Summary
Date Posted:Sunday, April 09 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Main accountabilities and responsibilities:
• Supporting the Project to adhere to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
• Ensuring the implantation of the EACOP Human Rights Policy all along the supply chain and the Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) recommendations.
• Pro-actively promote awareness and understanding of Human rights in Business, internally and externally.
• Develop and facilitate training sessions on specific topics according to the internal stakeholders (EACOP staff and Contractors staff) needs.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress made with all the operational entities reg. HRDD recommendations implementation.
• Develop strategic partnerships with key Human rights actors in Tanzania (The Global Compact Local Chapter, Chragg…)
• ? Be the focal point for the monitoring of the Human Rights recommendations implementation by all the operational entities (Project team/ Security team/ HSE team/ LSOC team/ Human Resources team…).
• Ensure that Human Rights recommendations implementation is harmonized between Tanzania and Uganda.
• Ensure that adequate systems, tools and processes in place to appropriately monitor implementation of Human Rights mitigation measures activities across the Project in Tanzania.
• Issue the monthly report reg. EACOP human rights progress for Uganda and Tanzania.
• Provide a regular update (monthly and quarterly) on mitigation actions addressing the recommendations for key salient issues.
• Participate in the annual report to describe the implementation of the Human Rights Action Plan, as requested in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Requirements:
• University degree in Social Sciences or Human Rights. A Post-graduate qualification is an added advantage.
• A minimum of 10 years professional experience in linear construction and extractives industry including at least 5 years’ experience of human rights and human rights security related compliance in the development field, and community capacity building for Human Rights.
• Knowledge of international environmental and social standards particularly the IFC Performance Standards, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and international good practice.
• Experience of regular interfaces with and undertaking of field oversight in implementation of human rights/Labour rights/ and project commitments.
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain good relations with stakeholders including local institutions, local communities, industry partners, CSOs/NGOs and international organizations.
• Negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Excellent computer; report writing and analytical skills.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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