: Contractor Social Performance Officer

Social Performance

Cabo Delgado

Global Edge is an international firm specializing in project staffing for the Energy sector, with a presence in Mozambique since 2014. We are the game changers and multi-award-winning agency in the global staffing arena, redefining what excellence means in recruitment.

Our client, a global leading provider in the Energy industry, is looking to appoint a successful Contractor Social Performance Officer to be based in Cabo Delgado.

ACTIVITIES

• Contribute to capturing bottlenecks, improvement opportunities, and lessons learned related to the - Contractors Contractor Social and Economic Development Performance Procedure Ensure field-level awareness and understanding of Contractor Social and Economic Development Performance requirements as defined in contracts by working with C&P (Contracts & Procurement) to review contracts and compile a database of contractor social management requirements.

• Ensure that grievances related to construction contract footprint are correctly registered on the grievance framework based on IFC Performance Standards/World Bank - IFC and Extractive Industries Procedures.

• Work with Contractors to ensure awareness, understanding, and capacity to address Social and Economic Development Performance requirements.

• Design and delivery of Social and Economic Development Performance training modules for contractors

• Implement Systems to ensure Contractors are meeting obligations. The system will identify key drivers of social risk – location, geography, community interface, workforce, etc. – to prioritize activities

• Perform site visits, Standard Checklist, and Site Visit Completion

• Working with contractors to implement corrective actions when gaps in SED Performance are identified

• Act as the primary point of contact between Construction contractors and the Social Performance Team.

• Undertake routine monitoring and evaluation of Construction Contractors’ Social and Economic Development Programs.

• Reporting On Contractor Social Performance on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual basis, as required

• Review IP (Implementing Partners) reports and guide to achieve the objectives established in the SOW (Scope of Work) – on Contractors Socioeconomic Performance procedure.

• Implement continuous improvement based on Lean methodology in Social Performance and cross-cutting functions.

• Keep the institutional memory stored and updated

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• The main purpose of the Contractor Social Performance Officer is to:

• Implement Contractor Social and Economic Development Performance Verification framework.

• Implement contractor Social Performance Monitoring and Assurance Framework

• Manage the Construction Contract Socio and Economic impacts and risks framework

• Manage the Construction Contract Social License to Operate

QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCED REQUIRED  

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, social science, rural development, and similar areas

• 5 years’ of relevant working experience, preferably combining Social and Economic Development with Contracting & Procurement • It requires a detailed understanding and experience of qualitative data collection and experience in the supervision of qualitative data collection.

• PMO skills on a cross-cutting environment

• Familiarity with global industry best practices for environmental and social performance, requirements, and guidelines.

• Effective communication in Portuguese and English.

• Mozambique Northern Languages proficiency will be an advantage