Terms of Reference

Social Specialist at the Project Management Unit

Experience and Qualifications

The Social Specialist suitable for this position should have the following qualifications:

• Graduate/advanced degree in social sciences, land management, and natural science, or other related discipline.

• Minimum of 3 year of relevant professional and applied experience, including social safeguards, involuntary resettlement, social risk management in investment projects financed by International Financial Institutions (IFIs)

• Applied experience in preparation Resettlement Plans, ESMP, ESMF and other relevant Social Safeguards documents.

• Experience in conducting socioeconomic surveys among PAPs

• Knowledge of international good practice for management of social risks, including World Bank ESF, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards and knowledge of safeguards standards of other IFIs will be an advantage. 

• No obstacles for traveling within Uzbekistan for various field trips.

• Good analytical skills, ability to think strategically, analyze and synthesize diverse qualitative and quantitative socially related data and information.

• Excellent spoken and written Uzbek and English. Russian skills will be an advantage.

• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Google maps, other graphical mapping software