Closing date: Monday, 18 September 2023
Short Term Consultant – Social Risk, Welfare and Labour
Start Date: October 12, 2023
Express Interest By: 9/18/2023
Duration: 100
Topics: Not Available
Business Function: Not Available
Skills: Not Available
Language Skills: English
Assignment Location: Papua New Guinea
Institution: IBRD
VPU: Social Development (SOC)
Contact Person: Manju Venkiteswaran (mvenkiteswaran@worldbank.org)
Task Description: The STC – Social Risk, Welfare and Labour will provide hands on implementation support to PNG’s LMU during early project implementation, and until the PMU’s Social Risk, Welfare and Labour Specialist is hired. Responsibilities will include:
- Support the development and functions of the LMUs Worker Welfare Unit including development and implementation of a Worker Welfare Strategy and systems and procedures and capacity for social, welfare and labour risk management.
- Oversee the implementation of the project’s material E&S measures and actions as outlined in the ESCP to ensure the Project is implemented in accordance with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework.
- Conduct additional due diligence of the processes for information sharing and collaboration with sending country governments on worker welfare (i.e. grievances and incidents) under New Zealand’s RSE Scheme.
- Establish/strengthen and document (i.e. in the Project Operations Manual) the LMU and project systems and procedures for social risk, labour and welfare management, monitoring and reporting and ensure integration into overall project design, planning, monitoring and reporting arrangements.
- Lead the development and implementation of an annual environmental and social risk and welfare management workplan and budget as part of the overall project planning and budgeting process.
- Lead the implementation of the SA/SMP and associated instruments including the Stakeholder Engagement Plan and Labour Management Procedures.
- Strengthen and support the operation of the LMU’s grievance redress mechanism and incident management procedures, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances and manage incidents. Provide technical support to responding to level 2 and 3 grievances/incidents
- Strengthen and support the LMU’s coordination and liaison functions with A&NZ agencies on social (and environmental) management and worker welfare.
- Provide technical inputs into the design and procurement of consultancies, studies (including feasibility studies, if applicable), capacity building, training, and any other technical assistance activities under the Project to ensure social, labour and welfare risks are addressed – and provide technical support and inputs during their implementation.
- Conduct a capacity assessment and develop/implement a capacity development and training program for the LMU’s Worker Wellness and Welfare Officer(s) and In-Country Liaison Officer(s) on social (and environmental) risk and welfare management.
- Develop and implement a training program for service providers and contractors on relevant aspects of the Project ESF instruments and relevant ESHS requirement.
- Complete other duties as assigned by the Task Team Leader.
