Senior Social Development Specialist/Senior Environmental Specialist

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES

VIETNAM - SOUTHERN REGION WATERWAYS AND TRANSPORT LOGISTIC CORRIDORS ENVIRONEMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS UPDATE

Senior Social Development Specialist, and Senior Environmental Specialist

The proposed World Bank-funded Southern Region Waterways and Transport Logistic Corridors (SWLC) Project will improve the direct inland waterways connection from the Vietnam Mekong Delta (MKD) and, from Binh Duong and Dong Nai Industrial Zones (via Dong Nai river) to the CMTV Port complex.

The project Environmental and Social Assessment Instruments (ESAI) were initially prepared in 2017. The ESAI needs to be updated to (i) incorporate and address the issues and changes in the Project scope and the socio-economic context in the Project area and (ii) develop the ESAI in compliance with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF).

The consulting services (the Services) required for updating the ESAI will be financed by the Government of Australia through the Aus4Transport Program (the Program). The Services will be provided by a national consulting firm to be recruited by the Program Managing Contractor (PMC) through a contract signed, executed, and remunerated by the PMC. The delivery of services will be managed and monitored by the PMC in close cooperation with the Project Management Unit-Waterways (PMU-W).

The national consulting firms will be assisted by two individual consultants, a senior Social Development Specialist and a senior Environmental Specialist, with international experience, to be engaged through separate individual consultant contracts to be signed, executed, and remunerated by the PMC.

The Senior Social Development Specialist will be responsible for:

Supporting the national Team Leader in coordinating the team activities to produce high quality social development instruments in full compliance with the relevant World Bank ESSs;
Delivering key technical inputs during the services inception phase;
Supporting and providing guidance during the period of services to the national consultants involved in the updates of all social-related documentation;
Ensuring the consistency of national consultant inputs,
Contributing to and reviewing the draft documents and assessment instruments prepared by the national consultants to ensure completeness, adequate structure, content consistency as well as consistency with other relevant documents; and
Supporting the national Team Leader in ensuring timely and compliance of the deliverables with the World Bank ESF requirements.

The senior Environmental Specialist will be responsible for:

Supporting the national Team Leader in coordinating the team activities to produce high quality environmental instruments in full compliance with the relevant World Bank ESSs;
Delivering key technical inputs during the services inception phase;
Supporting and providing guidance during the period of services to the national consultants involved in the updates of all environment-related documentation;
Ensuring the consistency of national consultant inputs,
Contributing to and reviewing the draft documents and assessment instruments prepared by the national consultants to ensure completeness, adequate structure, content consistency as well as consistency with other relevant documents; and
Supporting the national Team Leader in ensuring timely and compliance of the deliverables with the World Bank ESF requirements.

The PMC is now seeking expressions of interest from highly qualified and experienced Social Development Specialist and highly qualified and experienced Environmental Specialist. Given the COVID-19-imposed travel restrictions, applications from international consultants residing in Vietnam would be preferred. Applications from highly qualified and experience consultants will be entertained.

Location: Vietnam

The interested candidates should have the following experience and qualifications:

The senior Social Development Specialist:

A post graduate qualification in sociology/anthropology (or other relevant discipline),
At least 10 years’ experience leading social impact assessment for major infrastructure projects including waterway projects,
Experience preparing safeguards documents using the World Bank ESF,
Experience in South-East Asia and/or in Vietnam,
Experience in World Bank or Asian Development Bank-funded projects, and
A high level of proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is required.

The senior Environmental Specialist:

A post graduate qualification in environmental sciences (or other relevant discipline),
At least 10 years’ experience leading ESIA/EIA development,
Experience in hydrology/water resources and EIA applied to waterways infrastructure projects would be an advantage.
Experience preparing environmental impact documents using the World Bank ESF,
Experience in South-East Asia and/or in Vietnam,
Experience in World Bank or Asian Development Bank-funded projects, and
A high level of proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is required.

Expressions of interest along with an updated curriculum vitae have to be sent by e-mail at aus4transport@dt-global.com. The deadline for submission of the EOIs is 16:00 on 12 August 2021, Vietnam time.

Further information can be obtained by email only.