Business area:
Development Consulting
Country:
Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia
Qualifications required:
• The environmental safeguard specialist must have higher education (Master's degree) in environmental protection, sanitation or similar subjects.
• Must have knowledge of international best practice in the field of environmental protection.
Professional experience required:
• Minimum of 7 years of experience conducting social assessments to develop large scale sanitation and water systems projects with IFIs and/or a minimum of 5 completed projects within the last 7 years.
• Candidate should have full knowledge of international best practice, including land acquisition, compensation, etc., and IFI standards, guidelines, procedures and policies/directives(knowledge of WB, ADB standards will be considered an advantage).
• Experience in Central Asia and/or CIS region will be an advantage.
Position length:
>Temporary
Position length:
3 man-month input over 30 months (Phase II)
Commencement:
2nd quarter of 2025 (tentatively)
Deadline:
Evaluations on an ongoing basis
NIRAS is currently looking for a International Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety Specialist and a team of Senior Experts for the consultancy opportunity in the area of drinking water supply development in Batken, Jalal-Abad, Osh and Issyk-Kul regions of the Kyrgyz Republic. The objective of the project is to (i) increase access to climate-resilient water services in selected river basins; and (ii) strengthen institutional capacity for climate-resilient water management at local and national levels.
The scope of services is divided into three phases:
• Phase 1. Development of detailed design and procurement assistance.
• Phase 2. Construction, Supervision and Maintenance period.