Job Opportunities at Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM)

1. Job Title: Procurement Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Prepares procurement plans and implements the plans,

• Executes the procurement tender processes as established by the law

• Follows up on contract management,

• Prepare procurement reports as stipulated by the laws

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in procurement, management, public finance, economics, law and accounting with 1-year experience in Procurement

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Management, Accounting, Law, Public Finance, Economics with 3 years’ experience in Procurement

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2. Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer

Job responsibilities

• Coordinate all engineering related interventions within the projects, particularly those concerning development of basic infrastructure of industrial zones, markets and selling points etc.;

• Provide works project management oversight;

• Prepare progress and completion reports of works like industrial parks, markets and selling points etc. under construction or maintenance;

• Identify, develop strong relationship and work with stakeholders and partners involved in industrial parks, markets and selling points development;

• Provide advisory services for the proper management of industrial parks, markets and selling points;

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, construction engineering/technology, Geotechnical engineering, Transportation engineering with 1-year relevant work experience in Civil Engineering

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, construction engineering/technology, Geotechnical engineering, Transportation engineering with a minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience

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3. Job Title: Social Safeguards Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Support and guide the activities of Social Safeguard at institutional level and project level;
• Prepare, Update, implement and supervise the resettlement action plans;
• Provides technical support within the Project Management Unit (PMU) on social safeguards compliances under the National and World Bank guidelines;
• Ensure effective integration of social safeguard considerations into all aspects of identification, consultation, planning and implementation of project activities;
• Coordinate and liaise with the development partners to ensure effective mainstreaming of social safeguard issues into the implementation of project activities;
• Provide support on social risk management including requirement for compliance with ESMF/RPF/SEP/RAP requirements such as review clearance, disclosure and reporting;
• Ensure that Project activities are consistent in their approaches to social safeguard issues, thereby supporting full blending at the operational level;
• Enforce the compliance with the Environmental, Social, Health and Safety development partner policies;
• Ensure quality assurance at key stages in ESF document preparation and implementation through review of initial screening, development of preparation of ESF instrument and process of implementation. This also includes review of TORs for studies, assessments (e.g. ESIAs, RAPs) and review of project related documents, assessment of site conditions and stakeholder consultations, etc.
• Provide input to the development of operational manuals and develop tools, guideline, and checklists for strengthening project safeguard management
• Work closely with officials of District and sectors in all process of social safeguards;
• Review the Planning and procurement procedures to ensure that (i) the social requirements are properly reflected and costed in contract documents, (ii) social safeguards milestones are included in the contractor’s certificates for payment;
• Ensure that social safeguard related modules are incorporated in the training and capacity building programs at all the levels;
• Conduct site visits and ensures risk associated with child labor, community health and safety are adequately addressed and functionality of GRM;
• Follow up the establishment and functionality of Grievance Redress Mechanisms in place and the major issues related to the projects;
• Defining, and subsequently monitoring, suitable social safeguard indicators for Projects;
• Ensuring regular interaction with the External Consultants / Development partners Mission / stakeholders on social safeguard aspects;
• Develop guidelines for periodic reporting on safeguards by implementing agencies and ensure compliance with safeguard instruments;
• Develop/review training materials on social safeguards for use by the implementing Districts;
• The specialist will closely work with the Environment staff of the Implementing Partner and the Government on deliverables related social safeguards;

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Development Studies, Rural Development, Social Studies, Sociology, relevant Social Sciences field, Social Work; Social Administration, Anthropology, Economics, with at least 1 year of working experience in the relevant field

• Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Rural Development, Social Studies, Sociology, related Social Sciences field, Social Work, Social Administration, Anthropology with 3 Year specific experience in development work

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4. Job Title: Gender Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Advice and support the management on gender issues; – Advice on policy and facilitation of knowledge building on gender issues;
• Compilation, analysis and interpretation of gender and gender-based violence (GBV)/family sexual violence (FSV) issues and statistical data, thorough research and preparation of top-quality analysis and reports;
• Conduct site visits and ensures risk associated with GBV/SEASH are adequately addressed and functionality of GRM
• Production and launch of gender reports,
• Contribution to national, regional and inter-agency initiatives related to gender issues;
• Facilitates knowledge building and mainstreaming of gender and HIV in related perspectives within the project programs and actively participates in corporate MINICOM knowledge creation,
• Provision of policy options and high-quality advisory inputs to MINICOM programs and projects to ensure these are responsive to national policies, priorities and strategic plans, and advance development partner’s corporate goals,
• Analysis and research of information on development partners, preparation of substantive briefs on possible areas of cooperation,
• Public advocacy for gender policies, the sustainable development goals, pro-poor and equitable economic growth by participating in relevant forums, conferences and trainings.
• Support to monitoring progress and formulation of strategies towards the achievement of the gender related sustainable development goals and similar national targets;
• Management of events and publications on gender issues.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences Especially Gender and Development Studies, Clinical Psychology with at least 1 year of working experience managing and or mainstreaming gender related aspects

