Environmental And Social Monitoring Consultant

Summary

Join Dexis as a part-time Independent Consultant to monitor private sector projects related to education. You will conduct risk assessments, desktop reviews, and on-site visits to evaluate child protection, safeguarding, and GBVH prevention and response systems. The role involves interacting with project personnel, reviewing documents, and providing recommendations. A minimum of seven years of experience in child protection within the education sector is required, along with strong knowledge of ethical standards and best practices. The position requires a bachelor's degree and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Dexis offers a competitive benefits package including healthcare insurance and other staff welfare benefits.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field
• A minimum of seven years (within the last 15 years) of experience in child protection, child safeguarding and/or prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse of children, with a preference for direct programing experience overseeing child protection/safeguarding in the education sector in international contexts
• Strong knowledge of ethical standards and international best practices for child protection, safeguarding and GBVH prevention and response, including knowledge of application in the education sector
• Strong knowledge of ethical standards for field work in the sector and trauma-informed, survivor-centered, and child-friendly approaches to consultations, interviews, etc
• The contractor must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities

• Conduct a preliminary assessment of child protection/safeguarding and GBVH risks to children/students and the workforce for each project identified
• Conduct a desktop review of the Projects’ written policies and procedures for child protection/ safeguarding and/or GBVH prevention and response and compare against international and regional standards and best practices
• Assess on a preliminary basis the Projects’ implementation of the child protection/safeguarding and/or GBVH systems, conducting virtual discussions with key Project personnel where necessary
• Where possible, identify on a preliminary basis child-friendly service providers and subject matter experts and resources in the Project area
• Conduct a monitoring site visit to the prioritized Projects, in alignment with ethical standards
• Update the assessment of child protection/safeguarding and/or GBVH risks
• Update the assessment of the Projects’ child protection/safeguarding and/or GBVH prevention and response systems and their implementation
• Conduct in-person discussions with the Project Company; school or institutional leadership; key personnel involved in child protection/safeguarding and/or GBVH prevention and response; and external partners such as universities/TVETs, child-friendly service providers, etc. where relevant
• Where appropriate, conduct discussions with a sample of on-site non-managerial staff, including contracted workers in a safe and ethical manner that does not ask about personal experiences of GBVH
• Review relevant on-site information, e.g. files; monitoring data; HR records; internal and external grievance logs; security logs; training materials and records; etc
• Review the adequacy of the Projects’ security and contactor management systems (where relevant) to ensure that security and contractors are appropriately complying with child protection/safeguarding and GBVH systems. Assess on-site security risks where relevant, including discussions with the on-site security manager and security guards
• Further identify child-friendly service providers and subject matter experts and resources in the Project area
• Review other high-level environmental and social compliance issues during the Site Visit with the support and guidance of DFC E&S staff, e.g., conducting discussions with key personnel with roles in environmental, social and labor management; confirming compliance/implementation of any Environmental and Social Action Plan or E&S condition of the DFC agreement; reviewing implementation status of the Project’s grievance mechanisms and stakeholder engagement plans and activities, etc
• Provide basic implementation support to the Projects in the form of recommendations and guidance on policy development or enhancements; identification of location-specific child-friendly service providers, experts, basic capacity building on best practices; provision of guidance materials best suited to client needs, etc
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Responds to all requests in a timely manner
• Replies to email correspondence and phone calls within two business days
• Conducts daily duties with courtesy and professionalism

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity and/or experience with international development finance multilateral development banks or other development finance institutions and the application of environmental, social, and human rights standards such as the IFC Performance Standards is an advantage

Benefits

• Healthcare insurance
• Other staff welfare benefits and perks