Safeguard Officer

Job Description

Overview of position

• Somalia Urban Resilience Project II (SURP II) is a municipal governance & infrastructure development project financed by the World Bank (WB) & its partners, aimed at improving access to urban infrastructure & strengthening municipal governance in Somalia.

• The government of Somalia, through the Benadir Regional Administration (Mogadishu) representing multiple cities has selected our client to provide the consulting services for the urban transport infrastructure works to be executed by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the respective municipalities under the project. The works involve construction of urban roads to bitumen standards, construction of bridges / drainage works & installation of streetlights, by the contractors engaged by the respective PIU. Our client assists the PIUs in the contracts management, supervision of works implementation by the contractors as well as in other technical areas related to the project activities.

• The scope of our clients engagement is to provide technical assistance to the PIUs in the works implementation & contracts managements in the areas of design review, technical supervision, performance monitoring, quality control etc., as well as contributing to PIU's capacity building.

Role objectives

The Safeguard Officer will assist the PM's Environmental & Social Safeguard Specialist for the preparation & update of the project level environmental &d social framework instruments & monitoring / reporting on implementation of these instruments. The specific roles & responsibilities are:

• Contribute to ensure that site level activities are undertaken in full compliance with the project's sets environmental & social standards by carrying out site inspections & risk assessments, attending safeguards related meetings & contributing to preparation of reports.

• Assist in social & environmental related data collection, monitoring & reporting activities at construction sites.

• Engaged in environmental & social safeguard framework & plans awareness raising among the community members, IDPs by attending & taking records at community meetings.

• Report to the Safeguards Specialist on Environmental & Social Safeguard (ESS) non compliances & improvement opportunities for communicating with the PIU.

• Involved in PIU staff capacity building through knowledge sharing & on the job training on environmental & social safeguard related areas.

Project reporting

The Safeguard Officer will report to the Safeguards Specialist.

Key competencies

• Bachelor's degree in environmental or social related area is required.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in environmental & social impact assessment / management is required.

• Community consultation experience is required.

• Good communication skills & report writing skills are required.

• Familiarity & experience with the application of WB safeguards framework in development projects is an advantage.

• Excellent command of Somali & English languages (oral and written) are required.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

Key competencies

• Bachelor's degree in environmental or social related area is required.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in environmental & social impact assessment / management is required.

• Community consultation experience is required.

• Good communication skills & report writing skills are required.

• Familiarity & experience with the application of WB safeguards framework in development projects is an advantage.

• Excellent command of Somali & English languages (oral and written) are required.

Team management

This role has no team management responsibility.

Language

Fluent in English (essential).

Fluent in Somali (essential).

Further information

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

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