Natural Resource Management Specialist – Roads Project

About the role

SHELADIA Associates, a multi-disciplinary international consulting firm, is looking for an experienced Natural Resource Management Specialist for a proposed team on an MCC-funded roads assignment in Zambia. The consultancy covers feasibility studies, outline designs, environmental and social impact assessment, and Employer's Engineer services for improvements to the T5 and D274/R185a Roads under Zambia Compact II. The specialist supports the assessment of project impacts on natural resources and community livelihoods and develops appropriate mitigation measures.

Key responsibilities

• Assess natural resource management and conservation issues associated with the proposed road improvements.
• Identify potential impacts on community access to and use of natural resources.
• Develop mitigation measures that support sustainable resource management and protect community livelihoods.
• Contribute to environmental and social assessment and management documents.
• Coordinate with engineering and environmental and social specialists to integrate recommendations into project planning and design.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biodiversity, ecology, biology, natural and/or water resource management, or another relevant discipline.
• At least 10 years of post-qualification experience.
• Previous involvement as Natural Resource Management lead on three linear infrastructure projects of a similar nature in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience designing and implementing mitigation measures for sustainable resource management and conservation related to the impacts of large infrastructure developments on community livelihoods.
• Fluency in English.
• Experience on projects undertaken in compliance with IFC or comparable international performance standards is preferred.