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Senior Safeguards Specialist

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Senior Safeguards Specialist

Announcement Description

Want to make a positive difference to the future of people and our one shared home, the Earth? Working at WWF could be your opportunity of a lifetime.

All around the world, people are waking up to the deepening crisis of nature loss. A growing realization that nature is our life-support system. And that nobody will be spared from the impacts of its loss. Here at WWF, we are helping to tackle this enormous global challenge.

What we do

WWF-Greater Mekong – on the ground in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – is working to conserve the region’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife. WWF has a long history of engagement in the Greater Mekong. 

WWF’s mission in Cambodia is to ensure that there will be strong participation and support from all people to conserve the country’s rich biological diversity. The WWF-Cambodia Conservation Programme that started more than 20 years ago is implemented in 2 landscapes – Eastern Plains Landscape (EPL) and Mekong Flooded Forest (MFF) Landscape and built over the following 4 pillars of interventions: (1) Securing Landscape Integrity sustaining conservation and livelihood development, (2) Freshwater and Sustainable Hydropower, (3) Protected Area Management and Conservation Research and (4) Sustainable Financing – Green Economy. 

We are looking for one Senior Safeguards Specialist to be based in Phnom Penh, Mondulkiri Province or Kratie Province with frequent travel and extended stays in programme sites.

Announcement Positions

Senior Safeguards Specialist

Workplace Circumstances
  • Environment: Office
  • Languages: Khmer, English
  • Location: Phnom Penh, Mondul Kiri Province, Kratie Province
Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Exec. / Management, Social Work, Economics, Law
  • Schedule:Full-time
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

The Senior Safeguards Specialist is responsible for overseeing, implementing, updating and reporting and coordinating all Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF), Risk Management, and programs/projects QA related work for WWF- Cambodia Office to ensure compliance and best practice adherence.

The Senior Safeguards Specialist is the focal point to ensure the compliances and implementation of the ESSF, Statements of Principles, Risk Management, and Quality Assurance of programs/projects and application in both landscapes’ conservation programs, including with contract partners and counterparts. The position is responsible for providing technical guidance and supporting WWF Cambodia staff to implement the standards, including providing capacity building under the guidance of the regional focal points for ESSF, Risk and QA.

The Specialist will also function as the National Focal Point for the Mekong Gender Equity, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) programme, coordinating with regional counterparts and leading in organizing GEDSI activities in Country.

The Senior Safeguards Specialist works with and coordinates all ESSF and Risk management activities with RQAC, QAC, CQC, due diligence and other relevant departments as the representative of WWF-Cambodia.

 

How to Apply

For a detailed Job Description and WWF-Job Application Form please visit the link

How to apply?

Email WWF-Job Application Form, your CV and Cover Letter (max. one page for Cover letter) to the email provided in the contact details.

Applicants need to name the position title (i.e. Senior Safeguards Specialist) when submitting applications under the subject in email. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and submitted documents will not be returned. WWF is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Women, Ethnic Minorities and people with Disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply and will be considered regardless of the requirements of the position.

We do not tolerate sexual misconduct within or outside of work and imbed child protection in all we do. Protection from sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse and child protection are fundamental to our relationships, including employment, we only recruit people who are suitable to work with other staff and communities. We will use the reference process to ensure potential new staff understand and are aligned with our expectations. 

Attachment:
  • 1. WWF_Job Application Form
  • JD_Senior Safeguards Specialist
 

Contact Details

Office Address
  • #21, Street 322, Sangkat Boeng Keng Kang Ti Muoy, Khan Boeng Keng Kang, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • WWF-Cambodia
 
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