Senior Environmental & Social Safeguards & Compliance Officer at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Job Title: Senior Environmental & Social Safeguards & Compliance Officer

Activities

• The Senior Environmental & Social Safeguards and Compliance Officer’s core duties/responsibilities will include the following:
• As task team member, he/she will provide support to Task Managers and Borrowers/Clients in identifying, mainstreaming and monitoring environmental and safeguard aspects/concerns in Bank operations during the identification, preparation, appraisal, implementation, and completion stages (throughout project lifecycle) through the following:
• Provide E&S support to the Bank-funded projects and programs, for both private and public sectors.
• Carry out the mandatory environmental and social due diligence on Bank operations during the identification, preparation, appraisal, implementation support including field visits, and project completion stages.
• Prepare, archive, update when appropriate, the categorization memorandum (CM) and the environmental and social compliance note (ESCON) of operations.
• Assist Borrowers/Clients for the finalization of the Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the preparation of Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA) documentation (SESA, ESIA, ESMS, RAP, PMP, ES Audit, Process Framework, Stakeholder Engagement Plan, Hazard and Risk Assessment, etc.) to ensure compliance with the ISS.
• Review the ESA documentation submitted by the Borrowers/Clients as of the ISS and other Bank policies’ requirements.
• Draft the technical inputs of the E&S sections in Project Concept Notes (PCNs), Project Appraisal Reports (PARs), Project Completion Reports (PCRs) and any other project related report as required.
• Draft the technical inputs of the E&S sections of CDN, CSP, RISP, etc.
• Draft and/or ameliorate reporting templates for use in implementing and monitoring social aspects and components of projects and programs.
• Contribute to the preparation of management responses to reports issued by the Bank independent accountability mechanism, and similar reports.
• Liaise with co-financiers to ensure consistency in the mainstreaming of environmental safeguard requirements.    

Candidate Profile

• Have at least a Master’s Degree in Environmental Sciences / Management (Environmental Management, Geography, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Disaster Risk Management, Ecology) and an additional training in environmental and social assessment.
• Have a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in Environmental and Social Assessment (ESA), namely in preparing and implementing the ESA instruments (SESA, ESIA, ESMS, RAP, PMP, ES Audit, Process Framework, Stakeholder Engagement Plan, Hazard and Risk Assessment, etc.).
• Demonstrable knowledge and practice of the environmental and social standards and practices of comparator Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) supporting the Regional Member Countries.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and to develop effective working relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Have a good knowledge of the environmental and social issues facing Regional Member Countries (RMCs).
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English and/or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other language.
• Competence in the use of Bank standard software (word, excel, VBA, Access and PowerPoint).

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 23rd October 2024. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” it is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy.

Website:
Official Job Website: https://www.afdb.org/en