Quality Assurance Manager (Environmental, Health & Safety)

Position: Quality Assurance Manager (Environmental, Health & Safety) 

Division: Project Delivery 

Reports to: Deputy Executive Director for Project Delivery 

Band: D 

Background & Project Description: 

In September 2017, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a $500 million compact agreement with the Government of Nepal. The compact aims to increase the availability and reliability of electricity, maintain road quality, and facilitate power trade between Nepal and India - helping to spur investments, and accelerate economic growth.  The compact agreement is valid for a period of five years, and is currently in implementation stage, prior to Entry-Into-Force (EIF) at which time the five-year time period begins. 

Pursuant to the aforementioned agreement, the entity charged with implementing the project has been established as the Millennium Challenge Account Nepal (MCA-N) entity. This position will assume a critical role in the success of MCA-N. 

Position Objective:

The Quality Assurance Manager (Environmental, Health and Safety) monitors and strategically manages environmental, health and safety performance of all Compact funded activities to ensure compliance of all Program activities with relevant national environmental and social laws and regulations, MCC Environmental Guidelines, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards on Environment and Social Sustainability. The EHS Quality Assurance Manager achieves this objective by advising the Deputy Executive Director of Project Delivery on the performance of each Project Manager and their respective teams and, where necessary, providing technical guidance for EHS team members to fulfill their respective role.   

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Operations  

• Advise the Deputy Executive Director of Project Delivery on environmental, health and safety performance on each project and Project Manager through ongoing communication, coordination, reporting and, where necessary, providing recommended corrective actions 
• Advise the Deputy Executive Director and Project Managers to build the Electrical Transmission Project (ETP) team through recruitment, training, development and mentoring, and performance management of staff to ensure a capacity to deliver the project’s objectives 
• Serve as the main counterpart to MCA-N Staff, MCC Staff, and other government counterparts and stakeholders on all Environmental and Social Performance issues on Compact activities 

Planning  

• Establish and implement a quality control framework to monitor and strategically manage the environmental, health and safety performance of each Project Manager and their projects 
• Engage MCA-N Staff, MCC Staff, and other government counterparts to effectively integrate environmental, health and safety considerations into project planning, development, and implementation, including Terms of Reference, work plans, designs, supervision contracts, budgets, timelines, and monitoring mechanisms 
• Coordinate closely with all MCA-N Staff and government counterparts to ensure proper oversight of the implementation of all Compact-funded activities, including participating in field missions 

Monitoring & Evaluation 

• Review key Environmental Social Performance (ESP) documents including, but not limited to, Environmental and Social Management System, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and Management Plans, Resettlement Action Plans, Stakeholder Engagement Plans, etc., and ensure the dissemination and implementation of these tools to improve environmental and social performance on Compact activities 

Requirements (Education, Experience, Technical Competencies): 

• Bachelors’ Degree (Required) and Master’s Degree preferred from a recognized institution in the following or equivalent fields: Natural or Social Science, Sociology, Social Work, Community Development, Development Economics, Political Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Planning, Environmental Management, Public Health, Public Policy, International Development, Development Economics 
• 10 years of experience preferred (accumulated after acquisition of Bachelor’s Degree) in environmental, safety or health initiatives 
• Demonstrated experience in environmental and social impact assessment and in leading efforts to integrate environmental and social considerations into infrastructure projects, or projects of a similar nature 
• Managing projects of similar size, including preparing Terms of reference for hiring consultants (designers, advisors, program managers), and construction contractors, preparing budgets for their hiring, managing budgets for environmental and social impact activities, evaluating the procurement processes, negotiating and awarding the contracts, and managing the hired consultants and contractors for a timely and quality implementation 
• Multilateral donor funded projects in the directly relevant sectors will be preferred; completed projects references will be given additional advantage. 
• Familiarity with international environmental and social guidelines and policies, including IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability 

This Position Description is subject to revisions/updates as necessary to ensure alignment to the organization’s strategic direction and structure. Revisions to the description are subject to applicable Human Resources policies and procedures, and official versions of each Position Description are maintained by Human Resources. 

To Apply:  

The application should be completed & submitted through the Electronic Recruitment Application (ERA) www.rollingplans.com.np/MCA-N and should include a cover letter along with a targeted resume which demonstrates the requirements of the job position. The application needs to be received latest by September 18, 2018 (Monday) before NPT 17:00 hrs. (GMT +5.45). 

This position is open to all the interested applicants; competitive local compensation package will be offered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process(es).