Job description

Under the complete supervision of both LODA and district, the Environmental and Social Safeguarding Specialist will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties:
-Oversee implementation of all ESF tools including ESMF, SEP, LMP and RPF for relevant subprojects
-Monitor the progress in development and implementation of relevant ESMPs ensuring that National environmental laws and policy as well as the World Bank’s ESSs are fully complied with and the reporting requirements are fulfilled
-Carry out a regular supervision of the civil works progress and environmental compliance by the contractors
-Enforce the implementation of the approved ESMPs by the contractors
-Immediately report to the District and LODA SPIU Coordinator of any incident happening at the site of the civil works (Staff/workers accidents, any environmental catastrophes, etc.)
-Contribute and participate in assessment and valuation of the community’s properties affected by the project activities during the preparation of Resettlement Action Plans.
-Participate in the preparation of Resettlement Action Plans and supervise their implementation.
-Participate in establishment of Grievance Redress Committees (GRC) at the Cell, Sector and District level and ensure that they are operational.
-Ensure that social and environmental grievances are managed effectively and transparently through the grievance redress mechanism
-Facilitate and ensure training of subproject staff and community institutions in environmental management including community health and safety.
-Work with the district environmental officer to ensure reporting, monitoring and evaluation fully address the environmental and social compliance issues of the subproject; provide a well-documented, evidence-based compliance reports to be incorporated into the project monthly, quarterly and annual reports
-Prepare and submit the monthly, quarterly and annual environmental and social compliance reports to the District/Secondary City Executive Secretary and LODA SPIU Coordinator.