Date Published: 14-Jan-2020 Deadline of Submitting EOI: 20-Jan-2020 11:59 PM Manila local time

Consultant Type Individual
Selection Method Individual Consultant Selection (ICS)
Source National
Technical Proposal Not Applicable

Selection Title Sustainable Infrastructure Assistance Program Phase II - Innovative Infrastructure Financing, Infrastructure Planning, and Program Management Support (Subproject 1)

Package Name Social Safeguard Specialist

Advance Action No

Engagement Period 12 MONTH

Consulting Services Budget USD 25,000

Budget Type Estimated

Approval Number 9778
Approval Date 23-Jul-2019
Estimated Short-listing Date 21-Jan-2020
Estimated Commencement Date 17-Feb-2020
Open to non-Member Countries No

Additional Information

Possibility of contract extension Not known
Possibility of consideration for downstream assignment Not known

Country of assignment Indonesia

Country of eligibility for national consultants Same as country of assignment

Contact Information

Project Officer Amr J. Qari
Designation Principal Infrastructure Specialist
Asian Development Bank
Email aqari@adb.org

Contact Person for Inquiries Naning Mardiniah
Designation Senior Safeguards Officer (Resettlement)
Asian Development Bank
Email nmardiniah@adb.org

Agencies

Primary Agency Country Agency Role Contact Person
National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) Indonesia Executing Agency Ikhwan Hakim, Ricky Ramdhan
Ministry of Public Works & Housing Indonesia Implementing Agency

Cost Estimate

Cost Items Amount in USD
Remuneration and Other Expenses
All activities and inputs in the TOR but not limited to remuneration, per diem, air travel, miscellaneous travel expenses, report preparation, production, and transmission, land transportation, communications, etc.23,994
Contingency 1,006

TOTAL

25,000

Terms of Reference (Individual Consultant)

Expertise Social Safeguard Specialist
Expertise Group Social & Political Science
Consultant Source National
TOR Keywords Social Safeguards, Involuntary Resettlement and Indigenous People

Objective and Purpose of the Assignment

The objective of this position is to provide technical support to the Social Safeguards Staff in Asian
Development Bank (ADB) - Indonesia Resident Mission (IRM) in ensuring the implementation and monitoring
of ADB's Involuntary Resettlement (IR) and Indigenous People (IP) Policy (Social Safeguards), operations
manual, related procedures and mandates are following ADB Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS).

Scope of Work

The job requires conducting comprehensive review, analysis and monitoring of project compliance and
enhancing IR and IP knowledge and implementation in country programming and support the team in
developing social safeguards knowledge products and services.

Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output

PROJECT SUPPORT AND MONITORING:
1. Provide support to the ADB social safeguards team in the processing of ADB projects for various
sectors: energy, irrigation and water resources, road/transport, urban planning, and any others as per
Country Operations Business Plans;
2. Support the IRM social safeguards staff to ensure the project is compliance with requirements of ADB
SPS Policy for IR and IP during implementation;
3. Conduct comprehensive analysis and evaluation of social safeguards related project documents at all
stages of the project cycle and preparation of regular monitoring tracking for all projects (all sectors);
4. Support social safeguards staff and project staff in complying with ADB SPS on IR and IP through
review of resettlement plans/Indigenous People Plan, resettlement frameworks/indigenous people
framework, Program Safeguard System assessment, Due Diligence Report on Social Safeguards, project
progress reports, and monitoring reports and recommend actions and measures and evaluate compliance of
projects during project processing and implementation;
5. Prepare or update social safeguards template to be used for preparation for social safeguards
planning or monitoring that including updated internal monitoring template, inventory of loss/detailed
measurement survey, screening, official record for meaningful consultations;
6. Participate, as required, in operational missions by compiling relevant safeguards information/data,
visiting the project site, interviewing project affected persons and interest group, reviewing the
implementation of Resettlement and/or Indigenous People Action Plan following a check list, documenting
meetings with the Executing Agency, consultants and affected persons, and providing inputs in the
preparation of relevant sections of the back to office reports;
7. Support the safeguards staff for the reporting and required activities for the Technical Assistance
activities including use of country safeguard system;
8. Report any issues of non-compliance regularly and suggest mitigation measures; and
9. Any other task related to monitoring and reporting of projects.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

1. Develop/prepare quarterly social safeguards monitoring report for IR and IP for ongoing project and
project processing; and
2. Assist IRM Social Safeguards staff in the preparation of training materials and conduct of training
program particularly for country level stakeholders (especially Resident Mission and Executing
Agency/Implementing Agency officials and staff) on social safeguards and preparation of other knowledge
products as necessary.

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NETWORKING
1. Support social safeguards staff for activities of the Social Safeguards Network and assist in the
conduct of Focus Group Discussions and workshops. Keep the network informed of IR and IP safeguards-
related issues in the country, policies, guidelines and processes of other multilateral, bilateral
financing and other institutions.

OTHERS
1. Perform other duties as may be assigned by the position's immediate supervisor, Specialist and/or
Director.

Output/Reporting Requirements:
1. Semi-annual progress reports to be prepared;
2. Presentation materials or reports for knowledge management/capacity building;
3. Social safeguard related inputs for missions and reports for safeguards meetings; and
4. Reviewed social safeguards documents approved or acceptable to ADB.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

The specialist should have a postgraduate degree in a relevant social science with at least 8 years’
experience in social safeguards related work especially. It is essential for the specialist to have
knowledge of country social safeguards policies and regulatory framework/ legislation as well as that of
national and international finance institutions having safeguards such as ADB, World Bank, International
Finance Corporation, Japan International Cooperation Agency, on social safeguards and its cross-sectoral
application. The specialist should also have extensive knowledge on safeguards with its objectives,
scope and triggers, policy principles and social safeguards requirements. An excellent verbal and
written communications skill in English is required. Current knowledge of Indonesian legal frameworks
for land acquisition and resettlement and as relevant, indigenous peoples and strong interpersonal
skills and ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment are needed.

Minimum General Experience 10 Years
Minimum Specific Experience (relevant to assignment) 8 Years
Regional/Country Experience Required

Schedule and Places of Assignment (chronological and inclusive of travel)

Schedule Type Intermittent
Max. Working Days/Week Home Office 5 Field 6

City and Country Working Days Estimated Start Date Estimated End Date
Other City, Indonesia 15 17-Feb-2020 09-Apr-2020 Other city
Jakarta, Indonesia 35 13-Apr-2020 31-Dec-2020

Total 50

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