Overview
Support the planning and provide operational coordination and technical inputs to sovereign and non-sovereign ADB projects in the South Asia region to ensure compliance with safeguards policies during project preparation and implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake environmental safeguards due diligence and support project teams in safeguards policy compliance of projects during processing and implementation.
- Advise management on compliance of projects, monitor and report to OSFG management on projects with high safeguards risks.
- Collaborate with clients, non-government organizations (NGOs), development partners, and within ADB, including coordinating responses to NGOs.
- Keep track of issues or related developments that are useful for safeguards implementation including complaints on projects, and new or updates to country safeguard systems.
- Coordinate safeguard policy issues between the regional department, sector and other teams, and OSFG.
- Conduct due diligence and provide technical guidance to borrower/clients and contribute to project completion reports and address relevant thematic areas under environmental safeguards and other requirements.
- Participate in project missions supporting project processing and implementation and undertake due diligence of country systems and address safeguard issues in high risk, and complex and sensitive projects.
- Contribute to safeguards knowledge sharing and capacity building.
- Contribute to activities for advocacy, distribution and knowledge building relating to ADB's safeguard policies and their application.
- Oversee the performance of reporting staff, providing clear direction and regular monitoring and feedback on performance; and ensure the ongoing learning and development of reporting staff.
- Support technical assistance (TA) and training and capacity building programs for ADB developing member countries and clients, focused on ADB safeguard policies, environmental and social management systems, and other specialized technical topics.
- Develop knowledge products and contribute to the development of ADB operations manuals, staff instructions and the preparation of guidance and tools.
- Provide technical guidance to national staff to help them manage safeguard compliance.
Required Experience
- At least 6 years of relevant hands-on professional experience in safeguard work, or related areas and in project design and administration.
- International experience working in several countries.
- Experience managing or authoring environmental and social impact assessments for infrastructure projects.
- Experience managing or authoring environmental and social management plans including safeguard frameworks, EIA, IEE, covering areas such as air quality modeling, noise and vibration modeling, biodiversity assessment, labor issues and occupational health and safety for infrastructure projects.
- Experience managing environment safeguards for large hydropower projects/dams will be an advantage.
Qualifications
A University degree in ecology, environmental management, environmental science, environmental engineering or other related fields; preferably at post-graduate level or its equivalent
