Social cum Resettlement & Rehabilitation Specialist

We, K&J Projects Private Limited, INDIA are submitting proposal for “Consultancy Services for Detailed feasibility and detailed engineering design of 221 km state road network”. 

Funded by : World Bank 

Client: Himachal Pradesh Road & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.

Project Location: Himachal Pradesh, India

We are looking for Key Experts who meets qualifying criteria mentioned below. Interested Key Experts are requested to share their updated CVs to info@knjprojects.com. 

Social cum Resettlement & Rehabilitation Specialist (Intermittent Input)

Education: Qualified with a Graduate in Social Science with at least 15 years experience. Masters in Social Science will be an advantage.

Experience:

·  Experts should have 15 years of post-graduate experience out of which about 10 years’ experience of working as social/resettlement expert for major civil engineering projects.

·   He/She should have experience of working as social/ Resettlement expert for at least 3 major road project (s) in similar geographic/ environmental condition and 5 years in resettlement & rehabilitation impact assessment and related studies, preparation of Resettlement & Rehabilitation plan, in externally aided project in developing country is required and conversant with WB / ADB projects.

·   He/She must have full knowledge of international financial institutions’ relevant policies and guidelines and operational directives, and must have worked as social/resettlement expert on at least three internationally funded projects. Thorough knowledge of prevailing land acquisition Act/ Policies.

·        Experience in supervising and monitoring the implementation of the resettlement action plans is preferred.

·      5 years in Joint Measurement Survey (JMS) of affected land & properties to be acquired, Land Acquisition (LA) Plan, Draft LA Notifications and LA Reports of infrastructure projects / externally aided projects.

·   Thorough knowledge of prevailing land acquisition Act, states jantri values as well as current draft land Acquisition and Resettlement Act as well as state’s/National Resettlement Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation for Project/WB/ADB’s R&R policy etc. He should have thorough knowledge of complete procedure of private and Government land acquisition up to the award stage.

·    Familiarity with local language and past experience as social/resettlement expert in development projects in India will be advantageous.

·   Social/ Resettlement & Rehabilitation Specialist in at least 5 highway projects in preparation of DPR/Feasibility Study of intermediate/ 2/ 4 laning works of major highway projects (NH/ SH/ MDR/ Expressways/externally aided projects) of total aggregate length of about 100 km.