Job responsibilities

• Ensure RUDP II project is implemented in compliance with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Standards and other potential donors’ E&S requirements as well as national environmental and social policies;
• Support in supervising the implementation of Environmental and Social Management Instruments including Environmental and Social Framework ( ESMF), Resettlement Policy Framework (RFP), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), Labor Management Procedures (LMP), Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Gender and Anti-GBV Action Plan (GAP), Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and other related environmental and social risk and impact management activities. This includes activities financed by the World Bank, NDF, AfDB, UNDP and other potential development partners;
• Lead development of all reports to the donors related the project social risk management;
• Advise Project Manager/Sector Specialist in matters relating to technical social issues from the project;
• Work with the project staff to identify adequate social indicators for Co-Management Interventions (CMIs) and (Community Driven Development (CDD) sub-projects
• Ensure timely and adequate monitoring of project activity implementation to ensure social issues are considered and reported on time;
• Participation in review and validation of various project documents and reports (including studies);
• In collaboration with the Community Development Specialist, organize trainings and study tour for projects beneficiaries;
• Conduct Social screening of the Community Driven Development (CDD) sub-projects/interventions and monitor the implementation of the recommendations;
• Organize and supervise participatory environmental and social monitoring and auditing within project site in collaboration with Project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) Specialist and other relevant project management unit team or SPIU team;

• Ensure effective integration of social safeguards considerations into all aspects of identification, consultation, planning and implementation of project activities;
• Oversee preparation and implementation of the resettlement action plans (RAP), Livelihood Restoration Plans (LRP) and regularly report on implementation progress;
• Support in formation and training the grievance redress committees (GRCs) at the project site level and following up beneficiaries’ complaints;
• Consolidate a grievance database of all project sites under which the Project is implemented and maintain it updated;
• Coordinate and liaise with the World Bank and other development partners to ensure effective mainstreaming of social safeguard considerations into the implementation of project activities;
• Document and share lesson learned and best practice with the project stakeholders;
• Ensure that social safeguard related modules are incorporated in the training and capacity building programs at all the levels;
• Link with key project stakeholders to achieve project objectives;
• In collaboration with M&E Specialist ensure that monitoring of the Social related results indicators (as per the projects results framework) is conducted on quarterly basis;
• Perform any other activities directly related to the project objectives that will be assigned by the project Coordinators, program manager, SPIU coordinator or REMA management in general.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

  7 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies

  7 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Development Studies

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Sociology

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Social Work

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

  3 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's in Social Sciences

  7 Years of relevant experience

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental studies

  7 Years of relevant experience

• Master's Degree in Environmental Studies

  3 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;

• Ability to use relevant computer and other software applications

• Extensive experience in strategy development, planning, reporting and communications;

• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and coaching skills and orientation as a team member

• Possess in-depth knowledge of the World Bank's environmental and social risk policies and guidelines particularly the environmental and social standards as well as other Development Partners’ E&S standards such as AfDB, UNDP etc