15 JOB POSITIONS AT MINISTRY OF EDUCATION : ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS OFFICERS : ( Deadline : 31 July 2019 )
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision and guidance of the School Construction Program Manager, the duties and responsibilities of the Environmental and Social Safeguards Officers include but are not confined to:
?Implement environmental and social safeguards related activities as outlined in the project Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) and other documents;
?Work with Environmental Safeguards Specialist and Social Safeguards Specialist based at central level and School Construction Program staff to prepare necessary documents, such as environmental and social safeguards guidelines, tools and notes based on national and project funder relevant environmental and social safeguards policies, acts and regulations and disseminate them to the relevant stakeholders within the assigned Districts;
?Collaborate with District
– based School Construction Field Officers to ensure that construction sub
– projects implementation within assigned Districts comply with project ESMF process and procedures;
?Support environmental and Social screening of subprojects and activities, and prepare subprojects or activities specific Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs);
?Organize environmental and social safeguards orientation, awareness, and training for construction sites labour and local community and participate in national level consultations with major stakeholders;
?Participate in review of sub
– projects and activity plan, design, cost and bid documents to ensure environmental and social factors and mitigations are incorporated, and sub
– projects documents are in harmony with environmental and social safeguards documents;
?Prepare monthly, quarterly, semi
– annual and annual reports in a manner understandable by non
– technical people for effective dissemination purpose and submit them to the Environmental Safeguards Specialist, Social safeguards Specialist and School Construction Program Manager for consolidation;
?Produce relevant summary documents in local languages for dissemination in construction sites at local levels;
?Participate in the conduct of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), prepare Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMPs) and Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs) and implement them within the assigned Districts;
?In collaboration with the environmental safeguards specialist and social safeguards specialist based at central level, implement the design of communication strategy (Stakeholders Engagement Plan) and action plan to strategically communicate with project beneficiaries and organize a community profiling process to generate sufficient and accurate information;
?Work with Grievance Redress Committees levels to adequately address grievances of project beneficiaries and make proper grievance database to inform reports;
?Work closely with officials of Districts and Sectors in all processes of environmental and social safeguards for sub
– projects;
?Ensure that contractors follow the Codes of Conduct signed by the sub
– contractors and Employees during construction activities;
?Follow up the Prevention and Response Action Plan (PRAP) included in the project labour Management Procedures regarding Labor Influx, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), Sexual Harassment (SH) and Gender Based Violence (GBV) and be part of community based training/raising awareness sessions on their prevention.
Job Profile
Selection Criteria
The following are the required education qualification and work experience for the Environmental and Social Safeguards Officers.
?Hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Development Studies, Rural Development, Social Sciences, Sociology or Psychology;
?At least 2 years of relevant experience in environmental and social safeguards related field;
?Possession of driving license (Category A) will be an added advantage;
?Have relevant environmental and social safeguards implementation experience, preferably in construction projects;
?Possession of experience in the development and implementation of environmental and social safeguards instruments (ESMF, RPF, ESCP, SEP, LMP, RAPs, EIAs, ESIAs, ESMPs, etc) will be an added advantage;
?Have very good communication skills (written and oral) in English and Kinyarwanda. Good knowledge of French will be an added asset;
?Have planning and organization skills and good ability in working productively in a team environment of diverse backgrounds;
?Other skills: Quantitative and analytic skills, (ii)Working knowledge in Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), (ii) Ability to manage priorities and be detail
– orientated within a dynamic, fast
– paced environment, (iv) Work in a team environment to determine and/or review ideas to find solutions to problems, (v) Ability to work independently with limited or no supervision while maintaining a high level of efficiency and still upholding a team mentality.
5. Duty station
The School Construction Field Officers will be stationed in one specific District but will be assigned two close Districts and may be requested to assist the environmental and social safeguards officers assigned to the neighboring Districts as required by the workload.
6.Appointment
The appointment will be on contract for a period of 1 year renewal based on performance.
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