FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION

The Somalia Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) is part of a regional initiative by the World Bank to provide a comprehensive framework to intervene at both the national and regional levels. This Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) aims to tackle the underlying structural challenges of food insecurity and reduce beneficiaries’ vulnerability to unpredictable climate, crisis, and conflict events. It seeks to achieve this by rejuvenating Somalia’s agri- livestock research institutions, seed systems, and extension services and developing community institutions that can anchor adaptation of climate-smart agri-livestock practices, strengthening the availability of water and improved rangelands management for resilient agriculture and livestock production; support animal health services, enhancing the integration of the production systems to domestic and regional markets, with appropriate investments in food safety and value addition, and establishing an enabling policy and institutional framework at a sub-national, national and regional level capable of supporting food systems resilience for Somalia.

The Project Development Objective (PDO) for Somalia Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) will be ‘to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve the resilience of food systems in targeted project areas of Somalia. Progress toward the PDO will be measured using five PDO indicators and intermediate indicators. All relevant indicators will be disaggregated by gender (men and women) and age (youth and adult). The five indicators are.

The Government of Somalia is establishing a core multi-sectoral National Project Coordination Unit (NPCU) supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The role of the NPCU is to support the management, coordination, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation of project activities. The NPCU will be staffed with the following positions: – National Project Coordinator, Finance Management Specialist, Procurement Specialist, Project Internal Auditor, Safeguards Specialists, M&E Specialist, and other technical Agricultural and Livestock specialists.

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2. Scope of Work and Responsibilities

Reporting to the National Project Coordinator (NPC), The National Environmental Safeguards Specialist position will be a full-time contracted staff position assigned to the NPCU of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Somalia. The National Environmental Safeguards Specialist will be responsible for the implementation of the environmental risk management of the Project and will provide technical expertise and capacity-building support at FGS and FMS levels. They will also submit and track all E&S instruments and ensuing clearance before sub-project implementation.

In conjunction with the social and GBV/gender and security specialists, the senior environmental specialist will oversee the implementation of the Environment and Social Management Framework (ESMF), the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), the Labour Management Procedures (LMP), and Resettlement Planning Framework (RPF) and train and guide the FMS environmental specialists. The senior environmental specialist will ensure full implementation of the ESMF and Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) and lessons learned and synergy with other World Bank projects such as Barwaaqo.

This senior management position requires solid Environmental management, Project management. The right candidate will be a team player with the following qualifications:

• Masters in environmental science, Environmental management, Project management, Geography, or any other related discipline from a recognized university
• At least ten (10) years and documented experience in similar assignments of environmental safeguards compliance, at least 3 in a World Bank-funded project with broad knowledge of environmental conservation and management, including in the area of solid waste management.
• Competence in information technology and knowledge in multi-sectoral community natural resources and environmental planning, GIS, climate change, as well as current policy on natural resource and environmental management policy issues, is a mandatory requirement.
• Postgraduate training in EIA/EA will be an added advantage.
• Good understanding of environmental safeguards guidelines of the Federal Government of Somalia and theWorld Bank.
• Working experience in environmental safeguards of World Bank-funded projects will be an added advantage.
• Membership in a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.

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