15 November, 2017

Land Acquisition/Social Safeguard Specialist




Land Acquisition/Social Safeguard Specialist
Multiconsult Norge AS
● Land Acquisition/Social Safeguards Specialist
 for ADB consultancy assignment
● Contract Fixed number of days for a Vanuatu Citizen
● Port Vila based with travel to the islands
The Organisation
Multiconsult is a Norwegian engineering consultancy firm with more than 100 years of experience in the energy sector and an extensive list of international references, particularly in developing countries. Our clients include public and private utilities, project developers, contractors, technology developers, investors and national and local governments. For more information about us, please see http://www.multiconsultgroup.com/business-areas/renewable-energy/

We are preparing an official expression of interest for the Design and Supervision services for the development of Brenwe hydropower plant. The selection process is handled by the Asian Development Bank on behalf of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management.
The Position
This role entails 6 person-months of work (split into two phases of 1 and 5 person-months respectively.)
The candidate will be a national citizen of Vanuatu and shall possess a degree in Sociology or related field and have at least 5 years of experience in supporting the land acquisition process for infrastructure projects. Experience in the Vanuatu land acquisition process is preferred.
We kindly ask that all applicants take note of the following:
i) We are presently tendering for the project and the successful applicant will be part of our proposed team.
ii) Contracting of the successful applicant is contingent on our firm being awarded the project. It is not certain when the award decision will be made, although we expect it might be in the 2nd quarter of 2018.
iii) We will contact the successful applicant by 21/11-17 and require you to enter your full CV details into the ADB Consultant Management System and approve an affiliation with Multiconsult by 12 AM on 23/11-17 (at the very latest).
iv) If our firm is shortlisted to compete in the final evaluation phase of the tender, the successful applicant is required to complete a version of their CV in the ADB format.
Essential Selection Criteria
► Bachelor's degree in Sociology or related field
► At least 5 years of experience in supporting the land acquisition process for infrastructure projects.
Desirable Selection Criteria
► Experience in the Vanuatu land acquisition process is preferred.
► 5 years experience implementing gender designs for infrastructure projects.
How to Apply
Please click on the link below to apply online and upload your resume.
URGENT!
Applications close 4pm 17 November 2017
Applications are now closed