• Identify, review and appraise HarvestPlus’s technical assistance throughout the project cycle ensuring environmental and social issues/risks generated by project operations  are fully addressed.
• Conduct an environmental analysis (which may include issues/risks related to natural habitats and resources, pest management, forests, safety of dams, and the population health and safety in the targeted areas);
• Develop a HarvestPlus’ Environmental  management  strategy  to  address  issues  identified in the environmental assessment, including minimization and mitigation of  potential negative impacts of project operations. Monitor strategy implementation with DRC government counterparts.
• Conduct social assessments in the targeted Provinces, identifying strategies to ensure that project participation is open and accessible to all who are eligible irrespective of  sex, religion, ethnic group, without payment of any favors, and that all can exercise voice  and agency with respect to project activities.
• Develop a strategy to ensure social inclusion in line with the social assessment, including identification and mitigation of  potential  negative  impacts  such  as  an  increase  in  intimate partner violence, or increased exposure to violence or intimidation. Monitor strategy implementation with DRC government counterparts.
• Ensure, with the government of  DRC, that  the  environmental  and  social  inclusion  strategies are effective and comply with relevant World Bank Environmental and Social  Standards as applicable, and meet required operational and reporting requirements.
• Evaluate and compile data and other facts related to the above-described functional  areas  into  comprehensive  technical  reports,  and  formally  present  information  in  meetings with HarvestPlus Staff, the Partners and the Government of the DRC.
• Support the  M&E  staff  in  incorporating  gender  considerations  and  appropriate  disaggregated indicators to track social inclusion into the project monitoring plan.
• Conduct monitoring visits to partners’ activities to verify application and impact, and  advise on opportunities to strengthen the project’s performance in the empowerment  of female farmers, the poor and excluded farmers’ groups.
• Provide recommendations pertaining to changing trends and patterns relating to the  critical issues; barriers and solutions surrounding women’s economic empowerment,  gender, social inclusion and poverty–particularly around how most appropriately to  address  cultural/social  resistance  to  change  that  may  exist;  and  work  with  the  HarvestPlus staff to plan, integrate, implement and measure these within the project. 

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in environment, agriculture and natural resources
• At least five years of full-time relevant experience in preparing and reviewing project environmental   impact   assessments; environmental   management   plans, capacity management/plans, emergency/contingency  plans,  or  other  related  environmental  plans/studies, environmental project management;
• Knowledge and experience related to environmental and social impact assessment and management in various sectors, such as agriculture and rural development, and health.
• Understanding of the DRC environmental regulatory and institutional framework.
• Knowledge and experience with the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards and procedures
• Ability to effectively communicate and provide guidance to HarvestPlus teams, partners and the Government of the DRC;
• Proven ability to articulate the development rationale for safeguards and a commitment to implementing the policies in a programmatic manner while fully respects the intent of the policies.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and diplomatic skills, and the ability to effectively   negotiate   and   achieve   balanced   solutions   to   complex   development problems.
• Experience with the planning and conduct of training programs for external and internal audiences concerning environmental risk/safeguard management.
• Demonstrated skills and commitment to; Client Orientation; drive for Results; Teamwork (collaboration) and Inclusion; Knowledge, Learning and Communication; and Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Fluency in written and oral French and English.
• Ability to travel frequently; and
• Knowledge of relevant software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, QGIS).