Position: | Social Risk Management Consultant (PART TIME) |
Reports to: | Program Manager |
Period of Performance: | Part Time for one year with possibility of extension – 10 working days a month. |
Background:
The Leading Government Institution was established in November 2019 to coordinate, support, and drive the implementation of reforms under the Economic Reform Program. Additionally, the institution will provide necessary technical assistance and capacity building to government ministries and public entities to support and expedite the implementation of reforms.
The Leading Government Institution will oversee the implementation of the Economic Reform Programs; ensure reforms are designed in consultation with stakeholders, report to the Government of Jordan (GoJ) and development partners on progress, and coordinate between GoJ entities and development partners to ensure implementation and alignment of donor programs with national priorities. Furthermore, the leading government institution will produce and disseminate information and communication materials to inform all target groups, including the private sector, and the public, of the progress of implementation and the impact of reforms.
The Economic Reform Program consists of different pillars such:
Pillar 1: Fiscal Policy
Pillar 2: Public Sector Efficiency and Governance
Pillar 3: Business Enabling Environment
Pillar 4: Investment and Trade Promotion
Pillar 5: Access to Finance and Capital Market
Pillar 6: Labor Markets and Skills Development
Pillar 7: Social Safety Nets
Pillar 8: Transportation Sector
Pillar 9: Energy Sector
Pillar 10: Water Sector
Pillar 11: Agriculture Sector
Pillar 12: Tourism Sector.
Main Function:
The Social Risk Management Consultant/ Adviser will be responsible for assessing, managing, and monitoring the social risks and impacts associated with each stage of the projects and programs under the responsibility of the government institution. The Consultant/ Adviser will have a special focus on the Inclusive, Transparent, and Climate-Responsive Investments: Program for Results (PforR) and on supporting the government institution in coordinating in a manner consistent with international good practices for social risk management, such as the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and the World Bank E&S Core Principles for Programs for Results Operations.
The consultant /adviser is responsible for assessing, designing, and implementing measures to avoid, or minimize and mitigate, unintended harmful social impacts of investment projects and reforms. The role has a strong focus on inclusion and protection of vulnerable groups, and on stakeholder and citizen engagement practices. Furthermore, Consultant/Adviser will support opportunities to maximize the social benefits of the government institution’s programs. The Social Risk Management Consultant/Adviser will provide capacity building on social risk management for government institutions, other ministries’ departments, and agencies.
Main General Responsibilities:
The Social Risk Management) Consultant/Adviser will be responsible for the following:
Specific Tasks and Deliverables:
The Social Risk Management Consultant/Adviser will be required to conduct and deliver the following specific main tasks:
Coordinate with the E&S Focal Points (to be assigned in each implementing agency- IA under the Investment PforR) to follow up on the Program’s E&S aspects as needed, and to support them with the required social screening of the related expenditure and investments for their respective IAs
Qualifications:
Flexible under pressure and in response to changing needs.
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