Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Background Information – Job-specific
UNOPS Kenya Multi-country Office (KEMC) helps partners achieve their project goals in sectors including: governance, education, health, the environment, grant management and rural development. UNOPS KEMC has over twenty years of experience working in East Africa, including large scale infrastructure projects. With a flexible and responsive presence throughout the region, UNOPS is able to scale up rapidly, through various mechanisms into high risk areas which have proven to be beneficial to partners.
Kenya Multi-country Office (KEMC) has its own Technical Services Unit (TSU) which comprises a core group of technical staff supplemented by experts employed on a retainer basis. The group conducts feasibility studies and assessments and engages in design and monitoring work. The core group’s skills include Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Architects, Design Associates and Quantity Surveyors. Retainers provide additional capacity in core disciplines as well as GIS, Environmental, Social and sector specific expertise (roads, healthcare, heritage etc).
UNOPS is undertaking a project to re mediate dams across Zambia. There are outstanding environmental safeguard issues and the remediation works will give rise to new safeguards requirements.
The Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Analyst -Environmental Management (Retainer) is expected to support the UNOPS Team with the revision of existing Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), and any related tasks, as well as the implementation and monitoring of the safeguards instruments. The consultants will be prepared to travel to any site in or around the countries under KEMC as required and as UNDSS permitss. .

  Job Responsibilities:
• Assist in the review, refinement and roll out of the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) in consultation with the Government of Zambia and the World Bank;
• Monitor and report on environmental screening processes of site-specific activities as conducted by implementing partners;
• Oversee, monitor and report on indicators in the Environmental and Social Management Framework;;
• Ensure that appropriate follow-on instruments and tools are applied – as laid out on the ESMF;
• Trigger and oversee the implementation of environmental correction measures by implementing partners;
• Ensure that appropriate environmental mitigation measures are proposed and met;
• Undertake follow-up monitoring to ensure that proposed mitigation measures are implemented according to the ESMF and site-specific ESMPs;
• Conduct supervision and monitor field visits to all sites, as defined in the ESMF;
• Assist on developing and delivering a series of spot checks to ensure mitigation measures are properly implemented in line with the guideline;
• Compile monthly reports on environmental impacts, and mitigation measures, as per outline in the ESMF;
• Handle additional assignments as directed by the Project Manager
• Provide technical support to the remediation project;
• Carry out training and capacity building on environmental tools and frameworks, especially for new staff in the UNOPS Offices and for implementing partners

Job Skills: Not Specified

Job Qualifications: Not Specified

Job Education Requirements:
• Bachelor Degree in Environmental Management, Environmental studies or related field with a combination of two additional years of relevant experience is required;
• Advanced Degree (Master’s degree) in a related field will be an added advantage;

Job Experience Requirements:
• Minimum two years relevant working experience in environmental management
is required.
• Experience working on rural infrastructure projects will be an asset.

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