Environmental and Social Safeguards Officer

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

📋 Description

• Lead the execution and oversight of WWF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework, Environmental and Social Management Framework, and Stakeholder Engagement Plan.

• Perform annual environmental and social assessments of project initiatives.

• Review and contribute to annual budgets and work plans.

• Engage in consultations with local stakeholders.

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

• Ensure that safeguard documents are reviewed, approved, disclosed, prepared, implemented, updated, and accessible to relevant stakeholders.

• Aid Component 1 partners with annual assessments and mitigation planning.

• Provide tailored support based on partners' sub-projects and their cultural, political, and environmental contexts.

• Enhance safeguards planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation, and reporting while adhering to organizational, cultural processes, and GEF requirements.

• Review work plans and budgets to identify and address environmental and social risks.

• Offer environmental and social risk management support alongside the GESI Officer.

• Advise the Global Coordination Unit and Project Manager on strategies for environmental protection, mitigation measures, and monitoring programs.

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

• Participate in missions and technical visits.

• Collaborate with WWF Environmental and Social Specialists to ensure adherence to relevant policies.

• Work with the MEL Officer to integrate ESMF and SEP indicators into monitoring and evaluation frameworks.

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

• Assist partners in promoting the HCI grievance redress mechanism and developing culturally appropriate sub-project mechanisms.

• Develop Livelihood Restoration Plans when necessary.

• Execute stakeholder engagement in alignment with the GCU Stakeholder Engagement Plan.

• Create a data collection methodology for semi-annual safeguards reporting.

• Provide recommendations for monitoring and reporting on stakeholder engagement in annual project reports.

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Anthropology, or related social sciences, or natural resource management; advanced degree is highly preferred.

• At least 7 years of relevant work experience in the field of social sciences.

• Minimum of 5 years of directly applicable experience addressing Indigenous Peoples or local community issues, particularly in environmental and social safeguards.

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

• Proven history of culturally sensitive and respectful community-centered collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

• Understanding of relevant international policies and methods for environmental and social safeguarding.

• Strong skills in participatory facilitation and stakeholder consultations.

• Demonstrated proficiency in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and tools.

• Experience in conservation or development program and project implementation.

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

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

• Excellent 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 within distributed teams across different time zones and cultures.

• Excellent interpersonal, ethical, listening, and communication skills; proactive in problem-solving; strong organizational skills; effective planning and prioritization; efficient time management.

• Proficient in MS Office.

• Familiarity with ArcGIS and/or other conservation planning, monitoring, and analysis software is a bonus.

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

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the job’s location.

• For positions in Brazil or Kenya, applicants must be nationals currently residing and legally authorized to work there.

• For Cambodia, nationals from South and Southeast Asian countries willing to relocate may also apply.

🏝️ Benefits

• No paid relocation.

• WWF-Cambodia may assist with visa sponsorship and relocation expenses for eligible nationals from South and Southeast Asian countries willing to relocate to Cambodia, subject to budget availability.

• Equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals.