FSRP – Social Safeguards, Gender, GBV/SEAH Specialist

Job Description

Puntland State of Somalia

Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigations (MoAI)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)

Name of the Project: Somalia Food Systems Resilience Project (S-FSRP)

Assignment Title: PUNTLAND FSRP – Social Safeguards, Gender, GBV/SEAH Specialist

Project ID: P177816

Deadline: 29th April-2025

Ref No. SO-MOAI-PL-459363-CS-INDV

1.0 BACKGROUND

The Somalia Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) is part of a regional initiative by the World Bank to provide a comprehensive framework to intervene at both the national and regional levels. This Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) aims to tackle the underlying structural challenges of food insecurity and reduce beneficiaries’ vulnerability to unpredictable climate, crisis, and conflict events. It seeks to achieve this by rejuvenating Somalia’s agri-livestock research institutions, seed systems, and extension services and developing community institutions that can anchor adaptation of climate-smart agri-livestock practices, strengthening the availability of water and improved rangelands management for resilient agriculture and livestock production; support animal health services, enhancing the integration of the production systems to domestic and regional markets, with appropriate investments in food safety and value addition, and establishing an enabling policy and institutional framework at a sub-national, national and regional level capable of supporting food systems resilience for Somalia.

The Puntland State of Somalia is implementing the project through the Ministries of Agriculture and Irrigation in consultation with the Ministry of Livestock, and Animal Husbandry, and Ministry of Environment, Range and climate Change.

The  Project   Development   Objective   (PDO)   will  be ‘to    increase  preparedness

against food insecurity and improve the resilience of food systems in targeted project areas of Somalia. Progress toward the PDO will be measured using five PDO indicators and intermediate indicators. All relevant indicators will be disaggregated by gender (men and women) and age (youth and adult). The five indicators are.

(a)  reduction of food insecure people in project-targeted areas (percentage).

(b)   farmers are adopting supported climate-smart innovations and practices (the number and percentage of which are female and climate resilient).

(c)  land area under sustainable landscape management practices (hectares).

(d)  increase in the volume of agricultural production sold on domestic and regional markets (percentage); and

(e)  policy products related to agriculture, natural resources management, and food systems resilience adopted with the Project’s support (number).

The project is framed around the following components and sub-components: – Component 1. Rebuilding Resilient Agricultural Production Capacity, 1.1 Crop and Livestock Research, Extension, and Seed Systems, 1.2 Community Engagement and Technology Transfer, and 1.3 Digital Agriculture Solutions and Data Systems Digital Agriculture[1] Solutions and Data Systems ms; Component 2. Supporting the sustainable development of natural resources for resilient agricultural landscapes, 2.1 Water availability for agriculture and livestock, and 2.2 Rangeland management: Component 3. Getting to markets, 3.1 Farmer Producer Organizations[2] and Agri-food enterprises, 3.2 Market Infrastructure and Enterprise Development, 3.3 Access to Finance: Component 4. Promoting a greater focus on food systems resilience in policymaking, 4.1 Ministerial Capacity Building and Agri-food Policy Assessments for the Crop Sector, 4.2 Ministerial Capacity Building and Agri-food Policy Assessments for the Livestock Sector; Component 5. will be on Contingent Emergency Response Component. This component will finance eligible expenditures in the event of an emergency precipitated by a disaster. The activation of CERC, will be by request of the government, and will allow funds to be disbursed rapidly to reduce damage to productive infrastructure, ensure business continuity, and speed up recovery. Lastly, Component 6: Project Management. This component will ensure the effective implementation and coordination of the project at all levels, and it has two subcomponents: Subcomponent 6.1: Project Coordination and Management, and Subcomponent 6.2: Monitoring and Evaluation.

Puntland has established a core multi-sectoral state-level Project Implementation Unit (PIU) supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The role of the PIU is to support the management, coordination, implementation monitoring, and evaluation of project activities. The Social Safeguards Specialist (SSS) will join FMS SFSRP PIU.

The FMS Social Safeguards, Gender, GBV/SEAH Specialist will ensure that all FSRP activities are implemented as per the S-FSRP formulated Environmental and Social Frameworks, and the World Bank ESF. He/she will oversee the implementation of the Environment and Social Management Framework, the Stakeholder Engagement Plan, the Labour Management Procedures, the Grievance Management, the SMP, and Resettlement Planning Framework. She will also train and guide the FMS specialists. The Social Safeguards, Gender, GBV/SEAH Specialist will be responsible among other things for ensuring full implementation of the ESMF and ensure inclusive and genuine stakeholder engagement. She will also develop a project wide grievance redress mechanism that is accessible to all communities, workers, and stakeholders and ensure synergy with RCRF/Barwaaqo and other ongoing World Bank projects. More generally, the FMS specialist will be responsible to ensure that all social risks and impacts are monitored and mitigated and social safeguards instruments and the ESCP are implemented on time.

The Social Safeguards, Gender, GBV/SEAH Specialist will undertake the role and responsibilities as set out above and in this TOR’s Duties and Responsibilities section found at somalijobs.net, puntlandpost.net,somalicontractors.so and https://moai.pl.so can be provided upon application submission (in person or by email to the address below).

2. The proposed duration for the assignment is twelve (12) calendar months from the start date.

Skills and qualifications

2. Selection Criteria

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Ø  Bachelor´s degree in social sciences, Gender mainstreaming, Community Development, Project Management, Gender Studies/GBV/SEAH, or other relevant social disciplines from a recognized university.

Ø  5 years of working experience in managing social safeguards and gender-related matters in the agricultural sector with a substantial understanding of and commitment to gender equity and combating gender violence, all of which in senior management position

Ø  Experience with social safeguards issues in development projects, including gender mainstreaming, involuntary resettlement, social inclusion, community development, the inclusion of VMGs, stakeholder consultation, citizen engagement, and grievance redress.

Ø  Knowledge of policies, legislation, and experience of human rights and gender

Ø  Possess analytical skills in gender inequalities in access to resources and benefits.

Ø  Understanding of gender/youth/VMG dynamics and complexities in Somalia.

Ø  Membership in a relevant professional body will be an added advantage.

4. OTHER KEY COMPETENCIES AND REQUIREMENTS

• Proven track record of leadership and networking at a senior level
• Demonstrated ability to handle GBV/SEAH incidences in the community.
• Excellent knowledge of Somali and English
• Computer literacy
• Excellent analytical and administrative skills, as well as solid writing an communication abilities.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong presentation and communication skills (both written and oral)

5. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.

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