Land Access Manager

Description

• Heading is recruiting for its client, an oil and gas company, a Land Access Programs Manager to work in Cabo Delgado
• The key role of the Land Access Programs Manager is to lead the RP implementation team and Implementation Partners (IPs), responsible for implementing land access and livelihoods re-establishment and development programs

Duties

• Lead the onboarding, coaching, upskilling, and mentoring of the RP implementation team, including data management, compensation, grievance resolution framework, relocation and livelihood re-establishment and development
• Support the procurement of IPs for implementing key components of the Resettlement program
• Develop and/or revised existing land access and livelihood execution strategies, implementation plans/schedule/budget and the necessary implementation monitoring
• Guide the RP team and IPs, as required, for effective implementation and risk management.Develop and/or revised existing procedures, documents and agreements for the compensation entitlement/payment delivery and oversee its implementation
• Develop a relocation plan and ensure all physically displaced HHs receive appropriate support and are successfully relocated to their replacement houses and appropriate monitoring is in place
• Ensure all data and documents related to the compensation, grievance resolution framework and other resettlement-related activities are properly recorded and deposited into the Project Data System
• Coordinate the handover of resettlement land access to A1/A4 ensuring that all supporting documents have been properly recorded and deposited into the Project Data System
• Ensure the land access and resettlement processes and all field activities are completed in compliance with the Resettlement
• Plan, company policies and procedures, and all applicable Mozambican legislation
• Manage the implementation of the livelihood re-establishment, grievance resolution framework and development program through IPs
• Act as a focal point on resettlement-related subjects between contractors, the Project, Government, Area 4, lenders, affected households, civil society organization and the wider community
• Observe the Safety, Health, Environmental and Social aspects of the execution of the implementing partners’ scopes of work; seek to help them improve their performance through intervention

Requisites

• Minimum of a master’s degree in rural development, economics, sociology, anthropology, or any relevant field
• Experience in managing large-scale resettlement teams, IPs, and budget in the extractive industry, including lender financed projects and international ESG
• Minimum of 10 years of experience managing implementation of large-scale land acquisition/resettlement program, preferable in Mozambique
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain good relations with stakeholders incl. government, local communities, industry partners, CSOs/NGOs, and international organizations
• Strong interpersonal skills, incl. negotiation, conflict mgt and ability to influence at all organizational levels
• Fluency in Portuguese and English (written and spoken)

Notes

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted