Jobs Listings

A great opportunity has recently become available on a World Bank Project in the Caribbean – ‘Housing Recovery Project’ (P166537). The Commonwealth of Dominica has secured financing from the International Development Association (IDA) credit and a Crisis Response Window Grant for the Housing Recovery Project (HRP). The HRP is one of the projects in the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica’s National Housing Repair and Reconstruction Programme portfolio.

The following available positions are listed below with a brief description. 

Project Implementation Unit     (DEADLINE: June 15th 2018)

A stand-alone Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established under the Ministry of Housing (MoH) to be responsible for the timely implementation and execution of  the HRP program.The PIU will report directly to the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the MoH, and will liaise constantly with the technical divisions of the MoH and the Ministry of Planning (MoP) as well as the Housing Task Force (HTF), responsible for overseeing sector recovery. The vacancies are listed here. Please select for further information and to apply:

Project Manager

Financial Specialist

Environmental Specialist

Social Specialist

Communications, Monitoring and Evaluations Specialist

Procurement Specialist

Implementation Support Team (IST)

A stand-alone Implementation Support Team (IST) will be established under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and will be a shared resource for three major World Bank-funded projects, and will provide specialist procurement, safeguards and fiduciary support to the respective PIUs. The PIUs will coordinate and work closely with the IST, drawing on the resources and expertise housed within. The IST staff will mentor and train the staff of the PIUs to build capacity within the ministries. This aligns with the GoCD’s directive of strengthening in-house capacity for project implementation and execution.

Implementation Support Team IST FM Manager

Implementation Support Team IST Procurement Specialist

Implementation Support Team IST Project Portfolio Manager

Implementation Support Team (IST) Safeguards Advisor

6 -week Consultancy Contract

The Consultant will be responsible for drafting the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) to be implemented by the Environmental Safeguards Officers and the Social Safeguards Officers of the PIUs, with guidance and oversight from the IST. The ESMF will guide environmental and social safeguard activities throughout all WB-funded projects in Dominica. The ESMF will be developed in line with World Bank policies, procedures, and World Bank Group Environmental and Health and Safety Guidelines (ESHGs) and will also include a Resettlement Policy Framework[1]

Consultant to Develop Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)