Ministry of Food and Agriculture
(MOFA)
has job opportunities/opening in Ghana to
recruit Environmental Safeguard
Specialist. The Government of Ghana led by the Ministry of Food and
Agriculture (MOFA), in collaboration with the World Bank and USAID is currently
preparing the Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project (GCAP). The project is being
approached in two phases, the Project Preparation phase for which advance
funding has already been received and contracts for preparatory activities of
the project either ongoing or in the procurement process; and the main project
phase which has recently been negotiated and likely to be effective in the
course of the year. This consultancy service covers activities in both
phases.
The proposed project will improve the investment climate for agri-business and establish inclusive PPPs aimed at increasing on-farm productivity and value addition in selected value chains. The project will have four components: (i) strengthening investment promotion infrastructure and facilitating secure access to land; (ii) securing PPPs and small-holder linkages in the area under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA); and (iv) Project Management and Monitoring & Evaluation.
The proposed project will improve the investment climate for agri-business and establish inclusive PPPs aimed at increasing on-farm productivity and value addition in selected value chains. The project will have four components: (i) strengthening investment promotion infrastructure and facilitating secure access to land; (ii) securing PPPs and small-holder linkages in the area under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA); and (iv) Project Management and Monitoring & Evaluation.
The
broad activities under each Component are confirmed as the
following:
Component 1: Strengthening investment promotion infrastructure, facilitating secure access to land. This component will promote a secure investment climate that clarifies and strengthens the rights and obligations of investors, government and affected communities, and support an improved mechanism for facilitating access to land by reducing the search costs to potential investors through an expansion of a database of land suitable and available for investors and by building on nascent mechanisms for actively matching potential investors with suitable land owners.
Component 2: Securing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and smallholder linkages in the Accra Plains. This component will involve the identification and realization of private investments in the agricultural value chain through irrigation-based PPPs in the Accra Plains. This component will support the first transaction of Ghana's PPP agenda (which extends beyond agriculture) and will draw on support to the MoFEP's PPP Unit. It will support all necessary tasks of 'taking the PPP to market' including the provision of any viability gap financing. It will also strengthen community benefit sharing farming arrangements as well as other improved arrangements to benefit sharing through corporate social responsibility and revenue management at the local level.
Component 3: Securing PPPs and smallholder linkages in the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) region. This component will involve the identification and realization of private investments in the agricultural value chain through PPPs. Investors could be local or international and strengthen community benefit sharing mechanisms by directly supporting smallholder linkages through out-grower schemes and contract farming arrangements as well as other improved arrangements for benefit sharing through corporate social responsibility and revenue management at the local level.
Component 4: Project Management and Monitoring & Evaluation. This component would finance the operational costs of project management including monitoring and evaluation activities. It would also include necessary training and capacity building for the staff.
Component 1: Strengthening investment promotion infrastructure, facilitating secure access to land. This component will promote a secure investment climate that clarifies and strengthens the rights and obligations of investors, government and affected communities, and support an improved mechanism for facilitating access to land by reducing the search costs to potential investors through an expansion of a database of land suitable and available for investors and by building on nascent mechanisms for actively matching potential investors with suitable land owners.
Component 2: Securing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and smallholder linkages in the Accra Plains. This component will involve the identification and realization of private investments in the agricultural value chain through irrigation-based PPPs in the Accra Plains. This component will support the first transaction of Ghana's PPP agenda (which extends beyond agriculture) and will draw on support to the MoFEP's PPP Unit. It will support all necessary tasks of 'taking the PPP to market' including the provision of any viability gap financing. It will also strengthen community benefit sharing farming arrangements as well as other improved arrangements to benefit sharing through corporate social responsibility and revenue management at the local level.
Component 3: Securing PPPs and smallholder linkages in the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) region. This component will involve the identification and realization of private investments in the agricultural value chain through PPPs. Investors could be local or international and strengthen community benefit sharing mechanisms by directly supporting smallholder linkages through out-grower schemes and contract farming arrangements as well as other improved arrangements for benefit sharing through corporate social responsibility and revenue management at the local level.
