Social Manager

Job Title: Social Manager

Location: Samarkand, Uzbekistan

About ACWA POWER:

ACWA POWER is a global leader in developing, constructing, and operating power generation and desalinated water production plants. With a mission to reliably deliver electricity and desalinated water at the lowest possible cost, ACWA POWER has set a remarkable track record in implementing complex projects worldwide. Our values of integrity, commitment, agility, and innovation drive us to excel in every endeavor.

Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission: To provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable power and water solutions to empower growth and improve the quality of life for communities worldwide.

Vision: To be the preferred global developer and operator of power and water plants renowned for innovation, efficiency, and social responsibility.

Values:

At ACWA Power, our core values define the essence of who we are and guide our unwavering commitment to positively impacting the world. Integrity is at the heart of everything we do, as we steadfastly uphold the highest ethical standards in all our endeavors. Our dedication to excellence and exceeding expectations is a testament to our unwavering commitment. We believe in agility, embracing change, adapting swiftly, and seizing opportunities as they arise. Furthermore, innovation is woven into our DNA, as we cultivate a culture of creativity and continuous improvement. These values drive us and inspire us to provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable power and water solutions, empowering communities worldwide to achieve growth and an improved quality of life. We aim to become the preferred global developer and operator of power and water plants, recognized for our innovation, efficiency, and unwavering commitment to social responsibility.

1. Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate all social commitments of the Project in accordance with Project ESIA, ESAP, RAP, CDP and relevant ESMs.
• Lead the planning and budgeting for all community relations and stakeholder engagement activities, under the direction of the E&S Manager.
• Support and coordinate project‐specific consultation and engagement programs as well as local community events.
• Develop and maintain regular communications tools, grievance mechanisms and relevant action plans.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships to continuously improve relationships, develop outreach to facilitate community interaction and seek mutually beneficial solutions in community initiatives.
• Present information on relevant activities of the company to appropriate organizations, communities, and other stakeholders as required.
• Track issues, concerns, and interests identified by communities and other stakeholders for appropriate follow‐up.
• Provide support to any external consultants or other parties appointed to conduct specific community relations or stakeholder engagement related tasks for the Project.
• Maintain applicable environmental and social records as required by the ESMS (e.g. incident registers, NCR reports, corrective action reports, grievance register.
• Ensure monitoring programs are implemented by qualified personnel and report the results to the Project management for review and as a basis for continuous improvement.
• Display and monitor site bulletin boards to ensure they remain ‘live’ and ‘up to date’ with relevant social information.
• Coordinate, plan, formulate social induction training to all project personnel (including subcontractors) as well as regular toolbox talk environmental training sessions.
• Act as point of contact for any sub-contractor about social issues.
• Ensure that each sub-contractor is aware, compliant and implements the requirements of the ESMPs.
• Review subcontractor’s personnel, qualifications, competency, and social performance and
• Undertake regular internal ESMS audits to assess compliance and implement corrective & preventative actions – audits are to include all subcontractors at the project.

1. Minimum Competency Requirements

• Degree in social sciences, environmental sciences, economics, rural development or equivalent.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in heavy industrial projects as community relations or social manager.
• High Proficiency in the usage of computers and appropriate Microsoft Office software’s such as; Access, Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Experience and demonstrable ability to lead & manage staff.
• Experience and demonstrable ability to report to senior management.
• Experience or demonstrable ability to engage with project stakeholders (e.g. communities and others)
• Ability to communicate effectively in Uzbek and English (as a minimum) and desirably other languages applicable to the project.
• Experience of developing (all or parts of e.g. aspects/impacts, management plans) and/or implementing ESMS on at least one (1) project that was financed by an Equator Principles Financial Institution, Multi-Lateral Financial Institution, OECD Country Export Credit Agency or other lender requiring IFC Performance Standards alignment.
• In-depth knowledge of the IFC Performance Standards and/or other similar lender requirements (e.g. Equator Principles, EBRD Performance Requirements).