Practice Specialist – Impact and Safeguards Advisory

12 hours ago


Remote, Oregon, United States DT Global Full time
About DT Global

DT Global is a leading international development organization that empowers individuals, communities, and nations to achieve sustainable development and innovation. With a global team of 2,500 staff and experts working in over 90 countries, we deliver innovative solutions that transform lives.

About Sustainable Infrastructure

Sustainable Infrastructure (SI) is a service line that provides sustainable infrastructure development to create more resilient built environments for rural and urban populations. We assess, design, and supervise construction of sustainable water and sanitation systems, urban and rural roads and bridges, water treatment plants, maritime ports infrastructure, cyclone shelters, schools, and urban infrastructure inclusive of subdivisions containing commercial and residential precincts.

About the Role

The Practice Specialist will play a significant role in supporting the Practice Lead for Safeguards and Impact in the delivery of technical environmental and social projects implemented through the ISA service line. S/he will also contribute to the development and growth of the ISA database of preferred consultants and will help to build and enhance those connections through a dedicated safeguards Community of Practice (CoP).

Key Responsibilities
  1. Support the implementation of the ISA strategy and workplan.
  2. Develop identified elements of deliverables on ISA led projects.
  3. Support project teams to comprehensively integrate safeguards requirements across the SI portfolio of projects.
  4. Undertake quality control reviews of safeguards outputs from SI projects as directed by Practice Lead.
  5. Identify environmental or social risk areas in SI project implementation and develop approaches to addressing implementation risks with the Practice Lead.
  6. Actively engage with and provide relevant information to SI employees and project teams to ensure ESS are regularly discussed and fed into project level decision making processes.
  7. Provide ESS familiarisation, training and resources to SI new starters and individual project teams as requested by the Practice Lead.
  8. Provide inputs to the business development team on project proposals as requested by the Practice Lead.
Requirements
  1. Tertiary qualification in environmental science, social sciences, international development or a related discipline.
  2. Minimum 5 years' mid-career level experience implementing the environmental and social frameworks of international development financiers on infrastructure projects regionally within the Pacific Islands.
  3. Experience authoring and reviewing environmental and/or social safeguards assessments or management plans on these infrastructure projects.
  4. Demonstrated understanding of approaches for integrating environmental and social safeguards across the infrastructure project cycle and a proactive approach to achieving this integration.
  5. Well-developed peer to peer engagement skills, and experience in facilitating and engaging with networks throughout the Pacific Islands.
  6. Experience in performing to an elevated level with minimum supervision.
  7. Excellent report writing and analytical skills including the ability to track multiple projects, deliver effective training to build awareness and increase understanding of safeguards to project teams and other technical specialists.
  8. Excellent communication skills, confidence and interpersonal skills and tact in working with a range of cross-cultural project leaders and technical specialists to ensure good environmental and social outcomes as an integrated part of project delivery.
  9. High-level computing skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, email and databases.
  10. Enthusiasm to work as part of a team, to take responsibility for specific tasks, and the ability to deliver agreed tasks on time.
  11. Some knowledge and/or understanding of applying GEDSI principles through a safeguards approach.
Personal Attributes
  1. Confident problem solver.
  2. Comfortable working in cross-cultural settings.
  3. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  4. Self-motivated in achieving deadlines and able to work under pressure.
  5. Good team player.
  6. Assertive in appropriate situations.


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