Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Scope of Work for the Assignment
• Ensure effective integration of social considerations into all aspects of the project which include identification, consultation, planning and implementation of activities.
• Supervise implementation of social requirements in the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) and the Resettlement Action Plans (RAPS) prepared for this project component.
• Programming for gender inclusion and mitigation against risk of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA).
• Provide capacity in ensuring systems are in place for gender inclusion, prevention or GBV risks, and ensuring appropriate indicators are developed and monitored during project implementation.
• Lead in conducting consultations by ensuring inclusive engagement of key project stakeholders, including vulnerable persons.
• Review project documents for compliance on gender inclusion and GBV prevention. These include Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Resettlement Action Plans (RAPS), Stakeholder Engagement Plans (SEPs), Labour Management Procedures (LMPs) and Environmental and Social Commitment Plans (ESCPs)
• Participate in field missions and provide regular reporting on implementation of social and gender considerations.
• Provide guidance to communities on sub-projects identification and ensure that the selection of sub-projects is done in accordance with the guidelines and procedures specified in the Project Implementation Manual (PIM) and align community priorities.
• Monitor implementation of an effective Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) and support formation and training of grievance redress committees (GRC) at the project site level.
• Ensure that social related modules are incorporated in the training and capacity building programs at all the levels targeted at direct project implementers and local level.
• Lead in the development of all social related reports for the project and ensure that progress across social indicators (as per the project results framework) are reported on a quarterly basis.
• Perform any other activities directly related to the project objectives that will be assigned by the Project-Coordinator.

Academic Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in development related field (anthropology, geography, sociology, political economy, social development).

Experience
• Minimum five (5) years of experience with work related to social development, involuntary resettlement, stakeholder engagement, community driven development and broader social inclusion issues (disability inclusion gender, GBV etc.)
• Experience in successfully applying World Bank safeguard policies and standards in both high and low risk projects is an added advantage.
• Experience with analysing social risks and impacts on different population groups; coordination of transparent consultative processes; and integration of relevant planning instruments such as Resettlement Action Plans in overall project planning and implementation.
• Experience with Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRM’s).Technical competencies
• Strategic skills, innovative and programmatic in social problem identification and livelihood improvement project’s implementation that actively shapes, drives, and provides high level contributions for effective management of the project.
• Strong and confident communication skills, particularly in high level discussions as well as strong relationship building and management skills.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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Consultants will be selected through the ‘Individual Consultants Selection’ method using Open National Market Approach” in accordance with provisions in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, Revised September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”).

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 revised September 2023 “Procurement Regulations”, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 08:00 hours to 13:00 hours and 14:00 hours to 17:00 hours Central African Time (CAT) or by email.
Expressions of Interest must be delivered in written form and deposited in the tender box at the address below (in person) or electronically submitted by Wednesday 19th March, 2025 at 10:00 hours CAT to the address indicated below:
The National Coordinator
Office of the President, E-Government Division,
SMART Zambia Institute,
Corner of Nationalist Road and Independence Avenue
P.O. Box 31998,
Lusaka, ZAMBIA.
City: Lusaka
ZIP Code: 10101
Country: Zambia
Telephone: +260-211-254478, 253438,253652, 254599, 254657

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