International Consultant for Socio-Environment

Mekong River Commission

The role of MRC is to promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries' mutual benefit and the people's well-being

 

MRC Secretariat is now recruiting highly qualified consultants for the following consultancies

1.    International Consultant for Socio-Environment

Consultant type: Programme / Division	: :	International Consultant (Individual) Navigation Programme, Operations Division
Work location	:	Home base and the Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Contract type/ Duration	:	50 working days (January – July 2015)

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of a note with approach and methodology to be followed for this part of the project and to be presented and discussed at the first workshop;
• Preparation of a specific questionnaire on the socio-environmental issues of waterborne transport in the Lower Mekong Basin, to be used by the National experts to collect data and information;
• If necessary, carry out additional surveys and studies to complete set of data and information;
• Assessment of the domestic and regional navigation socio-environmental data in the Lower Mekong Basin, including the upper region of the Lower Mekong Basin (upstream the Khone Falls) and the lower region of the Lower Mekong Basin by a review of the Cambodian Master Plan and Vietnamese Mekong Delta Sector plans;
• Prepare, in close cooperation with the National counterpart experts, a future short-term and long-term strategy to reduce the socio-environmental threats and enhance the socio-environmental opportunities offered by the navigation on the Lower Mekong Basin;
• Identify socio-environmental actions and projects to reach higher developed strategy, with amongst others:

-          Regional Cooperation in Contingency Planning;

-          Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Measures;

-          Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (EIA and SIA);

-          Opportunities for Inland Rural Waterway Transport (IRWT);

• Social and Environmental Impact Evaluation of all proposed actions;
• Participate in all technical meetings and workshops, as mentioned in the TOR.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Degree in Master of Social and/or Environmental Sciences with specialisation in waterbornetransport and water related environment;
• Ten years experience in the social and/or environmental sector;
• Highly qualified in Master Planning, inland waterway transport and socio-environmental sciences;
• High knowledge of the inland waterway transport and socio-environmental situation in the Lower Mekong Basin;
• Excellent computer skills;
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English is absolute requirement;
• Working Experience in the region is an advantage.

The Term of References and other information can be obtained at MRC websitehttp://www.mrcmekong.org/ working-with-mrc/employment. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

 

Application procedures:

The application should include (i) a cover letter outlining clearly how the candidate meets the requirements of the position, (ii) a detailed CV, and (iii) MRC Personal History Form. The position title and section/division must be indicated in the cover letter.

 

The application should be sent to:

Mekong River Commission Office of the Secretariat in Vientiane (OSV)
P.O. Box 6101, 184 Fa NgoumRoad
Vientiane 01000, Lao PDR
Email: mrcs@mrcmekong.org

 

Closing date for applications:  21 November 2014