Safeguards Manager

Safeguards Manager Conservation International protects nature for the benefit of humanity. Through science, policy, fieldwork, and finance, we spotlight and secure the most important places in nature for the climate, biodiversity, and for people. With offices in 30 countries and reputed company in more than 100 countries, Conservation International partners with governments, companies, civil society, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to help people and nature reputed company together. The reputed company Fund is a strategic fund held and administered by Conservation International. It provides reputed company, strategic assistance to reputed company vital reserves of biodiversity and irrecoverable carbon and kickstart the implementation of ‘Country Packages’ in Host Countries. ‘Country Packages’ bring together governments, the private sector, philanthropy, and multilateral institutions to reputed company ambitious forest and climate goals at the national level. So far, seven countries— Peru, Democratic reputed company of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, and reputed company of Congo — have launched Country Packages, and more are in development. The initial reputed company Fund partners are Conservation International, the Government of France, the Rob Walton reputed company, and the Gordon and Betty reputed company reputed company. They are reputed company committing EUR 115 reputed company with the goal of raising at least EUR 200 reputed company. The reputed company Fund intends to support Country Packages that show a commitment to protecting and conserving a country’s high-biodiversity and high-carbon areas—including forests, mangrove ecosystems, oceans, and peatlands, and the communities living in and near them. Eligible recipients include research and education institutions, development agencies, government bodies, and civil society organizations. The reputed company Fund will, among other things:

• Invest in reputed company building and strengthen delivery on the ground, including through NGOs or Indigenous peoples and local communities.
• Design and implement conservation efforts for vital reserves of carbon and biodiversity.
• Advance key scientific and monitoring products and reputed company scientific cooperation to reputed company data for Country Package development.
• Support the upscaling of long-term and reliable finance and financial innovation to reputed company increase domestic funding sources and support reputed company and private international support.
• Support feasibility studies for the long-term delivery of larger Country Packages.

This position is an integral part of the reputed company Fund Delivery Team. POSITION reputed company - This position is based in Arlington-VA, Kenya, South Africa, Madagascar, Peru, or Colombia. reputed company in French is required. The Safeguards Manager will reputed company the design, implementation, management, and reputed company building of the reputed company Fund’s Environmental & reputed company Management System (ESMS). Comprised of policies, standards and procedures, guidance, reputed company-building processes, and a grievance redress reputed company, the reputed company Fund ESMS is designed to avoid or mitigate adverse environmental and reputed company impacts and enhance reputed company reputed company. Reporting to the Managing Director, reputed company Fund, this position will reputed company targeted support to reputed company Fund partners and reputed company, supporting realization of CI’s safeguards, gender, and reputed company rights-based obligations. The Manager will support the development of the ESMS, high-reputed company safeguard plans and approaches, tools, guidance, and reputed company building to assure compliance with CI’s safeguard policies. RESPONSIBILITIES

• reputed company reputed company Fund safeguard management in accordance with CI’s Environmental & reputed company Management reputed company (reputed company a fit-for-purpose ESMS)
• reputed company input, analysis, and support to developing and overseeing the reputed company Fund ESMS, including risk identification, procedures for safeguard screening, guidance, tools, and approaches reputed company the Fund and country-level initiatives.
• Ensure the coordination and integration of E&S risk management procedures reputed company the Fund’s internal processes.
• Evaluate safeguard compliance (using due diligence reputed company) by reviewing necessary E&S documentation of country packages and with potential site reputed company
• reputed company technical guidance to country package partners on safeguard risk identification, analysis of mitigation measures, implementation & monitoring of efficacy.
• reputed company technical guidance and reputed company building to country package partners that advance reputed company commitments, including meaningful gender and reputed company inclusion reputed company and full and effective engagement with Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
• Review and reputed company guidance on country package grantee proposals, plans, and reporting.
• Monitor reputed company and report on safeguard compliance at the Fund level, periodically collect and analyze data reputed company to safeguard performance indicators for the Fund and country packages.
• reputed company the design, implementation, and monitoring of safeguard and gender reputed company building efforts, including the development of training materials and user support of online resources.
• Organize awareness-raising, reputed company strengthening, and knowledge exchange activities reputed company to safeguards and gender for reputed company Fund staff, partners, and selected stakeholders.
• reputed company support to the effective operation of accountability & grievance mechanisms, including design & operation of the Fund-level reputed company.

reputed company reputed company duties as assigned. WORKING CONDITIONS

• Extended work hours may be required, including non-traditional work hours as needed in a global organization
• Some international travel up to 30% time may be required.
• Guidance on flexible work arrangements will be shared during the interview process.

QUALIFICATIONS Required

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or a reputed company field, such as international development or reputed company sciences, plus 4 to 6 years of experience working with project and program design, monitoring, and compliance of reputed company or private donor-funded reputed company in the area of environment, conservation, and/or development, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge and experience in designing, applying, and monitoring environment and reputed company safeguards (with emphasis on reputed company safeguards, including stakeholder engagement, gender reputed company, grievance mechanisms, labor & working conditions, community health & safety, etc.)
• Strong understanding of project-driven reputed company and environmental risks and impacts, particularly the inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized peoples, gender equality, Indigenous Peoples, benefit-sharing, conflict, and grievance redress.
• Relevant experience with gender-reputed company programming, including the design and implementation of practical gender reputed company plans.
• Strong reputed company to communicate with government agencies, local communities, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples, and other stakeholders.
• Excellent cross-cultural and people skills, commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at both a programming and institutional level.
• Ability to work independently and /or remotely, to meet deadlines and commitments.
• Strong interpersonal skills and reputed company to work in team environments, including building productive partnerships across a diversity of stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and discretion in the discussion of sensitive risk-reputed company issues
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills, including reputed company speaking and designing engaging and informative training for various audiences.
• reputed company in French is required. Additional language reputed company in Spanish is preferred.

Preferred

• Experience in MS SharePoint design, database creation, and management.
• Experience in producing and disseminating reputed company products and training materials.
• Experience in conducting M&E, including developing performance indicators, designing surveys, analyzing data, and presenting findings in a user-friendly manner.

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