Component 4: Project Management and Monitoring & Evaluation. This component would finance the operational costs of project management including monitoring and evaluation activities. It would also include necessary training and capacity building for the staff.
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JOB
SUMMARY
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Company:
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Ministry
of Food & Agriculture
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Industry:
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Public
Sector
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Category:
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Engineering
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Location:
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Accra
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Job
Status:
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Full-time
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Salary:
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GH¢
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Education:
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Master’s
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Experience:
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5
years
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Job
Expires:
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30
Apr, 2013
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Job
Description
Objectives
of the Assignment:This
assignment is designed to support and advise the GCAP of MOFA and Ministries
Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure that sub-projects under Components 2
and 3 are properly prepared and implemented in compliance with the World Bank's
environmental and social safeguards policies and Environmental Protection Agency
regulations and procedures. More specifically, the primary responsibility of the
specialist will include:
- Providing
oversight on the compliance of environmental and social safeguards policies in
project preparation and implementation;
- To
periodically review and assess the effectiveness of the activities implemented
and their outcomes and impacts as well as compliance with national and
international standards and environmental and social safeguards instruments,
and
- Providing
recommendations, advice and guidance to the MOFA/GCAP and MDAs on measures to
enhance the effectiveness of the project implementation and achievement of the
project development objectives through appropriately addressing the social and
environmental issues of the project.
Scope
of Services:The
scope of the work for this assignment will primarily include, but not limited
to, the following:
- Preparing
internal environmental and social guidelines for the preparation,
implementation, monitoring and reporting of environmental and social documents
required by various safeguards instruments;
- Reviewing
of ESIAs/ESMPs and other environmental and social safeguards documents prepared
by consultants in collaboration with the EPA and GCAP team to ensure compliance
with relevant safeguards policies of the government of Ghana and the World
Bank;
- Ensure
that all safeguards reports like ESIAs, EMPs are reviewed and cleared by
appropriate institutions like the World Bank and the EPA;
- Facilitating
the consultations and disclosure of ESIAs/ESMPs and RAPs/ARAPs
in-country;
- Work
with GCAP and the MOFA entities responsible for safeguards to ensure that
environmental and social safeguard issues are incorporated into bid and
specification documents for all sub project type;
- Coordination
with GCAP team in monitoring of the contractors and works
- Providing
recommendations to GCAP/MOFA and MDAs accordingly and make necessary changes
prior to submission of relevant safeguard instruments to the World Bank - ensure
consistency in the level of proficiency and presentation of the
documentation;
- Supporting
GCAP/MOFA and MDAs in the review of documentation pertaining to environmental
and social compliance (including bidding documents, reviews on-site, reports
from contractors etc) during project implementation;
- Conducting
audits in matters pertaining to timely payments, provision of temporary measures
to affected persons;
- Contribute
to project progress reports pertaining to overall implementation of
environmental and social requirements of the project;
- Coordinating
and facilitating the work of consultant's engaged to carry out environmental and
social impact assessments and resettlement planning and monitoring of safeguards
instruments implementation;
- Organising
the technical aspects of workshops and meetings as required, as outlined in the
ESMF/RPF training and capacity building section;
- Preparing
training materials, and conducting technical training workshops to GCAP/MOFA and
MDA staff and project implementation agencies on environmental and social
safeguards requirements;
- Undertaking
field visits to ascertain if the grievance redress mechanisms established for
the project are functioning appropriately and the individual projects are
implemented in an environmentally and social sustainable
manner;
- Collation
of appropriate performance and monitoring indicators to input into the
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework of the
project;
- Quarterly/Annual
Environment and Social Monitoring and Evaluation reports
- He/she
shall be the main contact person with overall responsibility for action and
reporting on Safeguards for the project and liaise with the WB safeguards
team;
- Sub-project
inspections, monitoring and giving technical advice to GCAP team and; Perform
any other environmental safeguards duty assigned by the
PMU.
