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• Implement UEGCL environmental and social
  management plans, including: Environment Monitoring and Mitigation plan,
  Catchment Management Plans, Biodiversity Management Plan, Reservoir
  Clearing and Management Plans, Emergency Preparedness Plans, Resettlement
  Action Plan, Livelihood Restoration Plan, Health and Safety Management
  Plan, Cultural Heritage Management Plan, Community Development Action Plan
  and Community Health and Safety Management Plan;
• Initiate, develop, review and update
  environmental and social impact assessments, environmental audit studies,
  and other thematic environmental and social studies at UEGCL project
  sites.
• Keenly review Contractor environment and
  social management plans and procedures, and ensure compliance with
  employer’s ESMP, ESIA and other regulatory requirements
• Regularly monitor and prepare progress
  reports on status of compliance of the Contractors with project ESMPs,
  ESIAs, and the contractor site specific environment and social management
  plans (such as the Waste Management Plans, Emergency Response Plan,
  Pollutant Contingency Plan, Environment Mitigation and Monitoring Plan,
  Hazardous Waste monitoring Management plan, Biodiversity monitoring Plan,
  among others), and ensure timely feedback to Contractors
• Initiate , undertake and review annual
  statutory and annual environmental audits for UEGCL projects
• Prepare and regularly update check lists
  for HSE for the hydropower projects
• Keenly monitor and report projects
  compliance with Health, Safety and Environment statutory requirements and
  standards, and ensure timely feedback to contractors
• Review Contractor technical submittals
  including method statements, risk assessments and progress reports, and
  monitor follow up actions to ensure that HSE and Social issues are
  addressed adequately
• Review and monitor implementation of site
  decommissioning and restoration plans
• Initiate, develop and implement UEGCL
  Biodiversity offsets.
• Monitor and report progress of
  implementation of UEGCL Community Development Action Plans
• Initiate, develop and implement UEGCL
  projects community outreach activities, including environment, health and
  HIV/AIDS sensitization campaigns

• The applicant should preferably hold an honors Bachelor’s degree
  Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental
  Engineering, Natural Resources Management, or related environmental
  discipline from a recognized institution
• Graduate
  or Post graduate qualification in Environment and Natural Resources
  Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Environment Impact Assessment,
  is added advantage
• Possession
  of a Post Graduate or professional training in Occupational Health
  and Safety, Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Audits is
  an added advantage
• Certification
  to undertake ESIA’s and environmental audits by NEMA is an added
  advantage.
• At
  least three years’ relevant experience at a similar level;
• Significant
  exposure and experience in the conduct of Environmental Impact Assessment
  studies, Environmental Audits and implementation of Environment and Social
  Management Plans for large infrastructure development projects is an
  added advantage.
• Knowledge
  of World Bank, IFC and other international safeguards
• Excellent
  planning and organizational skills
• Strong
  analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent
  communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Excellent
  interpersonal skills and high level of integrity
• Skills
  in GIS
• Computer
  literacy skills
• Age: Below 40 years

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