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Salary and Benefits

MVR 25,020 - MVR 28,799

Job Description

Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth (MEERY) Project

 

Reference No.: (IUL)101-HR/1/2022/19

Date: 25^th January 2022                                          

                               

Request for Expressions of Interest

Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist

Contract	Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist
Project	MEERY Project
Source	National
Number of staff	1 staff

 

The Government of Maldives (GoM) is implementing the “Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth” (MEERY) Project funded by the World Bank. The objective of the project is to improve the relevance of technical and vocational skills and foster entrepreneurship to promote youth employment in priority sectors. The GoM aims to strengthen the project implementation, with a new PMU housed within the Ministry of Economic Development (MoED) for effectively implementing existing project activities and the proposed additional activities related to the Ministry of Economic Development (MoED).

The PMU will consist of members from the MoED and line agencies and operate as a joint coordinated effort. The Project Management Unit (PMU) for the Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth Project will consist of teams for procurement, finance, social safeguards, media – led by the Project Director and assisted by the Project Manager.

As part of implementing the new PMU for MEERY under MoED, the Ministry of Economic Development wishes to contract a Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist.

 

The objective of this assignment

The MED wishes to contract a Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist who will coordinate the implementation of the MEERY project communications strategy, and Environmental and Social Assessment and Management Framework of the project.

1. The Communications, Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist is expected to report to the World Bank Project Director and the Ministry of Economic Development.
2. Carry out Environmental and Social Assessments and Screenings, Preparation of E&S instruments in line with the Project Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework, and assist Project Director to ensure that the work by GoM staff and consultants are in conformity with the objectives of the project and is in accordance with the GoM environmental and social requirements, and the relevant World Bank Safeguards policies.

 

Scope of service, Required Expertise & Qualifications, and Remuneration

Please refer to the Terms of Reference

 

Contract Duration

This is a 1-year contract ending February 2023, with the possibility of extension with pipeline donor projects. Upon signing of the contract, 3 months shall be counted as the probationary period. The contract shall be renewed based on performance, need, and funding.

This contract is expected to commence in February 2022.

The Ministry of Economic Development now invites interested eligible individuals to submit their Expressions of Interest (EOI). Interested individuals must provide their CV with information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.) covering the Key Qualifications listed in the Terms of Reference.

 

Deadline

The expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by regular mail, emails, no later than 1400 hours, Maldivian time on February 08, 2022.

Note: The request for expressions of interest shall be read in conjunction with the TOR for the respective post.

 

TOR: https://tradegov-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/recruitment_trade_gov_mv/EV6v9uhdivBPlN-cpyRLpJwBPZAJyftqtwaa1nFWTUBeYw?e=r3gOhM

 

Ministry of Economic Development

Velaanaa Building, 11^th Floor,

Male’

Republic of Maldives

Tel:  3323668

E-mail: [email protected]

25 January 2022

Requirements and Qualifications

Minimum Experience

Not Specified

Other Information

Industries

• Office administrative, office support and other business support activities

Employment Type

• Contract