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PIU Environmental and Social Specialist
Apply Before
Apr 26, 2026
Place of work
Hargeisa
Employment type
Consultant
Experiance required (years)
Masters
Requirnment
SomaliUrban ResilienceProject(SURPII)REQUESTFOREXPRESSIONSOFINTEREST(REOI)(INDIVIDUALCONSULTINGSERVICES)PIUEnvironmentalandSocialSpecialistCountry:GovernmentofSomalilandProjectIDNo:P170922Project:SomaliUrbanResilienceProject(SURP-II) ConsultantService:PIUEnvironmentaland SocialSpecialistIndividual/Firm:IndividualDutyStation:HargeisaDeadline:May4,2026Ref:SO-HM-529197-CS-INDV1.Backgroundofthe ProjectTheHargeisaLocalGovernmentisimplementingtheSURPIIProject(NagaadProject)financedbytheWorldBank.TheProjectDevelopmentObjective(PDO)oftheNagaadProjectistostrengthenthepublicservice deliverycapacityoflocalgovernments, expandaccesstoclimate-resilienturbaninfrastructureandservices,andenableanimmediateandeffectiveresponsetoeligiblecrisesoremergenciesintargetedareas.HargeisaMunicipalityisresponsibleformanagingandsupervisingallprojectactivitieswithinthemunicipality,includingtimelyimplementationof civilwork,procurementofgoodsandservices,applicationofenvironmentalandsocialsafeguards,andcontinuouscommunityengagement.Itoverseescontractorsandsupervision consultantstoensurequality,managesfinancialaccountsincoordinationwiththeEAFD,ensurestimely payments,andpreparesperiodicplans,budgets,andreports.ThePIUalsoimplementstheproject’sgrievancemechanism,monitorsandevaluatesprogress,andregularlyreportsresultsandissuestothePCUandWorldBank.HargeisaMunicipalityisseekingtousetheSURPIIprojecttofinancetherecruitmentofPIUEnvironmentalandSocialSpecialist.2.ResponsibilitiesTheEnvironmentalandSocialSpecialistforHargeisa MunicipalitywillberesponsibleforcarryingouttherolesanddutiesoutlinedintheScopeofWorksectionoftheTermsofReference(TOR).TheEnvironmentalandSocial Specialist willplaya keyroleinensuringthatallenvironmentalandsocialsafeguardactivitiesundertheNagaadSURPIIProjectare implementedinfullcompliancewiththeWorldBank Environmental andSocial Framework(ESF),relevantnationalregulations,andproject-specificsafeguardinstruments.TheEnvironmental andSocial(E&S)Specialist will beresponsible forleadingtheenvironmentalandsocial risk managementofallsubprojectsimplementedundertheProjectImplementationUnit(PIU).TheSpecialistwillensurefullcompliancewiththeWorldBank’sEnvironmentalandSocialFramework(ESF),relevantnational environmentalandlaborlaws,andproject-specificsafeguardsinstruments.Thisrolerequiresfieldengagement,capacitybuilding,andclosecoordinationwithcontractors,supervisingconsultants,municipaldepartments,andcommunities.
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SomaliUrban ResilienceProject(SURPII)REQUESTFOREXPRESSIONSOFINTEREST(REOI)(INDIVIDUALCONSULTINGSERVICES)PIUEnvironmentalandSocialSpecialistCountry:GovernmentofSomalilandProjectIDNo:P170922Project:SomaliUrbanResilienceProject(SURP-II) ConsultantService:PIUEnvironmentaland SocialSpecialistIndividual/Firm:IndividualDutyStation:HargeisaDeadline:May4,2026Ref:SO-HM-529197-CS-INDV1.Backgroundofthe ProjectTheHargeisaLocalGovernmentisimplementingtheSURPIIProject(NagaadProject)financedbytheWorldBank.TheProjectDevelopmentObjective(PDO)oftheNagaadProjectistostrengthenthepublicservice deliverycapacityoflocalgovernments, expandaccesstoclimate-resilienturbaninfrastructureandservices,andenableanimmediateandeffectiveresponsetoeligiblecrisesoremergenciesintargetedareas.HargeisaMunicipalityisresponsibleformanagingandsupervisingallprojectactivitieswithinthemunicipality,includingtimelyimplementationof civilwork,procurementofgoodsandservices,applicationofenvironmentalandsocialsafeguards,andcontinuouscommunityengagement.Itoverseescontractorsandsupervision consultantstoensurequality,managesfinancialaccountsincoordinationwiththeEAFD,ensurestimely payments,andpreparesperiodicplans,budgets,andreports.ThePIUalsoimplementstheproject’sgrievancemechanism,monitorsandevaluatesprogress,andregularlyreportsresultsandissuestothePCUandWorldBank.HargeisaMunicipalityisseekingtousetheSURPIIprojecttofinancetherecruitmentofPIUEnvironmentalandSocialSpecialist.2.ResponsibilitiesTheEnvironmentalandSocialSpecialistforHargeisa MunicipalitywillberesponsibleforcarryingouttherolesanddutiesoutlinedintheScopeofWorksectionoftheTermsofReference(TOR).TheEnvironmentalandSocial Specialist willplaya keyroleinensuringthatallenvironmentalandsocialsafeguardactivitiesundertheNagaadSURPIIProjectare implementedinfullcompliancewiththeWorldBank Environmental andSocial Framework(ESF),relevantnationalregulations,andproject-specificsafeguardinstruments.TheEnvironmental andSocial(E&S)Specialist will beresponsible forleadingtheenvironmentalandsocial risk managementofallsubprojectsimplementedundertheProjectImplementationUnit(PIU).TheSpecialistwillensurefullcompliancewiththeWorldBank’sEnvironmentalandSocialFramework(ESF),relevantnational environmentalandlaborlaws,andproject-specificsafeguardsinstruments.Thisrolerequiresfieldengagement,capacitybuilding,andclosecoordinationwithcontractors,supervisingconsultants,municipaldepartments,andcommunities.
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