Social Management Program (SMP) Coordinator Seaowl Group

The position holder is responsible for:
• To lead, support, and coordinate support the design, planning, execution, performance management and monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of SMP programs.
• Develop, review, and refine scopes of work for Social Management Plan delivery in line with regulatory requirements, and project management best practice for development projects.
Manage delivery of Social Management Plans by contracted Third Party Service Providers to ensure sustainable development impact for project stakeholders.
• Identify and manage key stakeholders for each Social Management Program to increase the impact of program activities.
• Coordinate with Site Community Stakeholder engagement, Liaison, Grievance to manage program activities.
• Work with relevant cross functional departments and contractors to ensure incorporation in planning implementation and capture reporting to ensure necessary interventions.
Coordinate and collaborate with related functions in design and execution of programs to deliver synergies for in the Project Area of Influence.
• Ensure that all social management documents are well archived and properly tracked in the Social Management System (Borealis) for monitoring and future interventions with appropriate analysis and reports conducted on a monthly basis with necessary actions followed up swiftly and consistently.
• Document and disseminate good practices, and success stories.
• Lead internal and external communications regarding the social programs. Record Stakeholder engagement and grievances in Project Information Management System and ensure continuous feedback, grievance registration.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Qualification:
• University Degree in Development Studies, Rural Development, Economics, Project management, Law or equivalent related field.
• As relevant potential exposure to human rights, gender, education, health, water and sanitation, agriculture, natural resource management.

Experience:
• At least 8 years’ experience working in compliance, or contract management, or management of socio-economic development projects, or multilateral development finance institutions financed, or bilateral donor sponsored development projects.
• Preference for experience private sector sponsored projects designing, planning, and executing social investment strategies, social compliance, in a developing country in line with international best practice such as IFC an added advantage.
• Demonstrated ability experience in project management with responsibilities and/or familiarity with needs assessment; developing SOW; contracting and procurement; contractor management including staffing, budget management, project management.
• Ability to connect ESIA ESMP requirements; design, planning and execution and performance monitoring; compliance to standards; and on-the-ground impact.
• Ability to engage multilateral institutions and bilateral donors, non-government organisations and civil society organization active in the development space and familiarity with the scope to develop bilateral or multilateral partnerships either as PPP or sequential related projects is a plus.
• Highly developed organizational and man-management skills with proven ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain good relations with a wide range of stakeholders including authorities, local communities, industry, and international organizations.
• Good negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Excellent Computer skills (Word, Excel, ppt)
• Good report writing and analytical skills.