Principal Environment and Social Specialist (Base in Beijing)

Responsibilities:

Supporting the implementation of the Bank's ESP including further developing and refining relevant guidance and procedures and supporting the application of the ESP to the preparation and implementation of projects. This includes:

1. Providing advice on the preparation of environmental and social assessments and implementation of environmental and social management plans and other types of instruments.
2. Providing advice on strategic, sectoral, regional, and cumulative impact assessments for selected operations.
3. Reviewing and validating environmental and social risks, impacts and mitigations identified by the Investment Teams on selected complex projects covering both Sovereign-backed Financings (SBF) and Non-sovereign-backed Financings (NSBF), including financial intermediaries (FI) Projects, against the requirements of AIIB's ESP.
4. Developing and monitoring courses of action to resolve issues concerning Bank and client compliance with the environmental requirements of AIIB's ESP.
5. Supporting the preparation of Management responses and action plans for projects which are the subject of requests to the Project-affected People's Mechanism.
6. Leading AIIB's knowledge base on environmental and social aspects through training and capacity building of AIIB staff.
7. Relevant tasks assigned by supervisor.

Requirements:

1. Minimum 20 years of relevant experience working in a multilateral development bank, bilateral development organization or a private sector organization.
2. Experience in the development and implementation of environmental and social strategies, policies, and procedures, especially those used by multilateral development banks and bilateral development organizations.
3. Experience working on policy interpretation and application from senior level Management, boards of directors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
4. Knowledge of project development and supervision, including project design, and feasibility studies.
5. Professional expertise in planning and management of environmental and social aspects of infrastructure programs and projects, in sectors such as energy, transport, water, urban development, and digital infrastructure.
6. Experience in the planning, preparation and implementation of project-level environmental and social assessment and related types of studies, including environmental and social management plans and frameworks.
7. Willingness and ability to travel to conduct site visits, sometimes in remote locations.
8. Master's degree or equivalent in environmental science, engineering, social studies, planning, law or related fields from a reputable university.
9. Experience with financial intermediaries, ESG ratings or sustainable finance operations is desirable.
10. Outstanding written and verbal English communication and writing skills.