Manager - H&s Systems & Assurance

**Start Date** ASAP

• *Contract** Full-Time, Permanent
• *Hybrid Work Environment** (3 days in office, 2 days remote with flexible hours)
• *Dress Code **Business Casual
• *Location** Downtown Toronto, Outside of Union Station (TTC & GO accessible)
• *_ A Great Place to Work_**
• *Who We Are**:

Kinross is a Canadian-based global senior gold mining company with operations and projects in the United States, Brazil, Mauritania, Chile and Canada. Our focus on delivering value is based on our four core values of Putting People First, Outstanding Corporate Citizenship, High Performance Culture, and Rigorous Financial Discipline. Kinross maintains listings on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol:K) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol:KGC).

Mining responsibly is a priority for Kinross, and we foster a culture that makes responsible mining and operational success inseparable. In 2021, Kinross committed to a greenhouse gas reduction action plan as part of its Climate Change strategy, reached approximately 1 million beneficiaries through its community programs, and recycled 80% of the water used at our sites. We also achieved record high levels of local employment, with 99% of total workforce from within host countries, and advanced inclusion and diversity targets, including instituting a Global Inclusion and Diversity Leadership Council.

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• *Purpose of Role**:

To provide technical support and advise to the global organization to ensure the effective implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Company H&S management system and to provide assurance that material H&S risks are well controlled.

• *Key Responsibilities**:
• Model company values and set the tone for a positive safety culture.
• Support maintenance and improvement of the Company H&S (Safety & Sustainability) audit program including audit procedures, budgeting, planning, training, organization, scheduling, communications, coordination, contracting and continuous improvement.
• Participate in, or lead, the planning and development of Company H&S MS processes and support their global implementation and ongoing maintenance and improvement.
• Support maintenance of the corporate International Cyanide Code Certification program including interfacing with the Cyanide Institute, coordination of audits and pre-audits, tracking of certifications including those within the supply chain and coordination with the corporate supply chain function.
• Support management of the corporate Responsible Gold Mining Principles assurance program, including all aspects of the assurance program including selection of the assurance provider, scheduling and follow up.
• Provide technical support and advice regarding compliance with Company policies, legal requirements, and commitments.
• Support development and implementation of a strategy for communicating H&S MS and assurance activities to key stakeholders throughout the business.
• Maintain processes for H&S knowledge collection and sharing lessons learned.
• Facilitate H&S risk management workshops and reviews to ensure quality is high.
• Maintain Company H&S risk register and action tracking processes up to date and accurate.
• Facilitate risk management and audit training for staff and coach and mentor H&S team members on risk management and audit tools and techniques.
• Ensure all required H&S audit training and certification is in place and maintained.
• Provide input to development of contractual requirements and scopes of work for RM&A services and equipment.
• Oversee delivery of human and organisational performance (HOP) and operational learning teams training.
• Lead or participate in major incident investigations.
• Conduct regular analysis of H&S MS & Assurance data to identify trends and make recommendations for improvement.
• *Professional Parameters**:
• *Autonomy** - Makes high-level independent judgments. Plans judgements with guidance only in the most complex situations.
• *Influence/leadership** - Develops relationships with senior management, H&S Professionals, and Practitioners to create/influence H&S-related policy, objectives, and strategy and to act as a change agent to support improvement in H&S. Liaises with industry leaders and H&S regulatory agencies.
• *Complexity**:
• Creatively performs a range of highly complex H&S activities and leads on formulation, implementation, and evaluation of H&S strategy, often working with diverse cultures and changing business environments.
• *Business and organizational skills** - Understands the wider organizational and business environment and the impact on management of H&S as well as the interdependency of H&S and operations. Personal planning and organizational skills to meet work/project deadlines. Engages to support availability of required resources. May manage an H&S group.
• *Education and Experience**:
• Bachelor’s degree in H&S, risk management, business administra