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• Take lead in implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF)

• Monitor compliance and identify emerging project related social risks and support implementation of related social risk management actions;

• Support the PFIs in development and implementation of their ESMSs;

• Support E&S screening of lending or other forms of financial support provided by the PFIs to their borrowers from the proceeds of the IDA funds under INVITE;

• Support the project to comply with World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and ESS9;

• Detail INVITE Trust’s procedures for E&S due diligence on PFIs’ ESMS and PFI ESMS requirements as well as specific activities financed under INVITE;

• Providing specific time-bound actions and practical steps for integrating Social Risk Management into the activities supported by INVITE, including the specific tools to be integrated into the deal flow for each financial transaction type supported under INVITE;

• Prepare specific tools for implementation by PFIs to screen and mitigate social risks in transactions supported by the World Bank;

• Supervise PFI to ensure that subproject sponsors prepare and disclose all risk assessment and management instruments (ESIA/ESMPs, ESA etc.);

• Ensuring that PFIs conduct adequate screening and monitoring of MSME support they provide from the INVITE Trust proceeds in accordance with national legislation and ESMF;

• Guide the PFIs on land acquisition procedures in line with the RPF;

• Support the preparation and operationalization of the INVITE Trust/PFIs Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRMs);

• Sensitize staff and other Stakeholders on the Social standards requirements for INVITE; including the rights and obligations of all the parties involved;

• Ensure inclusion and access of project benefits for vulnerable groups;

• Support the dissemination of information regarding addressing the social impact;

• Participate in site meetings and provide technical guidance on the above-mentioned areas among other social related concerns;

• Prepare regular and ad hoc Social reports for management action;

• Contribute to the development of new tools and methodologies for addressing social risks

• Take part in training of key technical staff of participating agencies and PFIs in environment and social screening, social management and Resettlement Policy Framework management, Child Protection, gender responsiveness;

• Disseminate good practices in social risk management;

• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Result Areas:

• Implementation of procedures for E&S due diligence on PFIs’ Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) as well as specific activities financed under INVITE Trust components;

• Strengthen the implementations of INVITE Trust E&S instruments;

• Preparation of quarterly E&S compliance reports;

• Undertake monitoring on compliance of E&S standards;

• Capacity building and knowledge transfer on environmental and social standards. This will include training the relevant entities and PFIs on mainstreaming social issues during project development and implementation;

• Strengthen the implementations for critical ESMF provisions;

• Provision of guidance on procedures of land acquisition as stipulated in the project Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF);

• Sensitization and community engagement on the social risks;

• Address potential exclusion of vulnerable groups from project benefits and;

• Mainstream functional grievance redress mechanism for the INVITE Trust.