Environmental Safeguards and Social Risks Consultant

Description

Introduction Country : Lesotho Description of the Assignment: The assignment is for an Environmental Safeguards and Social Risks Specialist under the project titled "Integrated Watershed Management for Improved Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods in the Sebapala Sub-Catchment" in Quthing District, Lesotho. The project is implemented by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry with support from the Government of Lesotho, GEF, and UNDP. The specialist will ensure that the project adheres to UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards (SES), aiming to: Strengthen programming quality Maximize social and environmental benefits Avoid or mitigate adverse impacts Enhance stakeholder engagement and grievance mechanisms The consultant will be responsible for: Policy Review & Analysis Review domestic and international ESS policies and standards Assess their applicability to the project Development of Tools & Frameworks Develop Environmental and Social Risks guidelines and operational manuals Create a costed social risk analysis and management framework Update or develop the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Capacity Building Train and mentor project safeguard focal persons and implementing partners Implementation Support Facilitate the implementation of safeguards Design and manage a monitoring and reporting system for ESS Complete UNDP SESP procedures Reporting Deliver inception, draft, and final reports Provide a costed plan for ESS implementation and M&E Period of assignment : 24 days over 3 months Proposal should be submitted directly in the portal no later than indicated deadline. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry. undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders . Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.