Risk Analyst - Social and Environmental Standards
Provide key risk management and SES compliance capacity for the Country Office.
Overview
Provide key risk management and SES compliance capacity for the Country Office.
You have:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in social and environmental standards or related fields.
- Experience in capacity development and training.
- Proficient in English, both written and spoken.
- Experience in project management is desirable.
- Ability to work effectively in multicultural and diverse settings.
Contract
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UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards (SES) underpin our support for sustainable development. The starting point to ensure these standards are applied is through UNDP’s project-level Social and Environmental Screening Procedure (SESP), which is a requirement for projects. The results to be delivered by the Risk Analyst-Social and Environmental Standards will provide key risk management and SES compliance capacity for the Country Office, helping ensure UNDP delivers on its commitment to protect people and the environment across all programming and avoid inadvertent harm.
Under the direct supervision of the Team Leader, Environment and Energy , also with guidance from Team Lead, Programme Management Support Unit (PMSU) the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
I. SES Oversight and Quality Assurance • Support the team to conduct a quality review of early drafts of Social and Environ-mental Screening Procedure (SESP) to ensure proper identification and categoriza-tion of risk. • Work with project design team and/or PMU on needed social and environmental as-sessments/management plans and safeguards expertise, including review of related ToRs. • Quality assure draft and final SES documentation for projects to ensure they meet technical standards and requirements. • Undertake safeguards oversight missions, as needed and per projects’ M&E plans etc. • Track progress of high/substantial risk and other priority projects’ implementation of required Social and Environmental Standards.
II. SES Capacity Building
• Work with the Team Lead to conduct a CO capacity assessment to identify baseline quality of Social and Environmental Standards documentation, capacity needs, priority risks, and opportunities. • Support the Team Lead in developing and coordinating the implementation of an action plan to strengthen implementation across the aforementioned portfolio, clarifying the oversight and quality assurance process, roles and responsibilities, and a learning plan. • Support regular capacity development, awareness raising, trainings and other learning opportunities for the CO team and implementing partners. • Establish roster of national social and environmental safeguards consultants. • Support in conducting an assessment of national capacities/safeguards to identify key gaps, with guidance on how these gaps should be approached across the port-folio, as well as entry points for capacity building and use of national systems.
III. SES Knowledge Management
• Document lessons learned and best practices to facilitate learning • Track and share precedents that have implications for the entire portfolio to ensure an aligned and consistent approach (e.g. identification of indigenous peoples). • Maintain a library of project safeguards documents and examples that can be used as reference points. • Work with the team to prepare an annual report on Social and Environmental Standards implementation in the office, capturing key lessons learned and recommendations for how to strengthen implementation moving forward.
During the first month of the assignment, the UN Volunteer will work closely with his/her direct supervisor to finalize an agreed-upon work plan. The work plan should outline key objectives and activities and include regular check‑ins with the supervisor to review progress and receive performance feedback.
i. Accountability ii. Empowering Others iii. Ethics and Values iv. Leadership v. Managing Performance vi. Planning and Organizing vii. Professionalism viii. Respect for Diversity ix. Technological Awareness x. Working in Teams
• Quality Assurance • Capacity Development • Knowledge management • Social and Environmental Standards • Climate and Energy • Climate and environment • Programme management • Development programming • Stakeholder engagement; training and capacity building skills related to environmental and social safeguards.
The assignment will take place in the nation’s capital, Abuja (Hardship classification C). With approximately 206 million inhabitants, Nigeria accounts for around 47% of West Africa’s population and has one of the largest populations of youth in the world. It is a federation that consists of 36 states; a multi-ethnic and culturally diverse society. With abundance of natural resources, Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil exporter and has the largest natural gas reserves. Nigeria is located in Western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea and has a total land mass of 923,768 km2 and the 32nd-largest country. It shares borders with Benin (773 km), Niger (1,497 km), Chad (87 km), Cameroon (1,690 km), and has a coastline of at least 853 kilometres. Nigeria lies between latitudes 4 and 14 N, and longitudes 2 and 15 E. The country is viewed as a multinational state, as it is inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, of which the three largest are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. These ethnic groups speak over 500 different languages and are identified with wide variety of cultures. The official language is English. UN staff members are advised to stay only in assessed hotels. Assessed hotels list available with Agency Security Focal Points. The currency used in Nigeria is called Nigeria Naira (the currency code for Naira is NGN, and the currency symbol is N). https://www.unv.org/.
Potential interview questions
| Describe a time when you identified a social or environmental risk in a project. What steps did you take to address it? | The interviewer wants to assess your risk identification and management skills. | Provide a specific example that highlights your analytical skills and initiative. |
| How would you approach capacity building for a team that is new to social and environmental standards? | The interviewer seeks to understand your training and development strategies. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you ensured compliance with social and environmental standards in a past project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What challenges have you faced in coordinating with multiple stakeholders on environmental assessments? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain how you would document lessons learned from a project involving social and environmental standards. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies would you implement to raise awareness about social and environmental standards among project teams? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe how you would prioritize risks in a project involving social and environmental standards. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How have you adapted your approach to social and environmental safeguards in response to local contexts? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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