Senior Environmental Specialist - Energy, Environment and Climate Change Grade - PL-5

• Position N°: NA
• Reference: ADB/12/003
• Publication date: 12/01/2012
• Closing date: 05/02/2012

Objectives

The mission of the new Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ONEC) is to spearhead the Bank’s lending and non-lending operations in the areas of energy, environment and climate change. It will support mainstreaming of environment and climate change into Bank’s operations as well as lead on advocacy, advice and evaluation of lessons learned for incorporation into policy and programs development. Through its Environment and Climate Change Division, the ONEC Department will identify, design and implement environment and climate change adaptation and mitigation programs and projects. These will either be stand alone or as components of other Bank Group support operations.

Duties and responsibilities

The Senior Environmental Specialist (ONEC.3) will work under the general supervision and guidance of the Manager, Environment and Climate Change (ONEC.3). His/her core duties/responsibilities will include the following:

Mainstreaming of environmental and social development concerns:

• Address environmental and social development issues in various Bank operations during the identification, preparation, appraisal, and supervision stages
• Prepare environmental and social screening memoranda (ESSM) for project categorization
• Provide support to the Bank’s private sector operations (e.g. industries, services, infrastructure, financial institutions) and to public sector operations in the energy, water and sanitation, transport, and information and communication technology, sectors as required
• Mainstream relevant and cross-cutting environmental and social issues into Bank operations, particularly issues related to natural resource management and climate change
• Develop recommendations to enhance environmental and social benefits and corrective measures to mitigate environmental and social risks in Bank operations

Compliance with environmental and social requirements:

• Provide operational guidance to Task Managers and Investment Officers on environmental and social development issues as a means of strengthening the environmental and social performance of Bank operations
• Ensure compliance of operations with the Bank’s environmental and social safeguards
• Provide technical guidance to clients on the preparation of necessary documentation, including but not limited to Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, Resettlement Action Plans, Environmental and Social Management Plans, and Environmental and Social Management Systems.
• Support as needed the Division’s responsibilities in the areas of Climate Change
• Undertake any other task as the Director ONEC and/or Manager ONEC.3 may assign.

Selection Criteria

Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• At least a Master’s Degree or its university equivalent in Environment and Natural Resources Management, Environmental Policy and Economics, relevant Social Sciences or Engineering, or in equivalent environment-related discipline
• Preferably a minimum of five (5) years of experience in the areas of Environment and Natural Resources Management/Environmental Policy and Economics/relevant Social Sciences or Engineering/ or in equivalent environment-related discipline
• Experience in the areas of Environment and Natural Resources Management/Environmental Policy and Economics/relevant Social Sciences or Engineering/ or in equivalent environment-related discipline
• Knowledge and experience in preparing of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), and Environmental and Social Management Systems (ESMSs) including social aspects of development projects (e.g. health and safety, compensation/resettlement and gender components), operations monitoring and evaluation in respect of compliance assessment
• Some knowledge of the operational policies, procedures and practices of major bilateral and multilateral partner development agencies in regional member countries, particularly with respect to infrastructure projects.
• Practitioner experience in Africa, with skills in multi-criteria assessment, stakeholder engagement and consultation, community participation, with analytical skills in assessing institutional capacities and designing/reviewing practical implementation arrangements for complex projects.
• Understanding of critical issues in sustainable development, international environment and development policy, emerging climate change, green growth and sustainability concerns, also social development and results-based management agendas.
• Results-oriented, team player, articulate analyst with attention to details, a persuasive communicator and good writer.
• Ability to communicate and write effectively in English and/or French, with preference for capabilities in both languages.
• The incumbent should also have competence in (or ability/willingness to become quickly familiar with) the use of various tools available and applied by the Bank such as SAP, and fluency in standard MS office applications (Word, Excel, Power point).

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