Short-term Opportunities for Consultants
Consultant, Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP), USAID/Guatemala Smart and Secure Cities Project, IBI
Guatemala City, Guatemala
ABOUT HEAD GLOBAL:
Head Global provides high-quality, carefully customized recruitment and business development services to our international development clients around the world. We find talent specifically tailored to your organization’s unique needs so that you can deliver the best development services for your stakeholders around the world. Since 2016, Head Global has provided recruitment and business development services to more than 30 international development partners, and worked in more than 60 countries across all continents and in all international development technical sectors.
ABOUT IBI y and USAID/Guatemala Smart and Secure Cities Project:
USAID/Guatemala awarded IBI a five-year contract for the Smart and Secure Cities Project. This activity is to support activities to prevent and respond to crime and violence under the framework of Guatemala’s National Violence Prevention Policy and Strategy. The objectives include strengthened ability to address crime and violence through multisectoral collaboration; greater municipal service delivery through efficient planning, designing, and financing capacity for urban development and growth; and enhanced research and analysis to improve data-driven violence prevention strategies.
job profile:
The Consultant, Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan will assist the Smart and Secure Cities Project technical staff in revising the project environmental mitigation and monitoring plan (EMMP). S/he will take the lead in writing the EMMP in partnership with the Chief of Party or designee and with input from other project technical staff on anticipated project activities for the project..
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conduct necessary research and/or literature review to confirm current context and environmental considerations.
Brief desk review to screen activities set out by the current work plan and determine the environmental risk associated with the activities following the activity lifecycle starting from activity design, through implementation, and into activity closedown.
Identify suggested activities that will be given priority attention.
Work with the field teams to create and successfully implement monitoring plans for the proposed interventions and any mitigation measures required.
Finalize any necessary updates to the EMMP for the project for submission to USAID for formal approval.
Propose any internal systems needed to ensure that all the interventions maintain Environmental Compliance Status.
Lead a more thorough environmental review of activities that are screened and determined to be of medium to high risk.
As needed, support the Environmental Specialist and Environmental Compliance Consultant to prepare quarterly/annual reports submitted to USAID.
As needed, support capacity building of partners, including needs assessments, trainings, and environmental screenings.
Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree in a related field, or a bachelor’s degree with ten of more years of experience in environmental compliance.
Demonstrated experience and technical skills relative to Environmental Compliance within the past 3 to 5 years.
Experience with USAID and/or USAID/Guatemala
Knowledge and experience in Environmental Compliance issues in Guatemala or Latin America and the Caribbean preferred.
Ability to travel throughout the required regions in Guatemala.
Spanish language skills required, English language skills preferred.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your CV directly to adminjobs@gsscproject.com, with the subject: Application for EMMP Consultant.