2022-09-25

Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer – Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia
Posted on September 25, 2022

Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)

Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer – Mogadishu, Somalia

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

COUNTRY: Ministry of Finance (MoF) – Federal Republic of Somalia

PROJECT: Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP)

PROJECT ID: P173315

Grant No.: IDA-D6300

Assignment Title: Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer Jubaland State Project Team (SPT)

Reference No.: SO-MOF-307796-CS-INDV

Duty Station: Mogadishu, Somalia

Issued Date: September 23, 2022

Closing Date: October 11, 2022 at 17:00 hours (East Africa Time)

Background to the Project

The Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP, P173315) is a flood and disaster recovery, and reconstruction project financed by the World Bank to the Federal Ministry of Finance (MOF). It supports immediate and sustainable flood recovery and finance activities to mitigate future shocks, by supporting: (a) immediate early floods recovery and service delivery restoration activities; (b) immediate support activities to respond to and mitigate COVID 19; (c) medium-term rehabilitation of flood-impacted infrastructure, services and livelihoods; (d) elements of immediate and longer-term crisis preparedness and recovery; (e) detailed flood risk management plans, including both structural and non-structural flood risk management solutions for the country; and (f) support to enhance government performance and accountability and citizen engagement in service delivery.

The project components include:

Component 1: Immediate basic services and livelihood support for early recovery
Component 2: Medium-term flood recovery
Component 3: Longer-term disaster risk management and preparedness
Component 4: Project Management
Component 5: Contingency Emergency Response Component
Component 6: Additional Financing: Anticipatory and Recovery Support for Addressing Food Insecurity

Project Coverage and Duration

The Project primarily targets the three flood-affected states of Hirshabelle, South West, and Jubaland, while advancing a national approach to the locust response, longer-term resilience building, and the CERC (emergency COVID-19 activities). The financing instrument of the Project is an IDA-based Investment Project Financing, with an operational life of five years.

Key Roles and Responsibilities include

The PIU is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer to support the Jubaland State Project Coordinator, and project contractors in the preparation and implementation of project-related environmental and social risk management activities to enhance the sustainability of projects and in the development of ES Safeguards protocols for the project at the FMS level. He/she will be expected to work closely with the Project Team to ensure validation, review, and implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) for each subproject as required. Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found at the following https://somalijobs.com/jobs.

Skills and Qualifications

The selection shall be based on the qualification, experience, and skills of the candidate followed by an interview. The qualifications, experience, and competencies include:

Bachelor’s Degree or higher from a recognized educational institute in a discipline linked to environmental sciences. That may focus on e.g. natural resources management, geography, hydrology, civil engineering, biology, and forestry. Other focuses may also exist
Three (3) years of experience with national and/or international organizations.
Work Experience in Somalia is a requirement together with experience in stakeholder engagement as well as in monitoring and evaluation.
Proven ability to advise and support project design and evaluation and must have the ability to understand the contractual and financial requirements of projects.
Must have great interpersonal skills and have the ability to develop and maintain effective interaction with high-level officials, project management officers, and implementing agency officers.
Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills are a requirement.
Must have excellent computer skills.
Good knowledge and working experience of the full range of World Bank Group’s operational products and Safeguards procedures, FGS legal and safeguards systems, and Operational Procedures would be an added advantage.
Knowledge of local dynamics is an advantage.

Duration of Service

The candidate will be engaged initially in a 1-year contract appointment with an extension based on the remaining project duration (2.5) years and the completion of a satisfactory 6-month probation period.

Reporting Obligations

The Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer will report to the State Project Coordinator, Jubaland State.

Duty Station

The duty station will be Kismayo, with field visits as necessary.

The Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide the following (i) Curriculum Vitae (CV) with 3 reference persons; (ii) copies of certificates of academic qualifications; and (iii) cover letter indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.

How to apply

Submission Requirements: The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14 and 3.21 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 August 2018 and November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and eligibility.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants selection method set out in the “Procurement Regulations”.

Mode of submission of Applications and deadline:

Interested applicants may obtain further information including a detailed Terms of Reference from https://somalijobs.com/jobs.

Deadline: Expressions of interest and CV must be delivered to the address below by email, on or before October 11, 2022, at 17:00 hours (East Africa Time) and marked clearly as Application for Environmental and Social Safeguard Officer

Attention:

Ali Haji Adan

Project Coordinator

Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP),

Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia

Shangani District, Mogadishu

Email Address: scrp.project@gmail.com; copy: alihaji.scrp@gmail.com

In line with the SCRP requirements, the PIU seeks to establish gender parity, and hence Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

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