VACANCY NO: 3/ECAO/2023: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ASSESSMENT OFFICER
Reporting to the Senior
Rural Finance Specialist, the Environment and Climate Assessment Officer will
be responsible for the successful implementation of the social, environment and
climate strategies of RK-FINFA. Specifically, the Officer will be required to
ensure that the project interventions are in line with IFAD and Government
Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures (SECAP). The specific
duties of the Environment and Climate Assessment Officer will include:
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting
project implementation partners to integrate environment and climate
dimensions in the project design and implementation.
- Monitoring
the application of IFAD SECAP in pipeline and active projects, reporting
on high-risk and/or sensitive projects,
- Contributing
to project staff understanding of SECAP requirements over the entire
project cycle; and
- Ensure
that environmental/climate risks and management measures are tracked on a
continuous basis.
- Developing
SECAP knowledge products, including contributing to the SECAP bi-annual
compliance reports; Monitoring SECAP compliance and risk management. This
includes reviewing selected project documents at the concept and design
phases to: (a) liaise with project teams to support consistency in the
integration of Environment, Social and Climate safeguard requirements (b)
ensure the alignment of project designs with the safeguards of key
partners; (c) make recommendations for risk management measures (d)
populate the project watch list to ensure that environmental/climate risks
and management measures are tracked on a continuous basis.
- Monitoring
RK-FINFA SECAP watch list to ensure that SECAP risk rating during project
implementation is at minimum moderately satisfactory and provide support
to implementation teams where necessary to improve performance.
- Learning
and knowledge management on safeguard issues.
- Carry
out any other relevant duties as may be assigned by the Project
Coordinator.
Minimum Requirements
- A
relevant Masters Degree and a bachelors university degree from an
accredited university in the field of specialization, e.g. Agriculture,
Rural Development, Natural Resource Management, Environment, or Social
Sciences.
- Minimum
7 years of relevant experience in and demonstrated understanding of
development initiatives in the field of specialization, 3 of which in
Development Partners funded project.
- Practical
knowledge of Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English. A mastery of Kiswahili
is desirable.
Other Requirements
- Strong
organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated
technical understanding and ability to interpret environmental assessment
documents.
- Experience
in environment and social impact assessments and management plans.
- Experience
in fieldwork and international policy frameworks related to project and
programme development for climate change and environment financing is an
asset.
How to Apply
Interested applicants who
meet the qualification requirements should send their applications along with
copies of their academic and professional certificates, testimonials and
detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating names and addresses of three referees and
daytime telephone and email contacts. Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Applications should be
clearly marked quoting the reference number of the position applied for on the
letter and envelope and addressed to:
The Principal Secretary
The National Treasury
National Treasury Building,
P.O Box 30007-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya
Suitably qualified
candidates are advised to apply for the positions through Email:
recruitment.rkfinfa@treasury.go.ke OR drop their
applications at the National Treasury Building, 3rd Floor, Room No.303 before 17th March
2023 at 1700hrs East Africa Time.
