E T Consultant

World Bank Group

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The World Bank is seeking an Extended Term Consultant to serve as an Environmental and Social Specialist, primarily supporting the LC2 Country Management Unit, which covers Central America and the Dominican Republic, with possible assignments in LC3 depending on operational needs. The consultant will provide technical and operational support for project preparation and implementation across sectors, including environmental and social due diligence, risk management, supervision, and capacity building for implementing agencies. The assignment is intended to strengthen portfolio delivery through integrated environmental and social due diligence, implementation support, client capacity building, and timely advice to task teams and management through the end of FY27. The role supports selected operations in Central America and potentially the Caribbean, including Investment Project Financing and Program-for-Results operations. It applies the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework, relevant legacy safeguard policies, and associated requirements throughout project preparation and implementation. The consultant will assess and monitor risks and impacts, review environmental and social instruments, contribute to operational documents and systems, conduct implementation support and site visits as needed, and advise clients and task teams on mitigation and corrective measures. The position also supports sustainable and climate-smart practices, capacity building, portfolio reviews, quality enhancement, and knowledge exchange. For Program-for-Results operations, the consultant develops Environmental and Social Systems Assessments and supervises their environmental and social aspects. The vacancy is posted across two possible duty stations: El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. The selected candidate’s duty station will be determined according to organizational requirements and business needs. This is an Extended Term appointment of seven months; under World Bank Group policy, ET appointments have a lifetime maximum of three years.

Requirements

Advanced degree (Master’s or equivalent) in environmental sciences, engineering, natural resource management, social sciences, anthropology, sociology, development studies, public policy, law, or another field relevant to environmental and social risk management.
At least five years of directly relevant professional experience in environmental and social risk management for development projects.
Demonstrated experience preparing, reviewing, or supervising environmental and social assessments and management instruments, including addressing occupational and community health and safety, biodiversity, pollution prevention, land acquisition and resettlement, Indigenous Peoples, labor, stakeholder engagement, and grievance management.
Sound knowledge and practical experience of the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework and/or legacy safeguard policies.
Relevant operational experience in Latin America and the Caribbean, with familiarity with country environmental and social institutions and regulatory frameworks.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish, including preparing technical reports and communicating complex issues clearly.
Strong client orientation, sound judgment, diplomacy, practical problem-solving skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
Willingness to travel within the region, including to remote areas.
Ability to apply a proportionate, risk-based approach to identifying, assessing, managing, and monitoring environmental and social risks across sectors and project stages.
Ability to provide timely, practical, technically sound advice to task teams and management and to support project preparation, implementation, supervision, and resolution of emerging issues.
Ability to engage effectively with government counterparts, implementing agencies, and other stakeholders, providing technical guidance and facilitating constructive dialogue.
Ability to work across environmental and social disciplines, sectors, countries, and institutional boundaries.
Ability to share knowledge, develop practical guidance, and strengthen client and team capacity through coaching and training.

Nice To Haves

Experience covering both environmental and social dimensions is strongly preferred.
Comparable experience with the environmental and social standards of another international financial institution is desirable.
Experience in Central America, the Dominican Republic, and/or the Caribbean 3 countries is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as assigned or supporting Environmental and Social Specialist for selected operations in Central America and potentially the Caribbean, applying the World Bank ESF, relevant legacy safeguards, and associated requirements during project preparation and implementation.
Identify, assess, and monitor environmental and social risks and impacts, and advise task teams and clients on proportionate mitigation measures.
Review environmental and social assessments, management frameworks and plans, stakeholder engagement plans, labor management procedures, resettlement and Indigenous Peoples instruments, grievance mechanisms, and occupational and community health and safety plans.
Prepare timely inputs to operational documents and systems, including Environmental and Social Review Summaries, Environmental and Social Commitment Plans, Project Appraisal Documents or Project Papers, Aide Memoires, Implementation Status and Results Reports, and environmental and social risk management databases.
Provide implementation support through field missions and site visits as needed; review monitoring reports; identify compliance gaps and emerging risks; agree practical corrective actions; and follow up on their implementation.
Identify opportunities to integrate sound environmental and social management, sustainability, climate-smart practices, and positive impacts into investment operations, while enhancing local implementation capacity.
Advise clients on incorporating environmental and social requirements into bidding and contract documents and establishing contractor, supervision, monitoring, incident-reporting, and grievance-management arrangements.
Design and deliver practical capacity building for project implementation units, government counterparts, contractors, supervision consultants, and other stakeholders.
Support environmental and social CMU focal points for Central America and, as requested, the Caribbean with portfolio reviews, quality enhancement, strategic briefings, cross-country knowledge exchange, and other priority tasks.
For Program-for-Results operations, develop Environmental and Social Systems Assessments and supervise the environmental and social aspects of those operations.
Carry out other assigned tasks related to the unit’s objectives.