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• Offer support in the Monitoring Committee to
  undertake regular environmental, social, safety and health monitoring of
  project implementation;
• Identify primary and secondary stakeholders
  at local level and give priority to seeking the views of the most
  disadvantaged and marginalized groups with communities e.g. women
  (especially female-headed households), and youths;
• Carry out consultation meetings with
  representatives from each stakeholder group (farmer groups, women groups,
  etc.) to disseminate information about the project; seek their opinions on
  proposed activities; and involve them in the design, implementation and
  monitoring of proposed activities including identification of specific
  prevention/ mitigation measures to adverse social and environmental
  impacts of proposed activities if any;
• Ensure that relevant stakeholders at the
  national and irrigation scheme level are trained in various aspects of
  environmental and social assessments including integration of ADB environmental
  and social safeguard policies and Uganda environmental regulations;
• Identify training needs of the key
  counterparts environmental officers at the national and district level
  (women in particular) and support the development and delivery of the
  trainings;
• Work in close coordination with the site
  supervisor facilitate swift resolution of environmental and social
  conflicts, disputes or address other issues that may affect the timely
  implementation of the project activities;
• Ensure the contractor shall, having regard to
  local conditions, make employment opportunities equally available to
  downstream and upstream communities during project implementation, pay
  attention to equity issues where different groups are located upstream and
  downstream;
• Keenly monitor the implementation of the ESMP
  to ensure the smooth implementation of activities, and where
  implementation challenges arise, coordinate with Project Team and other
  relevant stakeholders to identify appropriate solutions and facilitate the
  implementation of agreed activities;
• Implement grievance redress mechanism in
  particular, consider mechanisms that facilitate the submission of
  complaints by women or other potentially disadvantaged groups, who may
  have a more difficult time reporting problems;
• Prepare an action plan and compile monitoring
  reports of the ESMP implementation on monthly basis;
• Ensure rehabilitation of the works in all the
  areas disturbed by the contractor’s construction activities are restored
  by the contractor to their original condition. 

• The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree
  in Environmental or Social Sciences or other related disciplines from a
  recognized university
• Masters qualification in Environmental
  Management;
• At least five years’ relevant experience in
  community development work especially in the areas of environmental and
  social impact assessment and analysis, climate change, and empowerment of
  local actors, as well as the use of participatory tools and methodologies
  required;
• Environmental Practitioners registration is
  preferred;
• Prior and proven experience successfully
  implementing African Development Bank/Nordic Development Fund/ World Bank
  funded programs is an added advantage
• Excellent communication skill and creative
  thinking personality;
• Strong managerial and leadership skills and
  excellent computer skills (proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
  such as Excel, Power Point)

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