Job responsibilities
• Support the comprehensive stakeholder consultation process related to the project’s logical framework and provide inputs the stakeholder engagement for the program to be included as part of the ESMP. • Complete the environmental and social safeguards screening of the program and identify the possible environmental and social risks and impacts, identifying mitigation strategies to anticipate, minimize and compensate • Develop the relevant Environmental and Social Management Plan based on the results of the ESS screening and following WB, GCF and GoR Environmental and Social Safeguards policies applicable for the program. • Close follow up of the development of studies that VCR will undertake • Organize technical workshop to review and validate ESF related project documents and studies; • Organize and supervise participatory environmental monitoring and auditing within project site in collaboration with Project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) Specialist, and the Social Risk Management Specialist • In collaboration with the Project project coordinator and the M&E Expert organize Steering Committee Meetings (twice by year) and National Technical Advisory Committee (quarterly basis); • Perform any other activities directly related to the project objectives that will be assigned by the program/Project Coordinators.
Minimum qualifications
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Master’s Degree in Geography
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Natural Resources
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Biology
5 Years of relevant experience
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Masterr’s Degree in Agricultural Economics
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Biodiversity
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Forestry
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Technology
5 Years of relevant experience
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Master’s Degree in Forest Management
5 Years of relevant experience
Required competencies and key technical skills
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1Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.
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2Resource management skills
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3Fluency in Kinyaranda English and or French knowledge of Swahili is an added advantage
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4Knowledge of Donor’s social safeguard guidelines
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5Demonstrating knowledge and experience working with World Bank safeguards policies and instruments; or with similar standards and policies of other multilateral development institutions is an added advantage
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6Co Experience with social/ environmental safeguards, preferably with World Bank, AfDB, EU and other Donor’s funded projects
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7Experience in working with donors funded projects, public, private and civil society organizations
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