Environmental, Social & GBV Specialist

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International Rescue Committee (IRC)

  • Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Not specified
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Location: Sudan
Climate & Environmental justice GBV / VAWG PSEA/ Safeguarding
Scope of Work
The IRC is seeking an Environmental, Social & GBV Specialist for an upcoming World Bank-funded health project in Sudan. The project is intended to restore access to a basic package of health and nutrition services and preserve the main elements of essential public health functions in Sudan.
The project is expected to run from February 2027 for 3 years.
The Specialist ensures full compliance with the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) across all project activities, including the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), Labour Management Procedures (LMP), SEA/SH Prevention and Response Action Plan, Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), and Healthcare Waste Management Plan requirements, reporting to the Project Director / Chief of Party with functional coordination with the World Bank E&S team. In this fragile and conflict-affected context, the GBV component is elevated to a mandatory safeguard requiring dedicated specialist capacity.
 
The postholder leads implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plans, the ESMF, and the ESCP for all project activities, including minor civil works, medical waste management, and laboratory upgrading, and manages the SEA/SH Prevention and Response Action Plan, conducting staff training, managing codes of conduct, operating GBV grievance mechanisms, and coordinating survivor-centred referral pathways. He/she maintains the project-level Grievance Redress Mechanism for workers and communities, submitting GRM reports to the World Bank.
The Specialist oversees Labour Management Procedures compliance, monitoring working conditions, occupational health and safety, child labour prevention, and gender-inclusive hiring across direct and contracted workers; leads healthcare waste management plan implementation at supported facilities; coordinates stakeholder engagement and community consultations per the Stakeholder Engagement Plan; and prepares periodic E&S monitoring reports for the World Bank, responding to findings from third-party monitoring.
 
Requirements
  • Degree in social sciences, gender studies, environmental sciences, public health, law, or related field — Master's preferred.
  • Minimum 7 years' experience in E&S/GBV programming in international development, with at least 4 years in World Bank-financed projects.
  • Demonstrated expertise in the World Bank ESF, including ESS2 (Labour), ESS3 (Pollution), ESS4 (Community Health & Safety), and ESS10 (Stakeholder Engagement).
  • Specialised training in GBV/SEA/SH prevention, survivor-centred approaches, and safe referral mechanisms.
  • Experience with healthcare waste management plans and IPC/OHS protocols in health facility settings.
  • Fluency in Arabic is preferred and English required.

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