• Coordinate with fire, medical and civil authorities.
• Contractors, Agencies and Third Parties
• Apply the same E&S and HSE standard to agency, outsourced and contractor workers as to employees.
• Pre-qualify, induct, audit and, where needed, disqualify contractors, labour providers, logistics partners and facilities providers (cleaning, catering, security, maintenance) on E&S and HSE grounds.
• Write enforceable E&S and HSE requirements into tenders, contracts and service level agreements.
• Environment and Waste
• Apply IFC PS3 on resource efficiency and pollution prevention across all sites.
• Maintain a waste inventory and management plan per site, with licensed disposal contractors and complete manifests.
• Manage IT and electronic waste through licensed contractors, with disposal certificates.
• Track energy, fuel, water and generator consumption across operational sites and offices, set reduction targets, and compile emissions data for reporting.
• Prevent pollution at source: fuel storage and bunding, drainage and effluent, air emissions, noise to neighbors.
• Screen every new site, lease and operational change for environmental and social risk before commitment.
• Incidents, Assurance and Capability
• Operate one incident reporting standard covering near misses, injuries, occupational illness, fires, environmental releases, collisions and security incidents.
• Lead root cause investigation on serious and high-potential incidents, and verify that corrective actions worked.
• Notify serious incidents to Group leadership, and to lenders where required, within the required period.
• Run internal audits, host external, lender and certification audits, and close findings.
• Deliver E&S and HSE induction for every new joiner, including agency and contractor staff.
• Build and lead a network of country E&S and HSE focal points covering both operational sites and offices.
• Make sure workers can raise a hazard without retaliation, and that stop work authority is understood and respected.

Qualifications

• Mandatory
• Demonstrated experience implementing the IFC Performance Standards and/or IFC-aligned ESMS requirements.
• At least 5 years in E&S or HSE management, including multi-site or multi-country operations.
• Track record of managing social risk, stakeholder engagement and grievance mechanisms.
• Experience reporting to lenders, development finance institutions or investors on E&S performance.
• Degree in environmental science, engineering, occupational safety, social science or a related field.
• Desirable
• NEBOSH International Diploma or equivalent.
• ISO 45001 or ISO 14001 lead auditor qualification.
• Experience in logistics, warehousing or last-mile delivery.
• Working French.