Occupational Health and Safety Specialist

NATO MÜTTEFİK KARA KOMUTANLIĞI

NATO - ALLIED LAND COMMAND IZMIR TURKIYE

Position & Level: Occupational Health and Safety Specialist , (A-2/G15)

Department: Base Support Group

Gross Salary*: 267,550.66 TL

Job Type: Temporary

Application Closing Date: 03 August 2026

Important note for applicants: Only CVs in English will be taken into consideration. Please do not apply with CVs in Turkish. Likewise, all questions should be answered in English during the application.

Not: Yalnızca İngilizce hazırlanmış CV'ler değerlendirmeye alınacaktır. Lütfen Türkçe CV ile başvuru yapmayınız. Aynı şekilde, başvuru sırasında tüm sorular İngilizce olarak cevaplanmalıdır.

Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) HQ is the Theatre Land Component and Land Advocate responsible for coordinating and synchronizing NATO and Partner Land Forces by enabling land domain readiness, interoperability, standardization, and competency; on order deploys headquarters elements to provide planning, coordination, and command capabilities to Allied forces.

The Support Directorate is responsible for providing LANDCOM with organizational structures, personnel, logistics, communications and information systems and base support.

The Base Support Group provides LANDCOM with transportation, infrastructure maintenance, air travel support, Morale and Welfare activities, printing, supply and property control and coordinates with the Host Nation the provision of security and safety.

Qualifications

1. University Degree (Bachelor's) in occupational health and safety , engineering , environmental sciences or a related field and possessions of a valid Class A or Class B Occupational Health and Safety Specialist certification.

2.Experience in providing technical advice and subject-matter expertise on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) matters, supporting the implementation of the OHS Directive and applicable NATO or Host Nation standards.

3. Experience in supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of OHS activities, including risk assessments, training programmes, emergency preparedness, and preventive measures in line with the OHS Management System.

4. Experience in conducting regular workspace inspections and contribute to the identification, analysis , and mitigation of health and safety risks.

5. Experience in participating in internal or external audit activities, maintain OHS documentation, statistics, and reports, and support the continuous monitoring and improvement of OHS performance. 

6. Experience is assisting in the investigation of incidents, accidents, and near-misses, contribute to lessons learned processes, and support the development and update of OHS policies, procedures, and guidance.

7. Experience in working as part of a project team or working group as directed or assigned and contributes to Lessons Learned process.

8. English Language - NATO Standart Language Proficiency - LSRW (Listening-Speaking-Reading-Writing) - 3333 

(For more information: Please search for "NATOBILC STANAG 6001" on Google and click on the first result. On that page, you can click on the "STANAG 6001 Overview of Language Proficiency Levels, February 2019" section.)

*This post reports to Base Support Group (BSG) Commander.

Suitability Criteria

• Very Good Communication Skills
• Analysis and Problem-Solving Capability
• Excellent Coordination Skills
• Excellent Planning Skills

Contract and duration of employment:

Initial contract for a period of 6 months, possibility of 6 month extension (The maximum duration of a temporary employment cannot exceed three years.)

Note: NATO can only employ nationals of a NATO member country.(Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia ,Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States of America).

*Subject to deductions according to the relevant provisions of Turkish Social Security and Tax Laws.