Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Senior Assistant – Retainer, Multiple positions

Under the overall supervision of the Project Management Support Officer – Team Leader, the incumbent is required to perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Provide support to the Health, Safety, Social and Environmental (HSSE) Specialist based in Juba in developing HSSE guidelines for the Project.

• Ensure that appropriate Health, Safety, Social and Environmental mitigation measures are implemented based on county context.

• Carrying out environmental and social screening process of site specific activities that will be conducted by communities.

• Provide follow up monitoring to ensure that proposed mitigation measures are implemented.

• Provide inputs regarding the Health, Safety, Social and Environmental action plans.

• Under the guidance of the Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Specialist conduct a series of spot checks to ensure that Environment and Social safeguarding policies are properly implemented at each sub project site.

• Provide training and awareness to communities on relevant environment and social standards as may be required by the World Bank.

• Carry out site inspections on all active sub-projects.

• Under the guidance of the Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Specialist, assist in the quarterly monitoring of sub-project activities against the UNOPS and World Bank standards.

• Provide sound contributions to the Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Specialist in order to train other field staff on HSSE awareness and mitigation measures.

• Assist in the capturing and management of grievances in the MIS(Management Information System).

• Document and report Health, Safety, Social and Environmental incidents in a timely manner and escalate any issues that needed to be addressed, and also follow up actions defined.

• Handle additional assignments as directed by the Field Team Leader in  the implementation of Environment and Social Safeguards instruments.

Final Product Effective and successful achievement of results by the Health, Safety, Social and Environmental Senior Assistant directly impacts the successful delivery of the project on time, budget and above all, expectations of stakeholders. This subsequently reinforces the visibility and image of UNOPS as an effective service provider in project services management and strengthens its competitive position as a partner of choice in sustainable development and project services.

• Secondary School Certificate/Diploma, High School Diploma with 5 years of relevant professional experience is required OR
• Technical/Professional Diploma with 3 years of relevant professional experience OR 
• Bachelor’s Degree/Undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies, Social Science, Natural Resources Management, Environmental Health, Environmental Economics or  other relevant discipline with 1 year of relevant professional experience is required.

Experience 

• Five (5) years of relevant progressive experience in Health, Safety, Social and environmental issues is required. 
• Experience in development work in remote areas is highly desired.
• Experience in World Bank public works, social protection projects and food security projects is desired.
• Experience in environmental science, monitoring and evaluation (environment) is desired.
• Experience in coordinating with different stakeholders, especially with local communities, and dealing with large crowds is highly desired.

Language

• Fluency in written and oral English required.
• Knowledge of local Arabic and or local Languages of the duty station is desired.