2023-07-23

Environmental Safeguard Specialist – Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia
Posted on July 23, 2023

Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)

Environmental Safeguard Specialist – 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

Assignment Title: Environmental Safeguard Specialist

Reference No.: SO-MOF-307795-CS-INDV

Duty Station: Mogadishu, Somalia

Closing Date: August 5th, 2023, 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 against shocks, by supporting: (a) immediate early floods recovery and service delivery restoration activities; (b) immediate support activities to respond 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 & 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.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Environmental Specialist, along with the PIU’s Social Safeguard Specialist, will work closely with both the State Project Teams and Implementing Partners, to inform and guide them on effectively meeting the mandatory E&S requirements as captured in the E&S instruments prepared for the project, including the Stakeholder Engagement Plan, The Environmental and Social Management Framework and related COVID instruments.

Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) can be found at the following https://somalijobs.com/jobs .

Selection Criteria:

Advanced university degree preferably in Environmental Science, Sociology, Development Studies, Engineering, or related fields
7 years’ experience in national and international project development and implementation. Experience in Somalia is required together with dealing with Safeguard aspects in significant project development work on, civil work infrastructure
Proven ability to advise and support project safeguard assessment and preparation, contractual and financial elements of development project delivery, and experience of all stages of investment program identification, specific technical sector program design and documentation, and implementation experience
Ability to develop and maintain effective interaction with high level Republic officials, project management offices and implementing agency officers, and international and national consultants
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
Knowledge of local Somalia dynamics is an advantage
Knowledge of the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework and Policy
Team player with strong leadership abilities: experience in working with large teams of people from different background

Duration of Service

The candidate will be engaged initially in a probation period of 3 months with the possibility of 1-year contract appointment with an extension based on project duration based on budget availability and satisfactory performance.

Reporting Obligations

The Environmental Safeguard Specialist will report to the PIU Operations and Risk Management Lead.

Duty Station

Mogadishu, with field visits as necessary.

The Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalianow 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.
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 Servicesdated 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.

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

TOR_PIU Environmental Safeguards

How to apply

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

Deadline: Expressions of interest and CV must be delivered to the address below by email, on or before August 5th, 2023, at 17:00 hours (East Africa Time) and marked clearly as Application for Environmental Safeguard Specialist, Reference No. SO-MOF-307795-CS-INDV on the subject line.

Attention:

Abdi Tawane

Project Co-Manager

Somalia Crisis Recovery Project (SCRP),

Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia

Shangani District, Mogadishu

Email Address: scrp@mof.gov.so / copy: tawane.scrp@gmail.com and dalkasom@gmail.com

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

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