Senior National Operation Consultant
Ref No. MLMUPC-CS-106
The objective of this assignment is to provide technical and administrative support to the EA, the IA, and sub-national teams for the implementation of project’s activities; in close collaboration with the National M&E Consultant, develop M&E manual and provide training to project staffs; and, assess annual progress in project’s implementation, and advice the project management on necessary and corrective measures. The SNOC will work under the direct supervision of LASED III Project Director. He/she will interact closely with the Operations Director, the Technical Director, the Agriculture Director, and national and sub-national teams to achieve the above objectives of the assignment.
The duty station will be at the office of LASED III at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) and travel to SLC project sites. The Consultant is expected to start the work as soon as conveniently possible.
- Main Tasks. The main tasks of the consultant are as follows:
- Facilitate implementation of training activities on the results framework and the Project Implementation Manual (PIM);
- Assist the Project Director and the Section Directors in monitoring and assessing progress in implementation, and formulating follow-up actions as required;
- Support the Project Management Unit in the preparation of ISM by the World Bank, and the management of implementation of follow-up actions.
- Facilitate the reviews of project working procedures and provide input for improvement when needed and coordinate and provide input to annual project staff reviews;
- Provide coaching and support on project operation to the provincial teams, including make regular visits targeted provinces and project sites to monitor progress and to maintain dialogue with Provincial Teams;
- Assist the Project Director, the Section Directors, Chief of Units and teams in the preparation of the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) including coordination with MLMUPC, MAFF and other relevant stakeholders; review the draft AWPB and provide comments on its consistency with the LASED III’s results framework the project’s Implementation Manual, and Cost Tables;
- Coordinate the preparation of the AWPB workshop including discussions with WB, MLMUPC, MAFF, and the project implementing bodies at the sub-national level;
- Assist in the coordination of project implementation to ensure harmonization with MLMUPC and MAFF strategies and procedures, and with overall RGC regulations;
- Assist the procurement and contract management Unit in ensuring that all contracts and agreements are implemented in accordance with the required systems and procedures; and perform formal and informal monitoring on the progress of AWPB implementation, including collecting the progress reports from all relevant project units and consolidate into a project report.
- Cooperate with the International/national M&E specialist to develop the MIS of LASED III and provide regular updates on implementation progress and achievements of the project’s result indicators;
- Coordinate and support the International/national M&E specialist to develop M&E manual including the template, table recording form based on the result indicators and objectives of the project for national and sub-national team;
- Work closely with the International/national M&E specialist to share updates on the results indicators with national and sub-national teams;
- Assist the Project Director, the Operations Director, the project management team to monitor the project progress and achievement based on the result indicators and project performance;
- Assist the project director, the Operations Director, and the project management team to assess the effectiveness of LASED III through field monitoring, case study and in-depth interviews with beneficiaries and implementation agencies; and coordinate with the national and sub-national levels on implementation of surveys and studies of new SLC communes when required by the project.
- Under the direction of the Operations Director, the consultant will work closely with the section directors and relevant project implementation teams to collaborate and closely work with the environmental and social (E&S) risks consultants and relevant project teams, when required operations and technical supports on E&S risks related project following the guidelines and manuals;
- Work closely with the Safeguard Consultants to prepare a summary note on the social and environmental safeguards for the project, and share it with national and sub-national teams, NGOs, and stakeholders;
- Assist the national and sub-national teams to implement safeguard related aspect for land use planning preparation, ICLT, CLUP and development activities; and work closely with the E&S risks consultants and assist the project teams for recording and documentation on social and environmental safeguard activities.
- Deliverables. The National Senior Operation Consultant will produce the following outputs:
- Guidelines for project implementation and provide Capacity building to project team at national and subnational level on overall project operation and implementation manual;
- Periodic reports as required by the Project Director/Operations Director, and (ii) quarterly, bi-annual, and annual progress reports;
- Provide a final review of the AWPB including advice for Project Director and project teams;
- To monitor and evaluate the project progress and result framework following the plan and properly recording;
- Identify implementation issues and suggest resolutions to the Project Director and the Operations Director;
- Support arrangements for the IDA mission and provide the input for the Aide Memoire; and Filling and documentation the project activities, result, output and outcome.
- Master degree (or higher) in rural development, project management, policies and land management;
- At least ten-year progressive experience in implementation of projects in areas related to rural development and land policy;
- Understanding of rural land rights issues; At least five years in positions with project management responsibilities;
- At least three years in develop and implement the monitoring and evaluation especially on MIS;
- Very good in report writing and spoken both in English and Khmer
- Willingness to work under pressure with dynamic situation; and willingness and ability to travel in difficult conditions.
Provincial Environmental Risk Management Consultant Region 2
Ref No. MLMUPC-CS-50R
The PERMC will be engaged to carry out activities related to environmental mitigation measures to address potential environmental issues of LASED III at the provincial level. It is expected that the sub-national environmental consultant will help Operations Director, Technical Director and Environmental and Social Safeguard Unit staffs, and national environmental risk management consultant to implement their proposed tasks in the project. The Consultant will receive technical support from the National Environmental Risk Management Consultant, the World Bank specialists during the project implementation and will regularly report to the MLMUPC’s LASED III Project Director, with the day-to-day work closely with the Provincial Project Manager, Operations Director, Technical Director, Agriculture Director, and the national environmental risk management unit of the LASED III.
The duty station will be at the office of LASED III and at the Provincial Department of Land Management, Urban Planning, Construction, and Cadastre, in Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Siem Reap province and possibly at Kampong Cham, Svang Rieng, Kandal, Takeo, and Kampot province also if necessary. The Consultant will be employed for an initial period of two years which may be extended subject to satisfactory performance. The first three months will be a probationary period, after which s/he will be confirmed for the initial two-year period subject to satisfactory performance.
- Main Tasks. Screen environmental risks and impacts of the Project’s community infrastructure development, activities or subprojects which could result in environmental impacts. The Consultant will carry out the following tasks in close consultation with National Environmental Risk Management Consultant, Project Operations Director, Technical Director and Agriculture Director.
- Identify/screen environmental risks and impacts potentially caused by the project activities, for example, but not limited to, infrastructure construction and the use of agricultural chemical insecticide;
- Analyze potential environmental risks and impacts caused by the project and prepare site specific tool including proposed necessary measures consistent with the relevant ESS requirements of the World Bank ESF and national laws and regulations.
- Raise awareness of biodiversity conservation based on the ESS requirements through training and/or capacity building for the beneficiary and within the sub-national teams and the CLUP firms;
- Conduct environmental safeguards screening and produce an environmental inventory on potential environmental hotspots and, watercourses, conservation forest or wildlife habitats or sanctuary by using arial photos and/or actual site visits at the project sites;
- Work with operational management information system unit to document environmental hotspot
- Prepare regular semi-annual monitoring reports on the environmental, and work closely with social consultant to report on social, health, and safety (ESHS) performance of the project; and
- Coordinate and work together with the national environmental risk management consultant for environmental risk management, and attend to project related matters assigned by Project Director, Operations Director, Technical Director and Agriculture Director;
- Work with the World Bank and national teams to address environmental issues according to the ESS requirements.
- Work with government counterparts to implement the project specific GRM and ensure its functionality and effectiveness.
- At least a Master’s degree in related fields like Environmental Studies, Development Studies;
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in environmental, climate change;
- At least 3 years’ experience in environmental safeguards in Cambodia;
- Experience of land tenure and/or titling work, including with indigenous and/or other customary communities is an advantage;
- Experience of GIS and remote sensing;
- Experience of the World Bank’s safeguard policies (and Environmental and Social Framework/ESF) is an asset;
- An excellent command of oral and written Khmer;
- A very good command of oral and written English;
- A good command of at least one indigenous language of Cambodia would be an advantage; and
- Knowledge and understanding of LASED III’s ICLT, SLC and CLUP procedures and Cambodia’s legislation and legal regulations is essential, including three sub-decrees–SLC (Sub-decree 19), ICLT (Sub-decree 83) and CLUP (Sub-decree 72).
