Senior Social Safeguards Specialist

The Purpose of this position is to: (i) provide specialized support and expertise to Country Operations Managers, Operational Team Leaders (OTLs), Project Management Specialists and Executing Agencies (EAs) in the Regional Hubs in identifying, mainstreaming and monitoring social safeguard aspects/concerns in Bank operations during the identification, preparation, appraisal, implementation, and completion stages (throughout project lifecycle) through providing social safeguards; (ii) support to the Bank-funded projects and programs and/or integrating positive aspects of social safeguards in both private and public sectors; (iii) ensure incorporation of necessary social safeguards, issues, or components as appropriate and improve projects sustainability and quality-at-entry in the relevant sector; and (iv) assess social safeguard risks and developing appropriate management frameworks, conducting negative social impact assessments, and leading stakeholder consultation processes.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic and Operational Planning and Implementation:

1. Contribute and participate in project appraisal, design as well as processing and approval process as team member along with relevant regional hub to ensure that social issues have been adequately addressed and that the project is in compliance with the Bank's ESS policy.
2. Contribute and participate in Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS) formulation, country dialogues and engagements with relevant departments at HQ and regional hub.
3. Contribute and participate in the development of strategic policies, plans, guidelines, analytics, and other products related to social safeguards and aspects within the Women & Youth Empowerment and civil society engagement practices and with other Global Practices in Director General Global Practices and Partnerships Complex.
4. Co-lead Communities of Practice (CoP) relevant to ESS (and more particularly social safeguards) and other social issues including negative impact of gender, social exclusion which entails providing intellectual leadership on positioning the Global Practice (GP) internally and externally in relevant domains.
5. Provide advice and guidance on major or sensitive matters relating to social impacts and risks during implementation.
6. Lead the global practices work on social safeguards and benefits, identifying staff and learning needs and setting competencies and standards for their global, regional and country-specific solution areas.
7. Design adequate mitigation measures to address the negative social impact of the Bank's interventions.
8. Develop and review social instruments, checklists, guidelines, and tools relevant to the implementation of ES safeguard.
9. Lead the delivery of selected global engagement products on social safeguards and co-benefits, and when needed, directly lead and participate in country dialogues and deliverables (child protection, Gender Based Violence (GBV), Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), social inclusion, land acquisition, compensation and social risk assessments, in addition to capacity building workshops in the Member Countries.