Environmental safeguard specialist at MINICOM:Deadline: Nov 28, 2024

– Identifying and overseeing environmental safeguard issues and implementing appropriate environmental risk and impacts management and mitigation activities during projects implementation. He or she will work closely with district staff to monitor and implement environmental safeguard Policies/ procedures/guidelines and instruments. – Plan and coordinate all processes for the execution of the tasks related to environmental safeguards, including the preparation and implementation of safeguards documents (ESMF, ESIA, ESMP, CESMP, MSIPs, etc.), organizing public consultation meetings, training, etc.; – Ensure the compliance with national environmental policies, laws as well as Development Partner and social frameworks, mainly those ESSs related to environmental and safety risk management (ESS1, ESS2, ESS3, ESS4, ESS6, ESS8, and ESS10) in all project’s implementation sites; – Lead and/or contribute to the day-to-day environmental risk management activities on the transport and other infrastructure sector projects – Oversee the quality at entry during preparation and implementation of the various ESMPs and MSIPs prepared by consultants and contractors and provide technical guidance on environmental, social, and Safety risk management issues; – Prepare a comprehensive Environmental and Social Management screening and monitoring Checklists, conduct screening, scoping to be sued as an input for the development of E&S management plans for the Project; – Screening project and recommend the appropriate instruments for each project under the infrastructure category. – Oversee the capacity of Contractors and supervising firms’ staff as well as relevant committees (such us Grievance Redress Committees, District staff, local communities, etc.) on Environmental and safety risk management and OPs and ESF compliance; – Organize and provide leadership on environmental and Safety Risk management, monitoring and auditing; – Enforce the compliance with the Environmental, Social, Health and Safety development partners’ policies – Review and ensure the quality of quarterly ESHS periodic reports prepared by the contractor as well as Prepare and submit a comprehensive Project quarterly reports on Environmental and safety risk management to the Bank. – Provide technical support in designing and implementing environmental safeguards or environmental risk management (including Occupational Health and Safety), and monitoring environmental safeguards compliance of the project to National and Development Partner safeguards policy requirements – Represent the safeguards team within the SPIU and contribute technical advice in the preparation and/or supervision of environmental policy requirements in different project sector operations, which include participating in identification missions; and supporting compliance with safeguards policies – To ensure that the Contractors comply with their Code of Conduct.