Environmental and Social Safeguards Officer

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🌐 Brazil, Cambodia, +1 more countries – Remote

🇧🇷 Brazil – Remote 🇰🇭 Cambodia – Remote 🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

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World Wildlife Fund is the world’s leading conservation organization, dedicated to protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species. With a global reach spanning 100 countries and supported by over 6 million members worldwide, WWF works to promote sustainable resource use, reduce pollution, and address the planet's conservation challenges through collaboration and innovative solutions.

📋 Description

• Lead implementation and monitoring of the Environmental and Social Management Framework and Stakeholder Engagement Plan • Incorporate WWF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework into all project aspects • Conduct yearly environmental and social screening of project activities • Review annual budgets and work plans and recommend risk avoidance and mitigation measures • Conduct stakeholder consultations and support Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ development of safeguards plans • Ensure safeguards documents are prepared, implemented, updated, approved, and disclosed • Support Component 1 partners with annual screening and mitigation planning • Streamline safeguards planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation, and reporting with Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ organizations • Provide environmental and social risk management support during project implementation • Conduct ESS training for project staff and partner organizations • Participate in missions and technical visits and coordinate with WWF Environmental and Social Specialists • Collaborate with MEL and GESI officers on ESMF/SEP indicators, monitoring checklists, data collection, and reporting • Establish and lead implementation of the HCI grievance redress mechanism • Support culturally appropriate and accessible sub-project grievance mechanisms • Develop Livelihood Restoration Plans when required • Implement stakeholder engagement under the Stakeholder Engagement Plan • Support semi-annual ESS reporting and stakeholder engagement reporting in project implementation reports • Perform other relevant assignment tasks

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Anthropology, or related social science, or natural resources management; advanced degree highly preferred • Minimum of 7 years relevant working experience in social science • Minimum of 5 years directly applicable experience working on Indigenous Peoples or local community issues, especially environmental and social safeguards • Hands-on experience in environmental and social safeguard planning and monitoring tool design • Demonstrated culturally sensitive and community-centered collaboration with Indigenous Peoples and local communities • Familiarity with relevant international environmental and social safeguarding policies and methods • Strong participatory and facilitation skills for stakeholder consultations and participatory planning • Experience with qualitative and quantitative data analysis and tools • Experience in conservation or development program and project implementation • Excellent capacity to manage project planning, implementation, and evaluation • Previous experience with similar donor-funded projects is an advantage • Excellent command of English and ability to write clearly and concisely at technical level • Fluency or working knowledge of Spanish, French, and/or Portuguese strongly preferred • Experience working in distributed teams across multiple time zones and cultures • Excellent interpersonal, ethical, listening, and communication skills; proactive problem solving; self-organization; planning; prioritization; and efficient time management • Computer literacy in MS Office required • ArcGIS and/or other conservation planning, monitoring, and analysis software is a nice-to-have • Willingness to travel regularly to engage with partners required • Applicants for Brazil or Kenya must be nationals currently based and legally authorized to work in Brazil or Kenya • Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the job’s location

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid relocation: None • Employment visa sponsorship and relocation are not provided for Brazil or Kenya • WWF-Cambodia may be able to support visa sponsorship and relocation costs based on available budget for eligible South and Southeast Asian nationals willing to relocate to Cambodia • Equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals

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