Environmental Safeguards Specialist at Grid Consulting

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assessing the impact of proposed infrastructure rebuilding projects on local communities and the natural environment
• Lead and coordinate the project safeguards team's efforts by providing advice, building capacity, and advancing the development of safeguards policies
• Identify, assess, and monitor overall capacity building needs on environmental safeguards within the project
• Strengthening institutional capacity, improving environmental quality and the sustainable management of natural resources, and promoting equitable solutions
• Review the effectiveness of Environmental Safeguard policy with local stakeholders (communities and government agencies)
• Identify safeguard risks and impacts in recovery operations, programs and strategies, and provide recommendations on approaches to mitigation
• Provide technical cooperation designed to assist in the analysis and implementation of environmental measures
• Undertake field visits to ascertain if the grievance redress mechanism established for the project is functioning appropriately and the individual projects are implemented in an environmentally sustainable manner
• Ensure that environmental safeguards issues are incorporated into bid and specification documents for all sub project documents
• Provide recommendations, advice and guidance on measures to enhance the effectiveness of project implementation and achievement of the project development objectives

Qualification and Experience

• Master's Degree in Environmental Management, Social Science, Environmental/Civil Engineering, or relevant field
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience of which at least 5 years in projects funded by multilateral agencies
• Proven experience in formulating, assessing, and reviewing environmental safeguards compliance documents
• Experience in carrying out stakeholder consultations and organizing environmental safeguards training workshops/seminars
• Experience and ability to work with Geographical Information System (GIS)