Social Safeguards and Gender Specialist (International)

The specialist will ensure
and guidelines and the gender action plan. The specialist will:
(i) Train project staff and communities on social safeguards and on the application
of the community participation framework, the ethnic group development
framework, gender action plan (GAP), and project GRM;
(ii) Design socioeconomic surveys and social impact assessments at community
level to be undertaken by project staff;
(iii) Assist PIU to screen the subproject activities to be eligible for project financing
and involuntary land acquisition and resettlement will be involved (category C
for IR impacts);
(iv) Assist PIU to screen the subproject on the presence of ethnic minority groups
in the area and to ensure no significant impacts will occur to them (category B/C
for IP impacts);
(v) Prepare screening checklist and procedure for the conduct of consultations
especially for areas populated by ethnic groups;
(vi) Implement regular gender training and refresher training in these topics at
project midterm;
(vii) Work closely and assist PMO and PIU in the implementation of the CPF, EGDF
and GAP;
(viii) Coordinate with project teams to ensure that mitigation measures are integrated
into the project design features;
(ix) Undertake compliance monitoring on the application of the CPF and EGDF;
(x) Assist the PMO and PIU in conducting meaningful consultations as required by
the CPF and EGDF;
(xi) Assist the PIUs in screening and receiving consents from the potential
landowners for land requirements of the proposed infrastructure;
(xii) Ensure and facilitate PMO and PIU on the disclosure and translation of
safeguard documents to the targeted beneficiaries;
(xiii) Prepare semiannual safeguards monitoring reports in cooperation with the
Environmental Safeguards Specialist;
(xiv) Provide inputs on social dimension and safeguard component on all project
manuals and guidelines;
(xv) Design and deliver awareness-training courses/capacity building in gender and
-based violence and sexual
harassment in the workplace, and the rights of the child, at the start of the
project for all project staff and other stakeholders as appropriate;
(xvi) Design and implement information campaigns and community mobilization
measures, to ensure effectiveness of livelihood development activities, and
addressing vocational needs for poor and vulnerable households such as
female-headed households and youth;
(xvii) Ensure that gender and social inclusion issues are effectively addressed during
all phases of the project; and assess and carefully track livelihood
developments of women, youth and other vulnerable groups;
(xviii) Facilitate knowledge-sharing on gender and social inclusion related issues,
including through partner forums, web pages and reports and including lessons
learned/best practice from Southeast Asia and elsewhere where relevant;
(xix) Provide leadership for implementing of the GAP and particularly lead and
the M&E processes;
(xx) Review implementation and provide feedback on how to achieve best possible
(xxi) Prepare annual work plans and budget and regular project progress reports
following ADB rules and guidelines; as well as any other gender reports as
required;
(xxii) Ensure that there are adequate communication materials on gender issues;
ensure that the materials the project develops are gender sensitive in their
language and image;
(xxiii) Disseminate evidence for influencing policy and practice; and
(xxiv) Contribute to progress reports.