Environmental and Social Safeguards Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Cambodia, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Lead the implementation and oversight of the Environmental and Social Management Framework along with the Stakeholder Engagement Plan.

• Integrate WWF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework into every aspect of the project.

• Perform annual environmental and social screenings of project activities.

• Review and contribute to annual budgets and work plans.

• Engage in consultations with local stakeholders.

• Assist Indigenous Peoples and local communities in developing additional safeguards plans.

• Ensure the review, approval, disclosure, updating, and accessibility of safeguard documents.

• Aid Component 1 partners in conducting annual environmental and social screenings and mitigation planning.

• Address and optimize safeguards planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation, and reporting in collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and local community organizations.

• Analyze work plans and budgets to identify and mitigate environmental and social risks.

• Provide environmental and social risk management support in partnership with the GESI Officer.

• Facilitate environmental and social safeguards training for project staff and partner organizations.

• Participate in missions and technical visits, coordinating with WWF Environmental and Social Specialists.

• Collaborate with the MEL Officer on ESMF and SEP indicators, monitoring, and reporting.

• Establish and lead the implementation of the HCI grievance redress mechanism.

• Support culturally appropriate and accessible grievance redress mechanisms for Component 1 sub-projects.

• Create Livelihood Restoration Plans when necessary.

• Implement stakeholder engagement in coordination with the Project Manager.

• Design data-collection methodologies for semi-annual environmental and social safeguards reporting.

• Develop an environmental and social risk monitoring checklist in collaboration with the MEL and GESI Officers.

• Report to the Project Manager within the Global Coordination Unit.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Anthropology, or a related social science, or natural resources management; an advanced degree is highly preferred.

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in the field of social science.

• At least 5 years of directly applicable experience addressing issues concerning Indigenous Peoples or local communities, particularly in relation to environmental and social safeguards.

• Practical experience in designing tools for environmental and social safeguard planning and monitoring.

• Proven ability to collaborate with Indigenous Peoples and local communities in a culturally sensitive and respectful manner.

• Familiarity with international environmental and social safeguarding policies and methodologies.

• Strong participatory and facilitation skills for stakeholder consultations and participatory planning processes.

• Experience with both qualitative and quantitative data analysis and associated tools.

• Background in implementing conservation or development programs and projects.

• Exceptional ability to manage project planning, implementation, and evaluation.

• Previous experience with similar donor-funded projects is beneficial.

• Proficient command of English, with the ability to write clearly and concisely at a technical level.

• Fluency or working knowledge of Spanish, French, and/or Portuguese is strongly preferred.

• Experience working in distributed teams across various time zones and cultures.

• Strong interpersonal, ethical, listening, and communication skills; proactive problem-solving abilities, self-organization, planning, organizing, prioritization, and effective time management skills.

• Proficient in MS Office applications.

• Familiarity with ArcGIS and/or other conservation planning/monitoring tools, as well as biodiversity, habitat, ecosystem, and ecosystem-services analysis software (R, connectivity analysis, etc.) is advantageous.

• Willingness to travel regularly to engage with partners is required.

• Applicants must possess legal authorization to work in the job’s location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid relocation assistance may be available for eligible candidates moving to Cambodia, subject to budget availability.

• Visa sponsorship may be provided for eligible candidates relocating to Cambodia, based on budget constraints.

• Equal employment opportunities are offered.