Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of Proposed Cassava Processing at Palladium Group

Primary Responsibilities

• Ascertain the possible environmental and social impacts of the grain processing factory;
• Identify potential environmental and social risks of the plant in the medium to long term;
• Define necessary steps to manage, mitigate, and monitor any possible negative impacts during the construction and operational phases of the project;
• Assemble, evaluate and present relevant baseline data on the environmental characteristics of the study area.

Essential Education and Experience Required

The consultancy services should be conducted by a technical person(s) with experience and qualifications in any of the following:

• A professional degree related to processing in the agriculture sector with at least 10 years applied experience;
• A professional degree in environment science, natural resource management or equivalent; have at least 10 years applied experience of work in resource management, conservation and development of agribusinesses;
• A professional degree in social science, economics or equivalent; have at least 10 years applied experience of conducting socio-economic analysis and assessment for agribusinesses; and preferably have experience in Nigeria;
• In addition the consultant will have experience in development economics, rural development, business development and general agriculture.

Work Rights
Candidates from West Africa are strongly preferred.