Environmental and Social Safeguards Analyst at United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

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 measures
• Support 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