Environmental Spec.- Istanbul

Location:	Istanbul, Turkey
Closing Date:	02/15/2012
Background / General description:
The mission of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is to promote sustainable private sector investment in developing countries, help reduce poverty, and improve people’s lives. Sustainable development is a strategic priority for IFC and its Environment, Social and Governance Department (CES) has helped IFC establish a leadership position in the global development community on environment, social and governance issues. The commitment to sustainable development and good governance is achieved through the promotion of good practice standards and provision of advice and support to clients that help manage risk, enhance development outcomes and add value to client’s businesses. CES is seeking to strengthen its team of environmental and social specialists through the recruitment of an Environmental Specialist in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA) region, with special emphasis in the areas of infrastructure and extractive industries projects.
Duties and Accountabilities:
• Technical responsibilities will include appraising the environmental aspects of potential IFC investments to identify risks. • Define steps required to ensure compliance with IFC Performance Standards and the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines of the World Bank Group. • Identify opportunities for adding value in an investment project structure, in particular on the resource efficiency front. • Work with client companies and mobilize technical and financial support for clients to address environmental and/or social aspects of client’s operations. • Produce and disseminate good practices and lessons learned documents from IFC’s work around the globe. • Provide training on environmental and/or social issues to IFC borrowers and IFC investment officers. • Represent IFC at technical meetings, industry events and environmental fora.
Selection Criteria:
• An advanced degree (post graduate degree) in engineering, ecology/environmental sciences/natural resource management or other relevant discipline. • At least 10 years relevant professional experience with no less than 5 years experience in environment and social assessment. • Specific training and experience in environmental issues associated with large infrastructure projects (ports, roads, hydro and wind power, etc) and/or extractive industries (oil, gas and mining). • Excellent verbal and written English language skills. Other regional language (Arabic, Turkish) highly desirable. • Ability to travel frequently. • Self-starter with enthusiasm for integrated business solutions and IFC’s Sustainability initiative. • In-depth, practical experience in addressing a range of social, environmental, occupational health and safety, and social management issues in a variety of sectors. • Consultancy, contracting and/or operational experience in developing countries would be advantageous. • Experience in working with private sector industry. • Innovative approach with ability to generate and sell value-added solutions to IFC’s clients and investment staff. • Ability to operate as a member of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team. • Good team player who can help motivate and lead group effort and effectively network across boundaries. • Strong writing and public speaking skills. The position is expected to be based in IFC’s regional office in Istanbul. Applications should be submitted by February 15, 2012. Resumes should not exceed two pages and other supporting materials should be no more than four pages (including cover letter). No phone calls, paper mail, or faxes please. All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
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