We are looking for an Environmental and Social Lead for one of our clients with the following details:

Start Date: ASAP

Direct Hire: full time - 18 months

Location: Sierra Leone (West Africa)

Qualification and Experience required:

• Experience in Sierra Leone
• Experience in West Africa on projects of similar size and complexity
• Experience using the IFC Performance Standards
• Experience in energy transmission lines in greenfield setting

Environmental and Social lead:

• To be based in Sierra Leone.
• A master's degree in environmental engineering, environmental sciences, environmental management or related master-level fields or more.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience managing multi-disciplinary teams in conducting environmental and social impact studies/environmental analyses, and in coordinating and/or providing oversight of environmental and social risk mitigation and protection program implementation.
• Extensive knowledge of international best practices in risk and impact identification, management, avoidance and mitigations (such as the ISO environmental standards, Equatorial Principles, and/or IFC Performance Standards).
• Experience in the energy sector and at least on two similar projects over the past five years of similar nature and complexity to this assignment.
• Knowledge and experience in environmental risks analysis including development and/or application of ESMS (in line with IFC Performance Standards 1) including risk response and monitoring plans, ESIAs and ESMPs.
• Knowledge and experience in social risks analysis including Trafficking in Persons in general and labour exploitation (in line with IFC Performance Standards 2) including risk response and monitoring plans.
• Experience working closely and collaboratively with local counterparts and with a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Experience working in low-income developing countries.

If you are interested, kindly apply!