• Project Management
• Support the adoption, implementation and monitoring of ADB's social development and social safeguards policies into projects by conducting independent and comprehensive analysis and evaluation of project documents at all stages of the project cycle.
• Assist the teams in assessing the social and poverty impacts at project identification, preparing the social analysis section of the preliminary poverty and social analysis, preparing social safeguards categorization forms and preparing the social dimensions section of concept review papers and preparing terms of reference of consultants.
• For assigned projects, as part of the conduct of due diligence, review of environmental and social impact assessment reports, resettlement plans, indigenous peoples plans, social development plans, labor management plans, retrenchment plans, environmental and social management systems and gender and social development aspects of social safeguards plans and frameworks, and advises clients / borrowers in incorporating social development dimensions in the design and implementation of projects; due diligence will be undertaken with project site visits to verify safeguard assessment findings and appropriateness of the proposed or developed management plans. .
• Collaborate with the relevant department in addressing social dimensions of projects, i.e. gender and development, labor and social protection, collaboration with civil society organizations, and sector teams and with the Department of Communications on consultation and disclosure requirements, among others.
• Prepare the social section of the draft report and recommendations of the president and annexed documents and the safeguard policy compliance memorandum of assigned projects.
• During portfolio administration, reviews social conditions before financial closure and to any disbursement; lead safeguard review missions or supports deal teams in guidance missions by reviewing relevant project data including progress reports and monitoring reports, visiting the project site; document meetings with the borrower/client, consultants and affected persons; prepare or contributes to back to office reports; discuss the findings, recommends actions and measuring and evaluating compliance of projects; and in case of noncompliance or breaches, consults with direct supervisor on corrective actions and operations departments, Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD) and general counsel on exercising any legal remedies.
• For assigned projects, contributes to the comprehensive review of the project’s safeguards and social performance, reviews compliance and identifies any outstanding issues, highlights lessons learned and prepares social sections of extended annual review (private sector) and project completion (sovereign) reports.
• Strategic and Planning Work
• Help review social policies related to gender and development, social safeguards, social protection, gender and development, consultation and participation and engagement with civil society among others and related operations manuals.
• Review relevant ADB policies, operations manual, staff instructions, guidelines, and handbooks and suggest measures to ensure consistency with SPS and other social policy requirements.
• Knowledge Management
• Help develop knowledge products and services, including the formulation of policies and preparation of handbooks, best practice manuals, by reviewing project design and implementation experiences, collaborating with project practitioners and social science experts, and monitoring the applicability of current methods.
• Support preparing technical assistance (TA) projects and related activities and undertake research on social development and social safeguards and provide technical information to help prepare several reports and studies.
• Update the safeguards team’s database of projects on compliance status of assigned projects, contribute to the project data sheet for several projects, and collaborate with line division staff in uploading social documentation of several projects in ADB website and contribute to the Integrated Safeguards Management System and development safeguard teams’ database systems and IT systems.
• Help prepare training modules and conduct training programs on gender and development, social protection, consultation and participation and preparation of other knowledge products.
• Internal and External Networking
• Participate in several communities of practice and networks and inform sector staff on developments.
• Keep sector staff informed of social development and social safeguards-related issues and processes of other multilateral, bilateral financing and other institutions.
• Administrative Support
• Help prepare training modules and conduct of training programs on gender and development, social protection, consultation and participation and preparation of other knowledge products.
• Help engage social staff consultants required to support OSFG in monitoring compliance with ADB’s social requirements.
• Help administer TA projects related to social development / social safeguards by managing progress of TA implementation, contracting consultants, supporting us and implementation of conferences and workshops by formulating budget, activity plans and work programs, among other tasks.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences/development studies; preferably with Master’s degree or equivalent;
• At least 5 years relevant experience in the field of involuntary resettlement, indigenous peoples, social development, gender and development, and labor and social protection; some management experience.
• Knowledge of current and alternative approaches and methodologies in addressing social issues into projects and in several financing modalities in non-sovereign operations; demonstrated ability to solve social safeguards, partner engagement and labor challenges in projects.
• Intensive project/field-based experience on social development and social safeguard aspects of projects
• Proficiency with social impact analysis, social assessments, and participatory development, and knowledge of ADB's social policies on gender and development, social protection, and public communications, among others; and familiar with involuntary resettlement planning, indigenous people’s development planning, and community driven development, among others.
• Knowledge of statistics and social research methods as applied to social impact assessment and ex-post assessment of impacts of projects.
• Familiarity in use of information technology, in the management of database and information management systems and use of GIS and mapping software
• Experience communicating complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for Technical Local Staff for Level 4.
  
  

• Paid leave (including parental)
• Medical and health benefits
• Life and other insurance plans
• Staff development
• Retirement plan
• Housing and education allowance (if applicable)
• Expatriate benefits (for international staff)
  
  

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