Social Safeguards Specialist

Dutystation: Juba, South Sudan

Functional responsibilities

1. Analytical and Technical Tasks:

• Participate in the development of environmental and social safeguards tools, including Environmental and Social Management Frameworks (ESMF) or Plans.

• Roll out the implementation of Environmental and Social (E&S) safeguards tools in consultation with governments, donors and implementing partners and as part of project management.

• Monitor and report on environmental and social screening processes of site-specific activities.

• Oversee, monitor and report on indicators in the E&S safeguards instruments.

• Ensure that appropriate E&S instruments and tools are applied by all implementers of a project.

• Trigger and oversee the implementation of environmental correction measures by communities.

• Ensure that appropriate environmental and social mitigation measures are proposed and met.

• Undertake follow-up monitoring to ensure that proposed mitigation measures are implemented according to the E&S safeguards instruments.

• Conduct supervision and monitor field visits to sites, where applicable.

• Assist on developing and delivering a series of spot checks to ensure mitigation measures are properly implemented in line with the guideline.

• Compile reports on E&S impacts, and mitigation measures, as per E&S safeguards instruments.

• Handle additional assignments as directed by the Senior Project Manager.

• Advice governments on E&S Safeguards.

• Conduct risk assessment and enforce preventative measures on HSSE.

• Support the recording and investigate incidents (including near misses) to determine the cause and to propose improvements to processes in the future.

2. Capacity Building:

• Provide technical support to projects as required.

• Identify challenges, opportunities, priorities and needs for the implementation of the ESMF.

• Support the undertaking of monitoring and evaluation missions, as defined in the ESMF, to ensure capturing of all risks and impacts, as well as ensure that mitigation measures are implemented.

• Carry out training and capacity building on E&S tools and frameworks, especially for new staff in the UNOPS Offices, governments and other potential implementing partners.

Impact of Results:

• All project activities are successfully supervised and monitored against the respective E&S frameworks, including understanding of the risks and impacts and implementation of mitigation measures.

• Successful correction measures are undertaken by UNOPS and all partners where mitigation measures have failed.

• High quality reporting as defined in the project tools.

• Improved staff capacity.

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Social Science or equivalent field is required.

• Master's Degree in Social Science or equivalent field is an added advantage.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in social development and gender equality and women’s empowerment is required.

• Within the required 7 years, at least 2 years of experience with the design or implementation of social safeguards tools is required.

• Candidates with experience working on community empowerment projects will be preferred.

• Candidates with experience working on World Bank funded projects will be preferred.

Language:

• Excellent written and spoken English is required.