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E T Consultant World Bank Group 2023

  • Deadline: Sep 29, 2023

  • Qualification (Education): Postgraduate

  • Experience Required: 3-6 Year

About Job Profile

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The position is a one-year ETC assignment, with a possibility to extend for an additional year, dependent on available budget and performance. The position will be based at the World Bank office in Delhi.

Primary Responsibilities include

  • Work closely with task teams and other colleagues to identify and address social safeguard and ESF related challenges and issues as well as provide support on corporate commitments on citizen engagement and gender;
  • Support efforts to build capacity among colleagues and counterparts including understanding and significance of Social Impact Assessment, vulnerability and inclusion, stakeholder engagement/ citizen engagement, grievance redress, labor and working conditions, community health and safety, cultural heritage, and other requirements for management of social sustainability and inclusion issues in relation to projects; 
  • Support efforts to reach the corporate requirements on gender by reviewing attention to gender in project documents and providing direct support to operational teams. Support efforts towards management of Gender-Based Violence Risks (especially Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) in Bank operations;
  • Provide operational support on social risk management including undertaking regular operational missions to assist task teams to review social safeguard documentation and implementation to ensure that social issues have been adequately addressed and that projects are in compliance with the Social Safeguard Policies or the ESF;
  • Prepare Environmental & Social Review Summaries for new projects and relevant social sections of Project Appraisal Documents and complete necessary administrative activities used by the Bank to track and monitor social safeguard implementation;
  • Where appropriate, promote and contribute substantively to analyses and efforts to strengthen country systems for social risk management;
  • Review and guide the preparation of terms of reference for social assessments and other assessments, and ESF instruments other analytical tools required for investment design and implementation. This will require helping the client to assure the quality of project documentation and supporting analysis and participation in training sessions and other capacity building exercises;
  • Undertake screening and analytical work on land acquisition, involuntary resettlement, Scheduled Tribes, vulnerability and inclusion, labor and working conditions, and other social risk management issues;
  • Engage in the Bank-wide professional community of staff in social sustainability, social standards and safeguards by participating in thematic groups, exchanging best practices, and drafting technical notes.
  • Participate in the broader social sustainability and inclusion work of the team; and
  • Perform other ad-hoc duties and support other staff as assigned by the Practice Manager and others in the Unit.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Advanced university degree (Master’s) in a relevant social science discipline (e.g., social anthropology, sociology, human geography, social policy, etc.), law or other related discipline.
  • A minimum of five years of working experience in social sustainability, social risk management, gender, and social development in the context of development projects, including specific experience working on the above-mentioned topics in India.
  • Knowledge of the ESF and experience in addressing the wide scope of issues covered by social risk management standards (social impact assessments, land acquisition and involuntary resettlement, indigenous peoples/scheduled tribes, labor and working conditions, community health and safety, cultural heritage, and stakeholder engagement and grievance redress). Experience in reviewing potential social impacts of development projects and promoting social sustainability aspects of operations.
  • In-depth knowledge and demonstrated experience in at least one of the following social standards: labor and working conditions, land acquisition and involuntary resettlement, or indigenous peoples.  
  • Ability to develop innovative approaches to mitigate social risks or overcome difficult challenges across a range of investment projects.
  • Team oriented professionals with proven ability in managing complex tasks as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Ability to operate in a multi-cultural environment, manage multiple tasks, identify and respond to needs as they arise, and remain flexible and self-motivated in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
  • High level of energy, initiative and self-motivation; willingness to travel extensively.
  • Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability of making effective presentations to diverse audiences.
  • Fluency in English and Hindi/Urdu is a prerequisite. Excellent communications and writing skills in English are essential. Fluency in additional Indian languages is a benefit.

Other Information:

Job Functions

  • Salary Range: NA LPA

  • Employment Type: Full Time

  • Work Mode: Work from Office

How to Apply

If you are interested in taking up the role, please apply through this link.

If you qualify and are interested in taking up the role, please apply through this link.

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World Bank Group

  • State: Delhi

  • City: New Delhi

About Organisation

The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development.

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.

  • State: Delhi

  • City: New Delhi

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Contact Email: indiafeedback@worldbank.org

Date of Posting/Posted On: Sep 21, 2023
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