Company Description
Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.
We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.
We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.
Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.
Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.
Job Description
We’re recruiting for a Workplace Health & Safety Coordinator to join us.
In this role, you’ll help shape a safe, inclusive, and compliant working environment across our global estate. You’ll be part of a team that champions wellbeing, manages risk, and supports the continuous improvement of health and safety practices for employees, contractors, and visitors alike.
Whether you’re already qualified or looking to grow your career in health and safety, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds who share our commitment to creating safe and supportive workplaces.
What you’ll be doing:
- Responding to employee queries via the Group Health & Safety helpdesk and escalating where needed
- Supporting the maintenance and accuracy of the Health & Safety management system
- Assisting health and safety activities for major projects under the guidance of the Head of H&S
- Tracking safety reports and helping resolve issues with relevant teams
- Logging and monitoring incidents and near misses, supporting follow-up actions
- Contributing to the transition to a new digital reporting system
- Helping draft and maintain procedures aligned with policy and strategic goals
- Supporting the design and implementation of policies that promote fair treatment and positive outcomes
Qualifications
Who we’re looking for:
- Foundational understanding of workplace health and safety legislation and compliance
- NEBOSH Certificate (achieved or working towards) or willingness to complete training in role
- Familiarity with incident reporting systems and investigation methods
- Awareness of health and safety policy development and management systems
- Understanding of risk assessment processes and stakeholder engagement
- Experience managing helpdesk operations and resolving queries
- Ability to support ergonomics-related queries and corrective action processes
- A proactive, customer-focused problem solver who works collaboratively across teams
Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
- The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
- There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
- In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart
Additional Information
At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.
If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.
We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.
