A consultancy services - environmental and social impact assessment (esia) at World Wide Fund (WWF)

World Wide Fund (WWF) as a founder member of the Conservation and Human Rights Initiative is committed to respect human rights and to promote rights within the scope of conservation initiatives.
By mainstreaming ESSF,

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WWF Uganda aims to improve the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of WWF activities to secure better conservation by identifying and addressing environmental and social risks, mindful of the different challenges and needs in different parts of the world. ESSF also supports the systematisation of good governance practices to achieve respect of human rights, transparency, non-discrimination, public participation, and accountability, in the context of conservation work implemented or supported by WWF, among other goals.
To better understand how some conservation activities have the potential to result in unintended negative impacts, WWF is seeking to hire a consultant to conduct an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and subsequently prepare an Environmental and Social Mitigation Framework (ESMF) to address E&S risks and enhance positive benefits and outcomes from WWF and ICGP activities
Objectives of the assignment The overall objective of this assignment is to conduct an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and subsequently prepare an Environmental and Social Mitigation Framework (ESMF) to address Environment and Social (E&S) risks and enhance positive benefits and outcomes from WWF and ICGP activities.
The Specific Objectives of the assignment are;
Conduct an ESIA/assessment and identify risks from WWF and IGCP interventions in the Bwindi
Mgahinga (BMCA) sub-landscape as described in task 1-4 2
Assess how equitable the current mitigation arrangements are, and develop mitigation measures.
Develop an ESMF with appropriate mitigation plans for the E&S risks identified in BMCA sub-landscape.

Submission Procedure
Application letters, detailed Curriculum Vitae including names, email addresses and telephne contact details of three (3) referees, plus copies of academic qualifications (sent as one PDF documer) addressed to the People Culture and Administration Manager should be emailed to: recruitment@wwiganda.org not later than 16th May 2022
For detailed Terms of Refence for this consultancy please refer to this link https://www.wwtyaaadaocolourstory/vacancies/?uNewsID=39142