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences especially Gender Studies, Clinical Psychology with 3 years of experience in managing and or mainstreaming gender

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5. Job Title: Community Development Officer

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for ensuring that the communities are empowered to be able to participate meaningfully and effectively in the maintenance of the social infrastructure, including designing and implementing social mobilization and training programs for the participating communities;
• Mobilize the necessary facilitation support for awareness-raising and for building a participatory and socially-inclusive culture as well as designing and implementing targeted programs of intervention to enhance Social Infrastructure impact on gender and other potentially vulnerable groups;
• Identify and develop practical guidance to MINICOM on community empowerment and the principles of gender equality/balance;
• Tailoring guidelines of community-driven development approaches to the selected districts
• Develop a communications and information dissemination strategy and program on the Social Infrastructure activities to sensitize local people;
• Support to the organization and training of LCAs for the rehabilitation, maintenance of the infrastructure
• Overseeing and closely supervising the activities and work plans of Local Community Associations maintenance services in the selected districts
• As necessary, providing guidance and information to the project, the LCAs and project beneficiary-community groups on preparation of community development plans and on the principles of gender balance and social equity;
• Providing periodic progress reports on the community development aspects and Local community association Performance;
• Ensuring that the participating Local Community Associations have access to the institutional support needed for their empowerment and for effective decentralization of the implementation of the infrastructure maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Sociology, Development Studies, Social Work, Rural Development, Social Science, Community Development, Agriculture, Agriculture Sciences, Community Psychologist, Social Administration, Agriculture Development, Rural Economics

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6. Job Title: Environmental Safeguard Specialist

Job responsibilities

• Identifying and overseeing environmental safeguard issues and implementing appropriate environmental risk and impacts management and mitigation activities during projects implementation.
• He or she will work closely with district staff to monitor and implement environmental safeguard Policies/ procedures/guidelines and instruments.
• Plan and coordinate all processes for the execution of the tasks related to environmental safeguards, including the preparation and implementation of safeguards documents (ESMF, ESIA, ESMP, CESMP, MSIPs, etc.), organizing public consultation meetings, training, etc.;
• Ensure the compliance with national environmental policies, laws as well as Development Partner and social frameworks, mainly those ESSs related to environmental and safety risk management (ESS1, ESS2, ESS3, ESS4, ESS6, ESS8, and ESS10) in all project’s implementation sites;
• Lead and/or contribute to the day-to-day environmental risk management activities on the transport and other infrastructure sector projects
• Oversee the quality at entry during preparation and implementation of the various ESMPs and MSIPs prepared by consultants and contractors and provide technical guidance on environmental, social, and Safety risk management issues;
• Prepare a comprehensive Environmental and Social Management screening and monitoring Checklists, conduct screening, scoping to be sued as an input for the development of E&S management plans for the Project; - Screening project and recommend the appropriate instruments for each project under the infrastructure category.
• Oversee the capacity of Contractors and supervising firms’ staff as well as relevant committees (such us Grievance Redress Committees, District staff, local communities, etc.) on Environmental and safety risk management and OPs and ESF compliance;
• Organize and provide leadership on environmental and Safety Risk management, monitoring and auditing;
• Enforce the compliance with the Environmental, Social, Health and Safety development partners’ policies
• Review and ensure the quality of quarterly ESHS periodic reports prepared by the contractor as well as Prepare and submit a comprehensive Project quarterly reports on Environmental and safety risk management to the Bank.
• Provide technical support in designing and implementing environmental safeguards or environmental risk management (including Occupational Health and Safety), and monitoring environmental safeguards compliance of the project to National and Development Partner safeguards policy requirements
• Represent the safeguards team within the SPIU and contribute technical advice in the preparation and/or supervision of environmental policy requirements in different project sector operations, which include participating in identification missions; and supporting compliance with safeguards policies
• To ensure that the Contractors comply with their Code of Conduct.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Governance, with a minimum of 1 year working experience in environmental and safety risk management

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management; Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Governance, Geography, or related field with 3 years of working experience in environmental and safety risks management