Senior Prevention Advisor - Occupational Health & Safety

Are you a seasoned legal or OHS professional? Are you looking for interesting, challenging work that offers work life balance? We have two exciting opportunities for you to join the OHS Practice Support department as a Senior Prevention Advisor.
Reporting to the Senior Manager of OHS Practice Support, this position is responsible for providing analysis, advice, and leadership on prevention matters to staff within Prevention Services, and participating in related policy, practice, planning, and decision-making activities, including research, development and management of solutions to complex practice issues, and strategic and quality initiatives.
How you'll make a difference: You'll help ensure B.C. workers go home safely at the end of their workday.
Where you'll work
At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines the convenience of working remotely with the dynamism of working in one of our offices, based on the operational needs of the position.
In this role, you'll work primarily from your B.C. home and occasionally in our Richmond office.

• Design and manage complex research and analytical projects with respect to prevention issues, including legal and practice advice and development.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge of relevant statutory, regulatory, policy and practice requirements regarding prevention matters.
• Prepare memoranda, Ministerial briefing notes, executive correspondence, decisions and other materials related to prevention matters.
• Provide analysis, advice, and leadership and ensure effective implementation of WorkSafeBC strategies, policies, practices, and services.
• Provide key expertise on regulation and policy development, and lead the implementation of new regulation, policy or practice requirements including drafting and providing training to staff and management.
• Draft guidelines and other corporate practice and process proposals to support legislative, regulatory and policy requirements/amendments and Divisional and industry practice requirements.
• Develop and communicate corporate practice on prevention matters, provide advice issuing variances and acceptances under the Workers Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.
• Make presentations to the Executive Leadership Team and other stakeholders.

We're looking for people who can:

• Effectively communicate complex materials and develop good relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Think strategically and analytically.
• Lead projects, anticipating and resolving issues.
• Collaborate with others to achieve strategic objectives.

Your background and experience

• A minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in the interpretation and application of legislative, policy and practice requirements
• Excellent written and verbal communication and analytical skills are required
• This position requires a degree in law or a graduate degree in public or business administration, ideally with experience of the Workers Compensation Act and Occupational Health and Safety Regulation.

We'll consider an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Written sample required:Please provide one written sample. The written sample should be a report or essay on any topic which you have solely self-authored. Examples of documents to submit include reports, research papers, policy documents, technical documents, or briefing papers that have policy or legal considerations. Written submissions must not exceed 20 pages in length. Place your sample in the same document as your resume or cover letter and submit with your online application.Important to know
Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada
• Consent to a criminal record check ****

WorkSafeBC's COVID-19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the "Policy") is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however we reserve the right to re-implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.
Who We Are
At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.
What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?
It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.
Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.
Learn more: Discover who we are .
Our Benefits
As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work — and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• 4 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service
• Optional leave arrangements
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more)
• Benefits package that includes customizable options for health care and dental benefits, additional days off, and a health care spending account
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire

Learn more: Find out what we offer .
Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately, however must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.