Environmental and Social Safeguarding Coordinator Libya Benghazi

At NRC, we are committed to inclusive, accountable, and sustainable humanitarian programming. The Environmental and Social Safeguarding (ESS) Coordinator plays a key leadership role in ensuring that NRC’s projects protect both people and the environment while meeting international standards.

You will lead the development and implementation of an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) across shelter, infrastructure, and livelihoods programs—ensuring that NRC’s projects respect local communities, minimize risk, and are environmentally sound.

This is a high-impact technical coordination role, well-suited to women with backgrounds in engineering, social science, energy, or environmental disciplines—especially those interested in safeguarding, compliance, and sustainable development in humanitarian settings.

Generic Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical focal point for environmental and social safeguarding across NRC’s Libya operations.
• Lead the implementation and quality control of NRC’s ESMF and risk mitigation measures.

• Coordinate with internal teams, donors, and contractors to ensure compliance with environmental and social standards. 

• Provide training, coaching, and field support to NRC staff and implementing partners on ESS tools and approaches.

• Liaise with the donor’s E&S focal point and ensure regular, timely reporting on all safeguarding requirements.

• Support risk categorization, assessment design, and monitoring of sub-projects, especially infrastructure and cash-based interventions.

• Promote gender-sensitive, inclusive practices in community engagement and environmental planning.

• Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidelines/handbooks, and E&S safeguarding donor requirements.

Field Engagement

You’ll regularly visit project sites to monitor E&S implementation, engage with communities, support technical teams, and carry out spot checks. Support for safe and secure field travel is provided.

Critical interfaces

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Budgets:, Support Coordinators, Project Managers. 

• Strategy: Shelter & Settlements Specialist, Livelihoods Specialist, Head of Programme, Regional Climate and Environment Advisors, Area Manager.

• Policies and Procedures: Donor E&S Focal Points, Head of Support, Risk &Compliance, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, Health Safety and Security staff.

• Programmatic support: Project field teams, contractors, support coordinators.

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• Community engagement and assessments: Municipalities, local actors, and beneficiaries.

1. Competencies - What We’re Looking For

We welcome applicants with diverse professional journeys, including those from the humanitarian, development, renewable energy, infrastructure, or social development sectors.

Competencies are important for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

1. Professional competencies 

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance:

• Degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Renewable Energy, Architecture, or related fields. A second degree in social science, development, or gender is a plus.
• At least 4 years of relevant experience, preferably in humanitarian or development programs.
• Strong knowledge of World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (or similar frameworks like KfW, AFD).
• Experience drafting or reviewing environmental and social assessments, ESMPs, and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with NEAT+, solar energy projects, or similar environmental screening tools.
• Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken).
• Strong coordination, training, and facilitation skills.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We still encourage you to apply. We value diverse experiences and are committed to building gender-balanced, locally led teams.

2. Behavioural competencies (max 6)

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, the following are essential for this position:

• Strategic thinking

• Empowering and building trust

• Managing resources to optimize results

• Handling insecure environments

• Planning and delivering results

• Initiating action and change
   

Performance Management

• The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews: 

• The Job Description

• Goals and Performance Plan

• The NRC Competency Framework