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• The SH is responsible for managing implementation of social assurance of the Construction and Logistics Contractors in Uganda according to EACOP social performance minimum requirements.

• The SH interfaces with the Project leadership in Uganda, construction contractor leadership, and internal and external stakeholders as required to communicate social performance commitments, expectations, and performance.

• The SH recruits and develops technically competent social resources to assure and guide to Project and Contractor representatives.

• The SH verifies that all Construction Contractors develop social plans, procedures, and assurance capabilities that demonstrate EACOP social performance minimum requirements are achieved during Project delivery.

• The SH represents social performance during internal and external Project meetings to reiterate and champion Project social performance expectations.

• The SH scope includes Cultural Heritage management; Project and Contractor Stakeholder Engagement, (temporary) Land management, Community Health, Safety and Security; efforts to reduce EACOP Project and Contractor contribution to Project Induced In-Migration, delivery of human rights commitments, construction and logistics scope delivery social risk and impact mitigation and protection of community social infrastructure; and the Project and Contractor audit, assurance and oversight procedures.

The PSM:

• Verifies achieving Project and Contractor social requirements outlined in the Commitments register.

• Implements the Audit, Assurance and Oversight programme to assess Project and assure Contractor social performance.

• The alignment of the social performance activities with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards (PS), Uganda regulatory framework and EACOP Company Management system.

• The recruitment and coordination of a team of social practitioners towards the completion of agreed objectives and schedules.

• The engagement with Uganda relevant authorities (Petroleum Authority of Uganda, Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development for all social performance related topics.

• Coordinates routine social performance reporting, including to Lenders, shareholders, authorities, management, etc.

• Provides social management inputs to EACOP management plans governing Project delivery.

• Trains Project and Contractor resources on EACOP social performance expectations and reporting responsibilities.

• Provides social performance guidance and training material to support Contractor social performance management.

• Verifies Contractor social deliverables address all EACOP in the relevant EACOP Contractor Control Plans.

• Develops a social team equipped to work with construction contractors and assure contractor social performance.

• Engages Project leadership and Package Managers on Contractor performance and provide social management guidance.

• Collaborates with Package Managers and their teams to achieve EACOP social performance expectations.

• Attends Project and Contractor meetings to address social risks and drive social performance improvements.

• Provides social inputs and analysis in Project Management of Change processes.

• Presents Project and Contractor social performance internally and externally including external / 3rd party audits.

• Represents Project and Contractor social management during audit visit preparation, delivery and report reviews.

• Implements audit findings and observations, and documents progress towards timely closure.

CONTEXT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• The job holder will work under the supervision of the EACOP Uganda Land and Social Manager and the Project Social Manager

• Interfaces with Health, Safety, Security, Environmental, Quality, Legal and regulatory, Land, Company and Project functions as required to address cross-cutting risk, impact, and issue management.

• Engages the PIIM/Human Rights Manager and Uganda Human Rights / PIIM Coordinator on survey implementation.

• Maintains routine communication channels for information sharing & stakeholder engagement messaging with LSOC.

• Attends EACOP Grievance Management Committee meetings to represent grievance management.

• Attends Human Rights Steering Committee as needed to support social performance representation.

• Supports implementation of the pilot Workers Voice Tool for EACOP Project construction contractors.

• Interface and communicate Contractor social performance feedback to Shareholders’ counterparts.

• Aligned with National Content (Uganda) teams on cross cutting national content issues.

• Responsible for Project and Contractor adherence to compliance procedures.

• Establishes and maintains constructive working relationships within the Team at all levels of the organisation.

• Champions Project social performance expectations, assurance requirements, progress, and outcomes across EACOP

• Observe and follow EACOP business compliance aspects especially as it relates to strict confidentiality requirements when interfacing with government entities or partners.