GRANT-0378 TON: Climate Resilience Sector Project

To develop and maintain good communications with all project teams, development partners, and government 
counterparts to facilitate a participatory communication process for designing and implementing project 
activities and promoting knowledge sharing initiatives inclusive of gender, vulnerable groups and 
communities.

The Social Development and Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will be responsible for implementing and 
monitoring of social/gender safeguard progress for the overall Climate Resilience Sector Project (CRSP) 
and of activities under Component 2 of the TON Cyclone Ian Recovery project (CIRP) in line with ADB’s 
Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009. 

The detailed tasks include:

a) Develop and manage a comprehensive database to monitor indicators and results of the individual CRSP 
and the CIRP projects based on the Design and Monitoring Framework (DMF), in collaboration with 
respective project teams;
b) Lead the revision of project component activities and recategorization if necessary to develop 
resettlement plans as deemed appropriate for proposed works including an inventory of losses, an 
entitlements matrix, a detailed budget, implementation schedules, a management and monitoring framework, 
and grievance and appeals procedures in line with ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) 2009;
c) Support the program coordinator in the design, coordination, monitoring and training assistance 
programs for community-based interventions in climate change adaptation planning; and facilitate the 
training and assistance programs for community based interventions on Vulnerability and Adaptation (V&A) 
assessments and plans.
d) Identify performance targets and indicators, including gender disaggregated indicators, for the 
individual CRSP and CIRP investments; and support a harmonized monitoring and evaluation system that 
aligns with the PPCR results framework;
e) Support the JNAP-TWG and other PPCR focal points in line ministries to conduct an annual evaluation 
of PPCR project performance and liaise with the relevant ministries to ensure that the PPCR results 
reporting system is consolidated, updated and taken into account throughout the project implementation 
cycle;
f) Support the JNAP-TWG in implementing the communications strategy for the entire CRSP and CIRP as well 
as a results management system for various adaptation programs and projects;
g) Support the project teams and other national stakeholders in adopting international best practices in 
implementing communication strategies related to communities and climate change;
h) Review the design and implementation of all training and knowledge sharing activities with regard to 
gender needs and benefits, and provide guidance on their revision;
i) Assist in training and knowledge sharing activities, and ensure the broad participation of women 
though training set-up and arrangements; and
j) Coordinate with other consultants in identifying areas where gender-inclusive and socially inclusive 
provisions can be strengthened under the CRSP and CIRP.

He/she will ensure community and gender mainstreaming of project activities and ensuring/publicising 
representation by key stakeholders including communities, with a special focus on gender issues in 
activity design and implementation. 

He/she will have substantial experience (>7 years) in social development and gender monitoring and 
evaluation work, with a degree or higher in a related area. 

He/she will be conversant with ADB guidelines on social safeguards and on Monitoring and Evaluation and 
familiar with climate resilience projects in Tonga. He/she will support all PIUs in ensuring the 
delivery of outputs consistent with the project DMF, the Gender Action Plan and the Communication 
Strategy in line with ADB guidelines on social safeguards.