Group Health and Safety Coordinator

Specsavers; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Specsavers is seeking a Group Health & Safety Coordinator to strengthen our Group and Global Health & Safety frameworks, helping to keep colleagues and workplaces safe across regions. You’ll coordinate governance processes, monitor compliance, and track actions to drive improvements in a growing international business.

Reporting to the Group Health & Safety Manager and Global Risk team, you will analyse trends, maintain dashboards, and share best practices to support continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH General Certificate is essential.
• Strong understanding of governance & management system principles.
• Experience in Health & Safety, Risk or Compliance environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and enhance Health & Safety activities across regions.
• Monitor compliance activities and reporting; track actions.
• Support governance processes and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Health & Safety

Governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

IOSH membership

Job description

At Specsavers, we're on a mission to change lives through better sight and hearing, and we're looking for a Group Health & Safety Coordinator to help us do just that. In this important role, you'll play a key part in strengthening our Group and Global Health & Safety frameworks, helping to keep our colleagues, partners and workplaces safe while supporting a business that continues to grow and evolve around the world. If you're passionate about creating positive change and enjoy working where your contribution genuinely matters, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Working closely with our Group Health & Safety Manager and wider Global Risk team, you'll help coordinate and enhance Health & Safety activities across multiple regions. From monitoring compliance activities and coordinating reporting to tracking actions and supporting key governance processes, you'll play an important role in ensuring our health and safety management system remains effective, providing the visibility and oversight needed to manage risk effectively. You'll also play a valuable role in analysing trends, supporting incident follow-up, maintaining dashboards and sharing good practice across the business, helping to drive continuous improvement every step of the way.

To thrive in this role, you'll bring experience from a Health & Safety, Risk, Compliance or similar operational environment, along with a good understanding of governance and management system principles. You're highly organised, naturally proactive and comfortable managing multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail. You'll enjoy building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, have strong communication skills and be confident working both independently and collaboratively. A NEBOSH general Certificate or equivalent qualification is essential, and IOSH membership, or a commitment to working towards it, will help you succeed.

When you join Specsavers, you'll become part of a business that genuinely cares about its people, encourages fresh thinking and empowers colleagues to make a difference. You'll have the opportunity to develop your expertise, work with teams across the globe and contribute to meaningful initiatives that support our purpose and long-term success. If you're ready to take the next step in your Health & Safety career and make a real impact in a global organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

This role closes on 9th October 2026.

Due to the high level of interest we receive for some opportunities, we may close this vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

We believe our differences make us stronger. That's why we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, supported and able to thrive. We also recognise that flexibility matters and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.