Descripción del puesto

E T Consultant

Job #:	req39335
Organization:	World Bank
Sector:	Environment
Grade:	EC3
Term Duration:	0 years 7 months
Recruitment Type:	Local Recruitment
Location:	San Salvador,El Salvador
Required Language(s):	English
Preferred Language(s):	Spanish
Closing Date:	11/25/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Description

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.

The World Bank's Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region supports a diverse portfolio of investment operations across multiple sectors, requiring effective management of environmental and social (E&S) risks and impacts throughout project preparation and implementation. This work is guided by the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), applicable safeguard policies, the World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines, and relevant Good International Industry Practice (GIIP).

To support the operational demand of its portfolio, the World Bank is seeking an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) to serve as an Environmental and Social Specialist, primarily supporting the LC2 Country Management Unit (CMU), which covers Central America and the Dominican Republic, with potential assignments in LC3 depending on operational needs.

The ETC will provide technical and operational support operations in preparation and implementation across sectors, including E&S due diligence, risk management, supervision, and capacity building for implementing agencies. The assignment is intended to strengthen portfolio delivery through integrated environmental and social due diligence, implementation support, client capacity building, and timely advice to task teams and management through the end of FY27.

Duties and Accountabilities:

· Serve as the assigned or supporting Environmental and Social Specialist for selected operations in Central America, and potentially in the Caribbean (including IPFs and P4Rs), applying the ESF, legacy safeguards where relevant, and associated World Bank requirements throughout project preparation and implementation.

· Identify, assess and monitor environmental and social risks and impacts; advise task teams and clients on proportionate mitigation measures. Review instruments such as environmental and social assessments, management frameworks and plans, stakeholder engagement plans, labor management procedures, resettlement and Indigenous Peoples instruments, grievance mechanisms, occupational and community health and safety plans, among others.

· Prepare and provide timely inputs to Bank operational documents and systems both during preparation and implementation, including Environmental and Social Review Summaries, Environmental and Social Commitment Plans, Project Appraisal Documents or Project Papers, Aide Memoires, Implementation Status and Results Reports, and relevant environmental and social risk management databases.

· Undertake implementation support, including field missions and site visits as needed; review monitoring reports; identify compliance gaps and emerging risks; agree practical corrective actions with clients and task teams; and follow up on implementation of agreed measures.

· Identify opportunities to integrate sound environmental and/or social management practices in investment operations to promote environmental and social sustainability, climate-smartness and positive environmental and social impacts (benefits) and enhance local capacities for implementing sound environmental and social management practices

· Advise clients on incorporating environmental and social requirements into bidding and contract documents and on establishing effective contractor, supervision, monitoring, incident-reporting, and grievance-management arrangements.

· Design and deliver hands-on capacity building for project implementation units, government counterparts, contractors, supervision consultants, and other stakeholders on environmental and social risk management requirements and practices.

· Support the Environmental and Social (E&S) CMU focal points for Central America and, as requested, for the Caribbean in conducting portfolio reviews, quality enhancement, strategic briefings, cross-country knowledge exchange, and other priority tasks responding to evolving work-program needs.

· In the case of PforRs, develop the corresponding Environmental and Social Systems Assessments (ESSASs), and thereafter supervise the E&S aspects of such PforRs.

· Carry out other assigned tasks related to the broad objectives of the unit, as needed.

Note: This vacancy announcement is for one position posted across two possible duty stations that includes El Salvador and Dominican Republic. The selected candidate's duty station will be determined based on organizational requirements and business needs.

Selection Criteria

Advanced degree (Master’s or equivalent) in environmental sciences, engineering, natural resource management, social sciences, anthropology, sociology, development studies, public policy, law, or another field relevant to environmental and social risk management.
At least five years of directly relevant professional 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 environmental and social assessments and management instruments, and addressing issues such as occupational and community health and safety, biodiversity, pollution prevention, land acquisition and resettlement, Indigenous Peoples, labor, stakeholder engagement, and grievance management.
Sound knowledge and practical experience of the World Bank ESF and/or legacy safeguard policies. Comparable experience with environmental and social standards of another international financial institution is desirable.
Relevant operational experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, preferably in Central America, the Dominican Republic, and/or the Caribbean 3 countries, including familiarity with country environmental and social institutions and regulatory frameworks.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish, including the ability to prepare high-quality technical reports and communicate complex environmental and social issues clearly and effectively.

Strong client orientation, sound judgment, diplomacy, practical problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines, and willingness to travel within the region, including to remote areas.
Environmental and Social Risk Management: Demonstrates sound knowledge of environmental and social standards and applies a proportionate risk based approach across sectors to identifying, assessing, managing, and monitoring E&S risks and impacts across sectors and project stage.
Operational Delivery: Provides timely, practical, and technically sound environmental and social advice to Task Teams and Management, supporting project preparation, implementation, supervision, and resolution of emerging issues. Client Engagement and Policy Dialogue: Engages effectively with government counterparts, implementing agencies, and other stakeholders, providing clear technical guidance and facilitating constructive dialogue on E&S risk management..
Collaboration and Integration: Works effectively across environmental and social disciplines, sectors, countries, and institutional boundaries.
Knowledge and Capacity Building: Shares knowledge, develops practical guidance, and strengthens client and team capacity through coaching and training.

WBG Culture Attributes:

1. Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
2. Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
3. Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

As per WBG policy, an Extended Term (ET) appointment is subject to a lifetime maximum of three (3) years. Former and current ET staff who have completed or are in the process of completing their third-year ET appointment are not eligible for future ET appointments.

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