Job Description

Responsibilities:

• • Coordinating and Supervising the Company Dar and field-based Resettlement Planning team.
  
• • Coaching, training and upskilling the Company Dar and field-based Resettlement Planning team Undertaking technical review of the outputs/deliverables of the Resettlement Planning Contractor/s;
  
• • Monitoring the field activities of the Resettlement Planning Contractor/s for land acquisition planning; Coordinating the interface between resettlement planning activities and other organization departments;
  
• • Supporting the creation of the land management module within the ESMS Project Management System and management of all land data generated during the Resettlement Planning phase;
  
• • Coordinating additional Resettlement Planning activities with relevant contractors.
  S/he will also conduct the following activities:
  Resettlement Planning Contractors Performance
  
• • Reviews Resettlement Planning Contractors’ deliverables and ensures that all deliverables have been received and approved.
  
• • Organizes regular progress meetings with contractors and reports progress against planning.
  
• • Monitors Resettlement Planning Contractors’ overall performance and identifies deficiencies and any need for corrective action
  
• • Overall management of Resettlement Planning Contractors and associated sub-contractors.
  
  

Resettlement Planning

• • Participates in shaping, defining, and implementing appropriate stakeholder engagement to support the Resettlement Planning process.
  
• • Participates in and monitors the Resettlement Planning Contractors’ engagement strategy Coordinates National level stakeholders through the Land and Resettlement Working Group .
  
• • Identifies risks at the regional or local level to the implementation of the Resettlement Policy
  
• • Framework and Resettlement Action Plan and alerts management to these risks.
  Land Management module and Data Management
  
• • Ensures that all Resettlement Planning grievances are captured and resolved, as possible.
  
• • Coordinates with Resettlement Planning Contractors to ensure delivery of all Resettlement Planning data/databases/forms etc. into the organization ESMS land module when available.
  
• • Provides technical input to the ESMS tool Project Manager for the development of the Land Management module.
  Support to other Activities
  
• • Monitors temporary land access procedures for Project activities which require short term land access.
  Compliance and Reporting
  
• • Conducts compliance reporting on weekly and monthly basis, including maintaining Resettlement Planning dashboards.
  
• • Coordinates lender reporting related to Resettlement Planning and ensures such reporting is completed as per required timeframes.
  
  

Requirements:

• • Demonstrated understanding of EPCM and EPC Contractor operations.
  
• • Proven ability to work independently, mentor, coach and manage teams.
  
• • Proven ability to multitask and willingness to work in the field.
  
• • Proven ability to deliver whole work packages, rapidly progress tasks and deliver meaningful reports to senior management.
  
• • Excellent Computer and analytical skills.
  
• • Fluency in English (written and spoken) essential, Spoken Swahili an advantage.