Prevention Lead: Mining

About the role

To lead the development of the prevention strategy for the Mining sector, aligned to the overarching prevention framework set by the Head of Prevention. The role drives measurable reductions in workplace injuries, fatalities, and occupational diseases by translating strategy into targeted, data-driven interventions, influencing client behaviour, and strengthening safety capability across the mining portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Translate and implement the overarching prevention strategy into a Mining-specific execution roadmap; provide sector insights and recommendations to the Head of Prevention to inform strategy refinement; identify emerging risks and proactively adjust interventions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to mining clients, including executives and operational leaders; influence safety culture, leadership behaviours, and operational practices; represent RMA in industry forums, mining bodies, and regulatory engagements (as delegated); drive behavioural and operational change in client organisations through influence rather than authority; support the Head of Prevention in industry engagement and positioning; work with specialists to ensure the holistic delivery of Prevention both internally and externally.
• Oversee implementation of prevention programmes across the Mining portfolio; ensure alignment and integration with claims, underwriting, and client management teams; drive consistency, quality, and scalability of interventions; execute the implementation of the prevention programme across the Mining portfolio; creation of policy development, risk management, compliance and reporting, and culture and training practices at a client level; manage and coordinate the successful delivery of end to end client activities; develop, review, refine, and monitor the effectiveness of the interventions at a client level; develop reports for clients and internal and external executives.
• Leverage claims and risk data to identify high-risk mines and trends; analyse claims and risk data to develop proactive prevention related interventions; analyse the data that emerges from the client activities to inform proactive interventions; use predictive insights to prioritise interventions; deliver regular, insight-driven reporting to the Head of Prevention.
• Support improved portfolio performance (loss ratios, claims reduction); contribute to client retention and value enhancement; strengthen RMA’s position as a leader in mining safety and prevention; feed learnings into broader prevention practices across sectors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Health & Safety Management or an allied field, Engineering, Risk, or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification advantageous