Overview
Provide technical advisory support on the application of UNDP Social and Environmental Standards (SES) across all UNDP Yemen projects, including risk screening, categorisation, and mitigation planning. Facilitate capacity building and knowledge sharing on SES policies, tools, and good practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and quality assure Social and Environmental Screening Procedures (SESP), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Environmental and Social Management Frameworks (ESMF), Stakeholder Engagement Plans (SEP), Labour Management Procedures (LMP), Gender Action Plans (GAP), and other SES-related instruments.
- Support project teams in identifying, assessing, and managing environmental and social risks throughout the project lifecycle.
- Strengthen SES compliance for donor-funded projects.
- Provide technical support in integrating environmental and social safeguard requirements into procurement processes.
- Conduct field monitoring missions to assess compliance with SES requirements.
- Provide hands-on guidance and capacity building to programme and project staff on SES policies, tools, and good practices.
- Support PMSU in monitoring SES performance, tracking key risks and mitigation measures, and contributing to corporate reporting and audits.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of SES systems and processes within the Country Office.
- Support the development and operationalisation of project-level Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRMs) and CO-level Stakeholders Redress Mechanism (SRM).
- Substantively contribute to the harnessing of effective partnerships and lead the identification and onboarding process for implementing partners.
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships and strategic linkages with implementing and development partners, government officials, businesses, NGOs, other national and regional stakeholders, and beneficiaries.
- Substantively contribute to project communications and visibility efforts.
- Make recommendations to the management team on activities with potential for scale-up, replicability and synergies.
- Provide technical support to the implementing partners and act as a liaison between UNDP and the partners.
- Support resource mobilization efforts and project development.
Required Experience
Minimum of 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of progressively responsible experience in social and environmental safeguards, risk management, or related areas. Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in Environmental Studies, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Environmental Management, or a related field is required. Or A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas stated above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.
