E T Consultant

At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/ibrd Background and Context The World Bank’s engagement in Ukraine and the broader Eastern Europe region has significantly intensified in response to the ongoing conflict and the resulting humanitarian, infrastructure, and recovery needs. The Bank is supporting a growing and diversified portfolio of IPF and PforR operations spanning health, infrastructure, energy, housing, education, water supply and sanitation, district heating, finance, and social protection sectors. These projects require sustained, high-quality E S oversight to ensure compliance with the World Bank ESSs. Given the scale and complexity of the Bank’s Ukraine portfolio and its analytical commitments, support is required from experienced in-country based ET consultant, capable of providing operational E S support and high-level analytical, policy, and community engagement. Objective The objective of this assignment is to provide technical support across a broad spectrum of E S activities of the Bank-financed operations and analytical/advisory engagements in Eastern Europe, with a primary focus on Ukraine. This includes operational support to IPF and PforR projects at all stages of the project cycle (preparation, implementation, supervision, and closure), contribution to analytical work, and cross-cutting recovery and reconstruction assessments. Business Rationale The continued expansion of the World Bank’s Ukraine recovery portfolio across multiple sectors requires experienced, social development support on the ground. The assignment requires expertise in ESF implementation, social risk management, stakeholder and community engagement, policy and institutional coordination, analytical work, and field-level project support. Oleksandr Sheburenkov brings more than 10 years of directly relevant experience across World Bank-financed operations, combining E S safeguards, stakeholder engagement, OHS and SEA/SH risk management, policy analysis, project preparation, and implementation support. Scope of Work Provide environmental and social (E S) support to Health Enhancement and Lifesaving (HEAL) Ukraine Project (P180245) and other World Bank operations in Ukraine. The consultant will support the review and preparation of E S instruments and related project documentation, ensuring consistency with the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and applicable Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). Deliverables and Milestones Review and provide technical comments on E S instruments, including Environmental and Social Management Frameworks (ESMFs), Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), Environmental and Social Commitment Plans (ESCPs), Stakeholder Engagement Plans (SEPs), Resettlement Policy Frameworks (RPFs), Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs), Labor Management Procedures (LMPs), and other related project documents. Participate in technical review meetings and provide written recommendations on stakeholder engagement, public consultations, community health and safety, and measures to avoid or mitigate disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged or vulnerable groups. As required, support E S assessments and due diligence, analytical and policy work, desk research, project preparation, field monitoring and site visits, and training and capacity-building activities. Level of Effort and Timelines Services will be provided on an as-needed basis during the period specified in the contract. Assignments will be linked to key preparation, implementation, and supervision milestones under World Bank projects, Program-for-Results, and grant-financed activities. The level of effort will be determined based on project needs and approved work programs. Expected Outputs Technical review, written comments on E S instruments, field monitoring and site visit reports, analytical and policy notes, desk research products, training and capacity-building materials, and records of technical meetings and consultations. Outputs may also include contributions to screening checklists, implementation updates, and other operational documents. All outputs will be reviewed and cleared by the Task Team Leader for the assig