Socio-environmental Safeguards Specialist
5 mesi fa
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FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentialityOrganizational Setting
GCP/BRA/P/GFF
The Project “Restoration of wetlands and other important Amazonian Ecosystems – Capacity building, innovation, development and technological transfer for ecological restoration and climate change mitigation” seeks to restore wetland and lowland forest ecosystems and biodiversity in the Amazonian Mainland and coast through strengthening capacity for ecosystem restoration, improving the enabling environment, and initiating restoration in overlooked areas of the Amazon.
Reporting Lines
The incumbent reports to the Assistant Representative in FAO Brazil - Programme
Technical Focus
The Specialist shall be responsible for preliminary survey of socio-environmental issues relates with the project scope and elaborate the projects socio-environmental safeguards. Shall consider as reference the new standards of socio-environmental and gender safeguards promulgated as corporate policies by FAO and GEF. Establish working relations with the other consultants, especially those involved in topics interlinked with these ToRs.
Tasks and Responsibilities
• Get familiarized with relevant government, FAO, GEF and Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the GEF policies and guidance on relevant topics.
• Participate in PPG team meetings/ briefings, communication/presentations.
• Elaborate and submit to the project coordinator and to the FAO Brazil supervisors a work plan.
• In coordination with Mamirauá institute, interview key stakeholders and prepare reports with this key information.
• Assist in the identification of potential key stakeholders for the project, meeting relevant stakeholders to ensure they are included in the design and decision-making for the project and keep record of stakeholders consulted (inputs and meeting dates).
• Obtain timely feedback on draft project document from key stakeholders and working with the rest of the PPG team in responding to comments and concerns in timely manner.
• Survey of the socio-environmental issues directly associated with the project scope, such as:
Economic characteristics of the project beneficiary communities: Key figures, HDI of the different classes of beneficiaries, yields and revenues.
Socio-ethnic composition of the planned project region and work with Mamirauá Institute on identification and preliminary mapping of indigenous and traditional peoples and communities.
Physical and Environmental features: biomes, land use, total estimates of preserved forests, degraded land, pastures, agro-forestry systems; incidence of legal and illegal deforestation.
• -Prospection, through secondary sources and interviews with representatives of key stakeholders and beneficiaries, of the principal socio-environmental issues that the project shall take into due account: Access to land, environmental regularization (CAR, PRA), illegal deforestation, etc.
• Elaborate the assessment of risk for the project and project risk management matrix (External Risks and ESS Risks), and propose mitigation actions for the risks found (risk management plan).
• Interview key stakeholders and prepare reports with this key information.
• Propose the suitable implementation of FAO and GEF social environmental Guidelines within the project proposal, particularly mainstreaming gender, generational and intercultural issues and safeguards throughout the formulation process (consultations, result matrix and indicators, budget) and within the final document.
• Coordinate and support Mamirauá Institute to Conduct Consultations with indigenous populations and FPIC protocols.
• Elaborate, the Indigenous People Plan.
• Analysis of GEF and FAO socioenvironmental safeguards accordingly to GEF and FAO guidelines, and its relevance for the project.
• Contribute to addressing cross-cutting issues such as gender, generational and intercultural approaches, knowledge/ communication planning and M&E parts of the project.
• Participate in relevant workshops and meetings providing inputs from their expertise and the information gathered.
• Undertake any other work as mutually agreed between FAO and consultant/s.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING:
Minimum Requirements
• Full university degree in environment, environmental sciences, anthropology, ethnology, or equivalent
• At least 5 (five) years of documented professional experience related to the area of work of this position.
• Working knowledge (level C) of English and Portuguese.
• Brazilian Nationality.
FAO Core Competencies
• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
• Documented capacities to work with traditional and/or indigenous communities and familiarity with gender approach.
• Excellent writing skills and data visualization skills
• Strong familiarity with socio-environmental policies from international institutions.
Selection Criteria
• Spanish Knowledge will be considered an important additional asset.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing) Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.-
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