Safeguard Officer (1 position), Somalia- Job Ref. SOM/CTG/1207/2447

Number of vacancies: 1

Qualification: Bachelor’s in environmental or social related area ( essential).

Sector experience: Minimum of 3 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience in environmental & social impact assessment / management ( essential).

Geographical experience: Minimum of 3 year/s of experience in Africa ( essential).

Languages: Fluent in English ( essential). Fluent in Somali ( essential).

Job description

CTG overviewCTG was established in 2006, almost 20 years ago, in Afghanistan. We currently operate in 35 countries and have approximately 11,500 staff members committed to good!

But do you know who we are? And what do we do?

We provide tailored Human Resources and Staffing Solutions that support critical global initiatives across Humanitarian and Development sectors, and are now strategically foraying into new industries, including Construction, Energy, and IT, with a focus on high-risk regions.

Here’s a list of services we offer:

Staffing solutions and HR management services
Monitoring and evaluation
Fleet management and logistics
Facilities management
Sustainability and Communications Advisory
Election monitoring and observation
IT professional services
Medical assistance
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Overview of position Somalia Urban Resilience Project II (SURP II) is a municipal governance & infrastructure development project financed by the World Bank (WB) & its partners, aimed at improving access to urban infrastructure & strengthening municipal governance in Somalia.

The scope of our clients engagement is to provide technical assistance to the PIUs in the works implementation & contracts managements in the areas of design review, technical supervision, performance monitoring, quality control etc., as well as contributing to PIU’s capacity building.
Role objectivesThe Safeguard Officer will assist the PM’s Environmental & Social Safeguard Specialist for the preparation & update of the project level environmental &d social framework instruments & monitoring / reporting on implementation of these instruments. The specific roles & responsibilities are:

Contribute to ensure that site level activities are undertaken in full compliance with the project’s sets environmental & social standards by carrying out site inspections & risk assessments, attending safeguards related meetings & contributing to preparation of reports.
Assist in social & environmental related data collection, monitoring & reporting activities at construction sites.
Engaged in environmental & social safeguard framework & plans awareness raising among the community members, IDPs by attending & taking records at community meetings.
Report to the Safeguards Specialist on Environmental & Social Safeguard (ESS) non compliances & improvement opportunities for communicating with the PIU.
Involved in PIU staff capacity building through knowledge sharing & on the job training on environmental & social safeguard related areas.
Project reportingThe Safeguard Officer will report to the Safeguards Specialist.

Key competencies Bachelor’s degree in environmental or social related area is required.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in environmental & social impact assessment / management is required.
Community consultation experience is required.
Good communication skills & report writing skills are required.
Familiarity & experience with the application of WB safeguards framework in development projects is an advantage.
Excellent command of Somali & English languages (oral and written) are required.
Team managementThis role has no team management responsibility.

Further informationQualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

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