Senior Social Consultant
UAE, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
An opportunity has arisen for a senior social consultant to join our office in Dubai or Abu Dhabi to work alongside highly experienced colleagues on a wide range of social performance services for high profile projects in the oil and gas, industrial and planning sectors. The successful candidate\xe2\x80\x99s duties and responsibilities will include:
Desired experience:
Salary and benefits:
Delivery of environmental and social consulting services, focusing on stakeholder engagement, social impact assessment, land acquisition and resettlement planning, archaeology and cultural heritage protection, as well as implementation of social-related management plans, for development projects.- Prepare environmental, social and health impact assessments (ESHIAs), resettlement action plans, stakeholder engagement plans, gender action plans, social management plans, and environmental and social due diligence reports.
- Co-ordinate site visits and socio-economic surveys for baseline data collection, analysis and assessment.
- Provide advice to clients regarding application of local regulations as well as and International best practice standards (such as International Finance Corporation Performance Standards, World Bank Group Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines and Equator Principles) related to social risk management, including impact assessment and management planning.
- Guide clients to develop indicators and monitoring tools to measure the social impacts of projects of regional, national and international significance.
- Financial and technical management of projects and tenders
- Client and project team liaison
- Business development, including client relationships, contribution to papers and conferences and thought leadership articles to promote the business
- Technical development and growth of the social team and mentoring of team members.
Desired experience:
Degree or Masters in relevant discipline (social science, social studies, anthropology, environmental policy)- 10 years of work experience, including experience of social consulting working gained in an international consultancy
- Thorough knowledge of current legislation, standards and guidelines relating to social and sustainability issues
- Thorough understanding of social standards of international financing institutions
- Thorough understanding of human rights and gender issues
- Experience in major oil and gas and infrastructure development projects.
- Excellent English skills, both verbal and written
- Additional language skills, especially Arabic and/or Kurdish, a distinct advantage
- Ability to interrogate, analyse and present data
- Willingness to travel within the region, including travel to Iraq and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for short missions
- Full driving license
Salary and benefits:
This is a full-time post with an employment package commensurate with experience- Regular training and development will be provided
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1498234
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationUAE, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned