WWF-HK is looking for a ESSF Manager, reporting to Chief Operating Officer, who oversees all work related to the Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF) and Statements of Principles (SOPs) for WWF-HK to ensure compliance and best practices are adhered to.
Highlights
- Compliance focus: Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF)
- Professional & Career Development
- International Non-profit Making Organization
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Acts as WWF-HK’s focal point for the ESSF and SOPs.
- Ensure that respect for human rights and the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and a do-no-harm principle is implemented in all programmes.
- Adapt network guidelines and/or develop office-level guidelines and communication materials in order to for staff and relevant third parties to gain better understanding about the ESSF and SOPs.
- Share information with and build capacity of WWF staff and relevant third parties through the provision of training on the ESSF and its provisions and implications for project preparation and implementation.
- Provide induction on the ESSF and SOPs to the new staff.
- Provide expert guidance to project teams on the ESSF, help teams identify risks, design mitigation, and monitor implementation of safeguards.
- Ensure proposals are of a quality that includes sufficient and adequate safeguards screening, assessment, mitigation planning, and that documentation and monitoring are built into proposals.
- To disseminate lessons learned and best practices from specific projects and/or landscapes for research, knowledge and learning purposes.
- Establish a grievance mechanism for the office and support the conservation teams to establish locally accessible channels in the field so that affected people can send feedback and raise concerns about WWF activities and staff conduct.
- Prepare reports related to safeguards implementation.
- Coordinate with WWF International and/or relevant parties on progress made and emerging issues and needs.
- Perform other duties as required by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree (master’s degree preferred) in biological or social sciences, environmental management, economics and social development, anthropology, Indigenous People’s studies or other relevant fields
- Minimum of five years of relevant international experience in the areas of environmental & social safeguard systems.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Indigenous People’s policies, community engagement and development; environmental and social safeguards systems; development of guidance, references and tools related to working with Indigenous Peoples, local communities, environmental and social safeguards; design and monitoring of programs, projects, and activities; and advocacy and capacity development.
- Written and spoken fluency in English.
Required Behavioural Skills:
- Experience of working in international organisations, including multi-laterals or bilateral development agencies that operate similar systems.
- High degree of cultural sensitivity and ability to navigate complexity.
- Clear understanding of risk-based approaches to managing projects and programs.
- Sound understanding of human rights and humanitarian law, and ability to apply human rights and humanitarian law frameworks to documentation.
- Ability to develop and facilitate participatory trainings and workshops and provide ongoing technical support to conservation team and relevant third parties.
- Knowledge and experience on other social issues for example, gender equity, poverty, child protection is preferable.
- Strong organizational skills, results driven.
- Creativity, dynamism, and diplomacy.
- Sound judgement and decision-making skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and language skills. English essential and other languages desirable.
- Works to the highest level of integrity and confidentiality.
- Clearly demonstrates behaviors aligned to the culture of WWF: Strive for Impact,
- Listen Deeply, Collaborate Openly, and Innovate Fearlessly.
- Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Integrity, Respect & Collaboration.
APPLICATION: For interested candidates, please apply with a full resume with work history, your current and expected salary through https://wwfhk.bamboohr.com/careers/207
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