Vulnerability Officer / RAP Officer at EACOP Project Full-time Job

Job in Tanzania VULNERABILITY OFFICER / RAP OFFICER

Location: Dar es salaam, Tanzania

Contract duration: 12-month contract via Airswift, possible to be renewed annually

Start date: ASAP

Work scheme: Field/Office based

Language requirements: Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken) essential

Recruitment Partner: Airswift

Key words: Stakeholder Engagement, Community Relations, Communit Development, Environmental, RAP, Resettlement Action Plan, Surveys, Valuation, Validation, Disclosure, Livelihood Restoration, Monitoring and Evaluation

Overview:

The EACOP Project comprises 1143 km of heated crude oil pipeline from Hoima in Uganda to Tanga in Tanzania arriving at a marine storage terminal and offloading facility. Approximately 4000 hectares of land are required in 8 Regions and 27 Districts, Town Councils and City Councils in Tanzania.

Weve identified livelihoods impacts which will result from the land acquisition programme and to mitigate these impacts, livelihoods restoration and support strategies have been identified in the RAP. In addition to these strategies, potentially vulnerable people and households will receive a special focus to ensure that impacts towards this group, is further reduced and opportunities to improve and strengthen livelihoods, are implemented.

The Vulnerability Officer will participate in, support and monitor vulnerable PAPs, accessibility and effectiveness of the livelihood restoration programmes.

Do you like making social and environmental positive impact?

Then we should speak!

Your central tasks:

• Supporting and monitoring physically displaced and vulnerable households during the RAP Implementation process including the delivery of their in-kind compensation entitlements
• Ensure that there is up-to-date register of vulnerable PAPs and households
• Interface continuously with the RAP Implementation team, PAPs, communities and other key stakeholders
• Identify and implementing any specific measures required to support vulnerable households identified as recipients of livelihood restoration support
• Identifying any accessibility challenges for vulnerable PAPs to participate in livelihood restoration programmes
• Monitor transitional livelihoods support delivery Contractors on a monthly basis
• Support the Compensation Agreements Lead
• Collecting and transmitting to RAP Implementation team vulnerability monitoring data
• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly activity reports

Your profile:

• Advanced Degree in Social Sciences, Anthropology, Community Development, Environmental Sciences/ Management or related discipline
• Around 10 years of professional experience in working with communities
• Experience implementing livelihoods, vulnerability or community development projects
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation of livelihoods, resilience or vulnerability programmes
• Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain good relations with stakeholders, negotiation, conflict management skills
• Proven ability to multitask, work independently, and deliver meaningful reports to senior management
• Excellent and proven data management skills and attention to detail
• Excellent Computer and analytical skills, including excel
• Fluency in English and Swahili (written and spoken)

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