Contractor Social Performance Officer

JOB TITLE: Contractor Social Performance Officer
Division: Social Performance
LOCATION: Cabo Delgado

Global Edge is an international firm specializing in project staffing for the Energy sector, with a presence in Mozambique since 2014. We are the game changers and multi-award-winning agency in the global staffing arena, redefining what excellence means in recruitment.
Our client, a global leading provider in the Energy industry, is looking to appoint a successful Contractor Social Performance Officer to be based in Cabo Delgado.
 

ACTIVITIES

• 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

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• The main purpose of the Contractor Social Performance Officer is to:
• 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

QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCED REQUIRED  

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, social science, rural development, and similar areas
• 5 years’ of relevant working experience, preferably combining Social and Economic Development with Contracting & Procurement • It 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.
• Effective communication in Portuguese and English.
• Mozambique Northern Languages proficiency will be an advantage