A reputable multinational organization based in Lagos currently seek to hire an Environmental Health Officer to fill her vacant position. The Job description is as follows.

Job description:


The main duties forming the scope of the EHO’s work may be grouped under the following headings:- Food control, hygiene education, water monitoring, tobacco, housing, air pollution, noise, infectious diseases, pest control, poisons regulations, childcare.

Responsibilities:


  • Visiting business premises to investigate levels of cleanliness and health standards.
  • Investigating complaints, cases of food poisoning, or pest infestations and arranging for legal proceedings to be taken against serious offenders.
  • Running courses on health and safety.
  • Monitoring of fluoridation of public water supplies.
  • Ensuring that defective privately rented houses are made fit for habitation.
  • Measuring and controlling the air pollution from commercial and industrial sources.
  • Investigating cases of serious infectious diseases.
  • inspecting per-school services such as playgroups, to ensure that the specified health standards are achieved.
  • Monitoring food imports from non EU countries.
  • Keeping abreast of legislation, writing reports and liaising with other safety team members


Skills and qualities


  • Commitment to safeguarding public health.
  • Enthusiasm and attention to detail at all times.
  • Good communication skills to explain safety procedures and regulations clearly and concisely.
  • A calm, professional manner to defuse potential confrontations along with the ability to deal with people who are distressed or angry.
  • Good negotiating skills, patience and tact.
  • Ability to enforce the law where necessary.
  • good organizational skills to prepare cases using own evidence and chemical analyses

Benefits:

  • Lots of traveling
  • Personal Development
  • Sponsored trainings outside the country
  • Lifestyle treatment


Qualified and interested candidates WITHIN LAGOS ONLY to forward resume to [email protected] within two weeks of this publication.