Performance
Criteria:The
Safeguards Specialist will operate at GCAP within MOFA in Accra.
The Safeguards Specialist will report to the Project Coordinator GCAP and will support and to ensure the Safeguards requirements GCAP are developed and implemented efficiently and effectively. Annual work plans will be prepared and approved by the Steering Committee and quarterly progess reports on assignment outputs as well as an end-of assignment report that is to be signed off by the Project Coordinator.
The Safeguards Specialist will work closely with relevant MDAs providing advice and guidance to PIU on Safeguard requirements/options relating to the different activities of the projects. The Safeguard Specialist will also coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and establish close and cooperative working relationships with the World Bank Safeguards team based in the Ghana Country Office in Accra. This will facilitate regular and ongoing notification of any changes in Safeguard procedures and, by permitting upstream advice from the Bank team, the preparation of quality safeguard documentation and correspondence to minimize Bank clearance times.
Common Considerations:
The Safeguards Specialist will report to the Project Coordinator GCAP and will support and to ensure the Safeguards requirements GCAP are developed and implemented efficiently and effectively. Annual work plans will be prepared and approved by the Steering Committee and quarterly progess reports on assignment outputs as well as an end-of assignment report that is to be signed off by the Project Coordinator.
The Safeguards Specialist will work closely with relevant MDAs providing advice and guidance to PIU on Safeguard requirements/options relating to the different activities of the projects. The Safeguard Specialist will also coordinate with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and establish close and cooperative working relationships with the World Bank Safeguards team based in the Ghana Country Office in Accra. This will facilitate regular and ongoing notification of any changes in Safeguard procedures and, by permitting upstream advice from the Bank team, the preparation of quality safeguard documentation and correspondence to minimize Bank clearance times.
Common Considerations:
- Remuneration:
Competitive Salary
- Terms
of Payment: Payments
will be made in equal end-of-month payments of agreed amount subject to
completion of core reporting responsibilities as laid out in the Assignment Work
plan
- Location:
Accra
(but with country-wide scope)
- Duration:
Two (2) years (renewable yearly based on satisfactory
performance)
Required
Skills or Experience
- Master
Degree in Environmental Assessment/Management, Environmental/Civil Engineering,
Economics, Social Sciences or other relevant field;
- At
least 5 years of work experience in the preparation of ESIAs/ESMF and RPF/RAP
and/or instruments for donor funded projects;
- Preparation
of environmental and social impact assessment reports, resettlement action
plans, management plans, and monitoring;
- Proven
experience in formulating, assessing, and reviewing environmental and social
safeguards compliance documents;
- Knowledge
of institutional, environmental and social issues in Ghana and Ghanaian national
and regional legislations related to environment, land tenure, labour adjustment
issues and other relevant acts;
- Knowledge
of Ghanaian national and regional legislations related to environment, &
social issues in Agriculture and water sectors
- Experience
in carrying out stakeholder consultations and organizing environmental and
social safeguards training workshops/seminars will be considerable
asset;
- Familiarity
with Ghana EPA's regulations and procedures and World Bank Safeguards
Policies;
- Working
relationship with the Ghana EPA will be an advantage;
- Proven
track record in working effectively with multidisciplinary
teams;
- Evidence
of being able to work effectively in high-pressure environment and to tight
delivery deadlines;
- Literacy
in geographical System (GIS) is recommended;
- Candidate
must be computer literate and should have good verbal and written English
language skills
How
To Apply
Interested
applicants should send application letters with copies of curriculum vitae,
certificates and other relevant documentation to:
The Chief Director
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
P O Box M 37
Accra, Ghana
For further information please contact:
THE TEAM LEADER
GHANA COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL PROJECT (GCAP)
MINISTRY OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (MOFA)
P O BOX MB.37
ACCRA
alabibortey@gmail.com
Tel: +233-20-0198921
NB: Applicants are to include direct contacts (reliable telephone, fax numbers and email address) in their applications in order to facilitate early and easy contact.
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