Environmental and Social Safeguards Analyst at
4 weeks ago
The United Nations Office for Project Services is an operational arm of the United Nations, dedicated to implementing projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners in the aid world.
Functional Responsibilities:
Analytical and technical tasks:
Support the TSU in rolling out environmental and social (E&S) risk management as a service to UNOPS Projects, including the design of E&S risk management instruments and systems for projects and the implementation on a project basis - based on donor requirements.
implementation of the ESMF and other related Environmental & Social instruments.Help liaise and coordinate between donor E&S requirements and the preparation and implementation of UNOPS' Health, Social, Safety and Environmental (HSSE) system.
Support partnerships specialists and project preparation and implementation teams in the design and implementation of E&S risk management aspects.
Support Project teams in monitoring and reporting on the implementation of environmental risk mitigation measuresSupport Project teams in reviewing screening results of site-specific activities and assist with risk categorization of activities
Support Project teams in monitoring and reporting on indicators in the Project E&S risk management instruments;
Support the Project teams in ensuring that appropriate E&S instruments and tools are applied by all implementers of the project
Support the Project teams in triggering and overseeing the implementation of environmental correction measures by implementing partners where necessary;
Support the Project teams in ensuring that appropriate environmental and social mitigation measures are proposed and met;
Assist the Project Teams in developing and delivering a series of spot checks to ensure mitigation measures are properly implemented in line with the guideline;
Assist the Project teams in compiling reports on E&S impacts, and mitigation measures, as per Project E&S instruments;
Support the TSU in communicating its services to the UNOPS Africa region and beyond
Assist Project preparation teams in the design and implementation of stakeholder consultations and the preparation of other E&S risk management instruments, such as Environmental and Social Management Frameworks (ESMF), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP), Resettlement Action Plans (RAP), Biodiversity Assessments
Support the management of specialist retainers to prepare required Project E&S instruments
Capacity Building;
Carry out training and capacity building on E&S tools and frameworks, especially for new staff in the TSU and UNOPS where required
Impact of Results
All relevant project activities are successfully achieved in implementing E&S risk management tasks
Improved UNOPS staff capacity in regard to E&S risk management
Education/Experience/Language requirements:
Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science or Social Science (Ecology, Sociology, Anthropology, etc ) or related field is required.
Masters Degree in Environmental Science or Social Science (Ecology, Sociology, Anthropology, etc ) is an asset.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in environmental and/or social safeguards analysis / implementation is required;
Experience with World Bank Environmental and Social Framework is an asset;
Candidates with experience working on rural infrastructure projects will be preferred;
Candidates with experience in the region will be preferred.
Language:
Full working knowledge of English is required.
Knowledge of French is an asset
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