Contractor Social Performance Officer

Duties

• Reporting to the Social Performance Vice President, the main activities of the function are to execute with the involvement of key internal and external stakeholders, the annual (52-week) contractors social and economic - development plan that provides guidelines and technical advice to company construction managers;
• Monitor the initiatives under contractors social performance, ensuring adequate reports are done, issues are communicated according to the company framework, and corrective actions are in place; contribute to capturing bottlenecks, improvement opportunities, and lessons learned related to the - contractors contractor social and economic development performance procedure
• Ensure field-level awareness and understanding of contractor social and economic development performance requirements as defined in contracts by working with C&P (contracts & procurement) to review contracts and compile a database of contractor social management requirements
• Ensure that grievances related to construction contract footprint are correctly registered on the grievance framework based on IFC performance standards/World Bank - IFC and extractive industries procedures
• Work with contractors to ensure awareness, understanding, and capacity to address social and economic development performance requirements
• Design and delivery of social and economic development performance training modules for contractors; implement Systems to ensure contractors are meeting obligations
• The system will identify key drivers of social risk – location, geography, community interface, workforce, etc. – to prioritize activities; perform site visits, standard checklist, and site visit completion
• Working with contractors to implement corrective actions when gaps in SED performance are identified; act as the primary point of contact between construction contractors and the social performance team
• Undertake routine monitoring and evaluation of construction contractors’ social and economic development programs; reporting on contractor social performance on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual basis, as required
• Review IP (implementing partners) reports and guide to achieve the objectives established in the SOW (Scope of Work) – on contractors socioeconomic Performance procedure; implement continuous improvement based on Lean methodology in social performance and cross-cutting functions; keep the institutional memory stored and updated
• Implement contractor social and economic development performance verification framework; implement contractor social performance monitoring and assurance framework; manage the construction contract socio and economic impacts and risks framework; manage the construction contract social license to operate

Requisites

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, social science, rural development, and similar areas
• Minimum of 5 years’ of relevant working experience, preferably combining Social and Economic Development with Contracting & Procurement
• Effective communication in Portuguese and English
• Mozambique Northern Languages proficiency will be an advantage
• Requires a detailed understanding and experience of qualitative data collection and experience in the supervision of qualitative data collection
• PMO skills on a cross-cutting environment
• Familiarity with global industry best practices for environmental and social performance, requirements, and guidelines

Benefits

• The possibility of working in a Company that offers salary conditions compatible with the level of experience and level of responsibility of the role, as well as opportunities for personal development.

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted