Extended Term Consultant - Environmental and Social Risk Management

About the role

The World Bank Group is hiring an Extended Term (ET) Consultant in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to provide in-country technical support on environmental and social risk management for its Honduras program. The consultant will spend most of their time on transport-sector projects and will report to a Senior Social Development Specialist and an Environmental Specialist.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, assess and monitor environmental and social risks and impacts, and advise task teams and clients on proportionate mitigation measures.
• Advise clients on instrument preparation, including environmental and social assessments, management frameworks and plans, stakeholder engagement plans, labor management procedures, resettlement and Indigenous Peoples instruments, grievance mechanisms, and occupational and community health and safety plans.
• Support implementation through field missions and site visits, review monitoring reports, identify compliance gaps and emerging risks, agree corrective actions and follow up on implementation.
• Support capacity building for project units, government counterparts, contractors and supervision consultants on E&S risk management.
• Support client communication, including conveying Bank requirements and assessing client implementation readiness.
• Carry out periodic risk assessments and perform other tasks as requested.

Required profile

• Advanced degree (Master's or equivalent) in a field relevant to environmental and social risk management.
• At least five years of directly relevant experience in environmental and social risk management for development projects; experience covering both environmental and social dimensions is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience preparing, reviewing or supervising E&S assessments and instruments, including health and safety, biodiversity, pollution prevention, land acquisition and resettlement, Indigenous Peoples, labor, stakeholder engagement and grievance management.
• Sound knowledge of the World Bank ESF and/or legacy safeguard policies; comparable experience with another international financial institution is desirable.
• Relevant operational experience in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Excellent written and oral English and Spanish, including the ability to write technical reports.
• Strong client orientation, judgment, diplomacy, problem-solving, ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines, and willingness to travel within the region, including to remote areas.