Job Description

• Assist with the screening and application of mitigation measures, contracting language, and environmental plans for individual sub-projects. 
• Screen proposed projects for impacts on the health and quality of forests, rights and welfare of people, and changes in the management, protection, or utilisation of natural forests, potential impacts to physical cultural resources, and impacts to natural or critical habitats. 
• Examine and evaluate all activities proposed by individual subprojects to assess the potential environmental risks or impacts, to determine mitigation measures needed, based on the EMF, as well as any additional mitigation and compliance measures from local permit requirements. 
• Assist in the preparation of Terrns of Reference for studies, coordinating with selected contractors or staff to ensure the studies are carried out adequately. 
• Conduct field appraisal and review of subproject specifications, setting and site conditions to ensure that environmental aspects are appropriately addressed in planning, contracting and environmental mitigation plans. 
• Conduct field supervision, monitoring and inspection of individual subprojects to ensure compliance with the mitigation measures required, World Bank policies, and Dominican law. 
• Development of compliance checklists and supervisory guides for field inspections. 
• Periodically report on ongoing works, planning efforts, compliance and other aspects requiring attention and assist PC in review and preparation of the environmental aspects of annual reports as necessary.

Required Skills or Experience

• At least a Master's Degree in Environmental Studies, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Policy, Earth/Geoscience, an environment-related discipline; 
• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience in the areas of environmental management, natural resource management, environmental assessment, environmental monitoring and environmental compliance, engagement and public consultations; 
• Experience in preparing and managing the implementation of ESIAs, ESMPs, ESMF, Full or Abbreviated RAPs, including social aspects of development projects (e.g, health and safety, involuntary resettlement and gender components), operations monitoring and evaluation, and compliance assessment; 
• Knowledge and experience in multi-criteria assessment, stakeholder engagement and consultation, community participation, with analytical skills in assessing institutional capacities and designing/reviewing practical implementation arrangements for complex projects, especially in Africa; 
• Well-rounded understanding of critical issues in sustainable development, international environment and development policy, climate change, gender, social enhancement measures.labour, youth employment, etc.