Overview
Consultant to support the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) agenda for the Mali portfolio, providing technical support for ESF implementation and environmental risk management.
Tasks Summary
- Provide high quality technical support for the implementation of OPs/ESF in the Mali portfolio.
- Participate in project preparation, appraisal, and supervision, including operational missions and reporting on ESF compliance.
- Contribute to policy dialogue, portfolio reviews, and analytical work on environmental risk management.
- Provide capacity building for environmental risk management and the ESF for task teams, clients and other stakeholders.
- Organize and deliver needs assessments, capacity building, and technical training on E&S risk management.
- Collaborate with other World Bank Group teams to integrate environmental risk management capacity development into sectoral programs.
- Provide timely and high-quality inputs for the preparation of policy notes, Country Partnership Frameworks, sector studies, and research and policy development activities.
- Contribute to a one WBG approach for E&S risk management.
- Engage in the Bank-wide professional community of E&S staff.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of five years of professional experience in environmental sector, environmental risk management.
- Proven knowledge and experience in addressing issues covered by the World Bank’s ESF and environmental safeguards policies or similar policies in other international finance institutions.
- In-depth knowledge of environmental development issues in Mali essential.
- Knowledge and experience with environmental and social assessments and analyzing environmental risks and impacts of development projects.
- Experience in specific environmental areas including, among others, environment, health and safety (EHS); risk assessment; pollution prevention and management, biodiversity conservation.
- Previous working experience with World Bank safeguards policies and ESF highly desirable.
Qualification Requirements
• Master’s degree or PhD in environmental science, Geography, environmental or civil engineering, or related disciplines.
