Environmental, Social, Occupational, Health and Safety Safeguard Assistant (ES and OHS Assistant)

Overview of position

Our client in Yemen seeks to contract a district based ES & OHS Safeguard Assistants to assess, design, supervise & report the implementation of the ESF instruments.

Role objectives

• Oversee the implementation of all ESF instruments including ESMF, SEP, LMP, RPF & any applied instruments for relevant subprojects.
• Participate in all aspects of interventions, site specific relevant ESMPs development, implementation & monitoring.
• Monitor the implementation of relevant ESMPs ensuring that national environmental laws & our clients ES standards as well as the donor are fully complied with & the reporting requirements are fulfilled.
• Carry out a regular supervision of the civil works progress & environmental, social & OHS compliance by the contractors.
• Enforce the implementation of the approved ESMPs by the contractors.
• Immediate report to project ESOHSSE of any incidence happening at the site of the civil works (community, staff / workers accidents, any environmental catastrophes, etc.).
• Contribute & participate in assessment & valuation of the community’s properties affected by the project activities.
• Ensure compliance with & / or implementation of the effective application of any project related action plan as applicable.
• Participate in establishment of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) at the district level & ensure that it is operational.
• Ensure that social & environmental grievances are managed effectively & transparently through the grievance redress mechanism.
• Conduct training of sub project staff & community representatives in environmental & social management, public consultations, OHS monitoring measures or as required by the project ESOHSSE.
• Work with project ESOHSSE to ensure reporting, monitoring & evaluation fully address the environmental & social compliance issues of the subproject, provide a well documented, evidence based compliance reports to be incorporated into the project weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual reports.
• Prepare & submit the weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual environmental, social , OHS compliance.
• Any ES & OHS related work requested by supervisor.

Project reporting

• This role reports to the Project Manager / Environmental & Social Safeguard Specialist of the project.

Key competencies

• Must have an bachelors degree in environmental & / or social studies (environmental science / management, environmental engineering, sociology, anthropology or related fields with a minimum 5 years of experience in the supervision of civil works & working with contractors.
• Must be fluent in both English & Arabic.
• Experience in the EIA environmental or social assessments.
• Experience in implementing environmental & social management plans or action plans, monitoring plans.
• Capacity to lead stakeholder engagement, public consultations, communication & information with affected communities.
• Knowledge & experience in Yemen regulations & permitting processes related to environmental, social, OHS risks management.
• Ability to interact with communities & contractors.
• Effectiveness in analyzing & resolving project implementation issues.
• Familiarity with the relevant government procedures & regulations.
• Familiarity with our clients ES standards & donor standards.
• Demonstrated ability to work in teams & have leadership skills.
• Be an organized person to keep track of many different project activities.
• Ability to prepare reports in English & to read & communicate in Arabic & English.
• High level of computer literacy, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, use of email & the internet.

Team management

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.