Environmental and Social Safeguarding Advisor World Wide Fund For Nature(WWF) Tanzania
Job Type: Full-Time
Closing Date: 30th October 2023
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Overview

Position Title: Environmental and Social Safeguarding Advisor

Reports to: Country Director

Supervises: None

Location: WWF Tanzania Country Office, Dar es salaam 

Background information 

The WWF Network has adopted a new Environmental and Social Safeguard Framework (ESSF) which will enable WWF as a global organisation to be able to ensure that our work goes beyond doing no harm, to doing good with regards to the rights and improved wellbeing of local communities. The ESSF builds on WWFs social policies and commitments, setting out concrete steps to be followed in all our work in different landscapes and seascapes, and a system to ensure that we can evidence this is happening: by landscape programme, nationally, regionally and globally. As part of the global WWF Network, WWF Tanzania is also going to implement the ESSF to ensure adherence to these best practice standards and to make sure that WWF’s work in Tanzania benefits both people and nature. 

Position Summary 

Under the direct supervision of the WWF Tanzania Country Director the Environmental and Social Safeguard Advisor (ESSA) is required to assist in championing the development and implementation process of Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) guidelines, framework, projects and programme as well support other staff regarding social screening of programmes and capacity building of WWF Tanzania staff and partners in consultation with the WWF Environmental and Social Safeguard Regional Focal Point/Lead. 

The ESSA will play a lead role at WWF Tanzania Country Office in projects and programme design and implementation as well as other departments regarding social policies and safeguards, screening and capacity building. The advisor will work with a range of stakeholders across four priority landscapes (Southern Kenya – Northern Tanzania Transboundary Landscape- SOKNOT, Ruvuma Landscape (Tanzania / Mozambique), Water Towers and the Rufiji Delta – Mafia Island – Kilwa District - RUMAKI Seascape) to: 

Key duties and responsibilities 

  1. Analytical, Technical and Capacity Building support; 
  1. Representation, Operations, Management and Implementation; 

Qualifications 

Experience 

Key Skills /Competencies 

Working Relationships 

Internal: Interacts frequently with landscapes leads, thematic leads, Coordinators/ Managers, Projects Officers, Consultants, researchers and All WWF-Tanzania staff. 

External: Interacts frequently with communities, government departments and other agencies, conservation officials in the country, development agencies, NGOs, INGOs and donors and other staff within WWF Network. 

This job description covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organizational needs.

MODE OF APPLICATION

Applications must include a Cover letter and complete CV with full contact details of three referees and should be addressed to the People & Culture Manager, via email to: hresources@wwftz.org by Tuesday, 03rd March 2020 at 4:30 pm. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted and the interviews will take place in Dar es Salaam.
WWF is an equal opportunity organization.