World Bank PSFU Project Careers – Environmental and Social Safeguards Specialist at Private Sector Foundation Uganda

Organization: Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)
Project Name: Competitive
and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP)
Funding Source: World Bank
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project
Coordinator, CEDP
About CEDP:
The Government of Uganda has received credit from the World Bank
towards implementation of the Competitive and Enterprise Development Project
(CEDP). The project development objective (PDO) is to improve the
competitiveness of enterprises in Uganda through supporting reforms in priority
productive and service sectors geared towards a better investment climate with
particular focus on MSMEs.
The 5 year project comprises of four major components and will be
implemented by seven agencies. However, the overall coordination of the Project
will lie with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) through a Project
Coordination Unit (PCU).
Job Summary: The Environmental
and Social Safeguards Specialist will ensure that various interventions
implemented under CEDP comply with environmental and social policies, laws and
regulations governing both national/Country and IDA. The incumbent will mainly
be determining, to what extent the Environment and Social Safeguard Policies of
Government of Uganda and the World Bank are followed during implementation of
such activities as: construction of the infrastructure and implementation of
income support enterprises; level of compliance with regard to the provisions
in the National Environment Management Act Cap. 153, Occupational Health and Safety
and other cross cutting issues.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • Assist in the development, maintenance and
    operation of the Environment and Social Safeguards compliance monitoring
    system including reporting progress of implementation of Environment and
    Social Safeguards
  • Offer technical guidance to Private Sector
    Foundation Uganda/CEDP and its implementing agencies and other
    stakeholders on ensuring aspects of Environment and Social Safeguards
    compliance measures are implemented and adhered to.
  • Carry out stakeholder engagement and consultations
    on all sub-projects
  • Support the collection, analysis and
    utilization of environment and social safeguards information at National
    and enterprise level
  • Actively coordinate and Support
    preparation of periodic project progress reports with adequate input on
    project performance on environment and social Safeguards
  • Conduct periodic training and capacity
    building of key CEDP implementers at
  • National and enterprise levels on
    implementing environmental safeguards under the project, including
    orienting them on the application of the Environment and Social Safeguards
    management Framework (ESMF)
  • Make sure that there is adequate
    Environment and social safeguards records and documentation are kept
    (including photographs,) of works and sub projects and adequate
    documentation of stakeholders consultations and land affirmations
  • Assist in developing TOR for the
    environment and social impact assessment studies (including ToRs for RAPs)
    for specific CEDP sub projects
  • Supporting and leading in the development
    of respective ESIAs and RAPs as defined appropriate as spelled out in the
    project ESMF and RPF
  • Guide Management on strategies for strengthening
    implementation of Environment and Social Safeguards measures
  • Generate specific out puts (deliverables)
    as determined form time to time in the respective projected work plans for
    each quarter
Key Performance Indicators:
  • Development and implementation of systems
    and processes for environmental and social due diligence under CEDP and
    ensuring their adequacy and compliance at all levels;
  • Reviewing and strengthening existing data
    and data bases on environment at agency levels aimed at ensuring their
    adequacy for efficient and effective reporting on implementation of
    necessary safeguards as spelled out in ESMF and RPF;
  • Developing and reviewing the environment
    safeguards screening, reporting and other tools and forms to be used by
    CEDP.
  • Ensuring the assessment of performance of
    agencies and enterprises on environmental and social safeguards
    compliance;
  • Preparation of input to the quarterly and
    annual Reports;
  • Leading CEDP safeguards dialogue and
    strengthening PSFU knowledge and capacity to implement environmental and
    social safeguards. This will include training the relevant PSFU units and
    other implementers on mainstreaming environmental and social issues
    including safeguards in the development projects
 Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The Specialist must be a holder of at
    least MSc in Environment and Natural Resources Management, and or
    Sociology form a recognized institution, with a matching experience of
    over 8 years in the field of Environment and Social Impact.
  • Additional experience in dealing with
    social issues as well as Management of Land acquisition, Resettlements and
    Rehabilitation and as well preparations of Resettlement Action Plan or
    implementation relating to infrastructure construction programs and Gender
    Analysis are desirable.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of supporting a
    comprehensive and balanced approach to environmental and social safeguards
    management is required including scoping screening, research, risk
    assessment, planning, project development and implementation, monitoring
    and reporting.
  • Ability to independently and effectively
    plan, organize, manage and evaluate important and complex projects for
    individual and team work
  • Possess the ability to make quick and good
    judgement
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and
    written)
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including
    diplomacy and tact
  • High level of honesty, integrity and
    versatility
  • Should be able to work with minimum
    supervision and deliver under pressure
How to Apply: 
All candidates are encouraged
to deliver their application letters, updated curriculum vita and photocopies
of academic and professional certificates to the address below.
Please indicate the position
being applied for on top of the envelope.
The Project Coordinator,
Competitiveness and Enterprise
Development Project (CEDP)
Private Sector Foundation Uganda
(PSFU)
Plot 43, Nakasero Road,
P. O. Box 7683, Kampala-
Uganda.
Deadline: 1st September, 2014

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