Deadline of this Job: 19 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:
VACANCY NO: 1/2022
The Environmental Management Expert will be responsible for overseeing all environmental, social and climate-related aspects of the programme including climate resilience monitoring and disclosure of environmental and social safeguards documents as required by GoT/ RGZ and IFAD’s safeguards procedures. I he successful candidate will be stationed in Dodoma but he/she will travel extensively within the project area as may be required. Fle/she will sign a two (2)year Contract of Employment with the initial six months on probation. 1 he contract will remain in force but renewable annually based on satisfactory annual performance. Fle/she will be answerable to the Project Coordinator. I he expert will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:
1. Work closely with the implementing agencies (ASA, IARI, 10SCI, ADC, TAFICO, ZAFICO) to ensure the mainstreaming of environment, climate and safeguards considerations across AFDP interventions.
2. Flave overall responsibility for the development, implementation and monitoring of compliance with safeguards requirements, especially in light of the project’s category A
3. Review ESIAs and Programme Briefs/ESMPs prepared for individual Programme interventions to ensure GO I /RGZ and IFAD requirements are well addressed, prior to submission to NEMC and ZEMA.
4. Develop and nurture a close working relationship with NEMC towards ensuring the safeguards related technical support is provided to the project.
5. Work closely with the project coordinator and component leads as well as other thematic staff to deliver on the environment, climate and social mainstreaming aspects of the project.
6. Develop loRs for the recruitment of consultants and other service providers that will support the environment, climate and safeguards aspects of the
7. Oversee the quality of delivery by service providers, partners and consultants.
8. build partnerships with relevant institutions in the country and provide technical support towards initiatives likely to generate climate financing for the project, e.g. from the Global Environment Facility
9. Work with multi-disciplinary team of Programme implementors, and other experts to support environmentally sustainable crop seed development and fisheries activities which will bring the intended benefits to small scale producers, aquafarmers, artisanal fishers, seaweed smallholder farmers and deep-sea fishers.
10. Establish a Programme level environmental and social management system.
11. Ensure that the processes and procedures stipulated in the ESMF are followed by implementing agencies and that activities in the exclusion list are not funded.
12. Ensure that AFDP activities are in compliance with GO 1 /RGZ environmental, social and climate-related policies, Acts and regulations as well as IFAD’s safeguards
13. Develop topic-specific environmental and social management plans which can be easily adapted for each Programme intervention, as required by GoT/RGZ and/or
14. Disclose environmental and social safeguards documents as required by SECAP and GOT/RGZ.
15. Oversee environmental, social, and climate resilience performance monitoring and carry out Programme environmental, social and climate results monitoring.
16. Supervise the annual internal review process to assess the overall performance, outcomes, and impacts of the Programme in respect of environmental, social and climate aspects.
17. Monitor all grievances reported from the various Programme activities, and receive notification of, and documentation relating to the verification, investigation, resolution and communication with complainant.
18. Ensure sufficient stakeholder engagement is done during implementation.
19. Ensure sufficient budgets are allocated to environment, climate and safeguards interventions and that they are reflected in the annual work plans and budgets
20. Work in close collaboration with other PCU officers and national agencies to facilitate and mainstream environmental management into AFDP activities;
21. Support the Programme Coordinator in communications and compilation of knowledge in sustainable crop seed development and fisheries activities, facilitating workshops and reaching out to experts and other organisations engaged in crop seed development and fisheries in Programme regions to share experiences and knowledge.
22. responsible for all environment, climate and safeguards reporting for the project, donors and
23. Any other duty (related to the Programme’s activities) as may be assigned by the Programme Coordinator.