Tasks and responsibilities

•    Provide support and expertise to the National Environmental Safeguard Specialist to coordinate with project stakeholders in target states/regions of the project and set up necessary consultations fulfilling FAO and World Bank policy.
•    Update the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP) and Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) following the requirements of the resource partner and shifting risks for project implementation, as needed.
•    Participate in the relevant meetings and provide technical inputs for the maintenance of a robust environmental and social safeguards system.
•    Monitor the ESMF implementation with the support of National Environmental Safeguard Specialist.
•    Where necessary liaise with the Safeguards Taskforce based at the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP) in Bangkok, as well as implementing partners (ICRC and WFP) and the World Bank.
•    Review monitoring reports prepared by local implementing partners, contractors, or service providers.
•    Collect, review, provide quality assurance to E&S Screening Forms, Voluntary Land Donation Forms (if required) and ESMPs as relevant. Submit the first five sets of Screening Forms and the first five ESMPs to the resource partner for review and no objection. Maintain documentation of all progress.
•    Support the preparation of training materials (PowerPoint, hand–outs..) and support the National Environmental Safeguards Specialist in conducting consultation with, and trainings for relevant Indigenous Peoples and other beneficiaries regarding safeguards needs. These needs include environmental risks and impacts, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), and social risks and impacts such as land acquisition, FPIC, and awareness raising for project targeted groups about the risk and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse/ sexual harassment (SEA/SH), project-level grievance redress procedures, and logistics etc.
•    Build the capacity of the National Environmental Safeguard Specialist to oversee the overall implementation (including stakeholder consultation and FPIC), and monitoring of management of social risks and impacts.
•    Compile E&S implementation and monitoring progress reports from the States and Regions, and report to the World Bank on a quarterly basis – through the project team.
•    Perform any other duties as requested by Supervisors.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

•    Advanced university degree in agriculture, natural resources management, environmental science, environmental engineering, applied social sciences or similar.
•    At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in the formulation and review of environmental and social management frameworks, impact assessments, management plans and reporting frameworks.
•    Full proficiency/Working knowledge of English.

FAO Core Competencies

•    Results Focus
•    Teamwork
•    Communication
•    Building Effective Relationships
•    Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

•    Extent and relevance of experience in environmental and social risks assessment, stakeholder engagement, grievance handling and disclosure in FAO and/or in other development organizations, is required.
•    Familiarity with FAO policies, in particular the Framework for Environmental and Social Management.
•    Familiarity with the environmental and social safeguard requirements of the project’s resource partners, is considered an asset.