Land Access Programs Manager

Job title: Land Access Programs Manager

Location:  Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Mozambican Nationals Only

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 recruitment agency in the global staffing arena, redefining what excellence means in recruitment.

Our client, one of the world’s leading companies in the energy industry, is looking to appoint a Land Access Programs Manager, to be based in Cabo Delgado.

Position Context

The post holder is expected to interface with other SDE teams and Project teams, including Project construction, Legal, Finance, Government and lenders.

Key Activities

• Lead the onboarding, coaching, upskilling and mentoring of the RP implementation team, including data management, compensation, 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 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 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 

Accountability

• Delivery of land access and resettlement, compensation, household relocation, grave relocation and livelihoods are implemented on schedule, budget and following national and international requirements. 
• Access to land for A1 and A4 is completed on schedule 
• Engagement with affected communities, Government, lenders and other stakeholders

Qualifications

• 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)