ERM

Managing Consultant - Social Impact Assessment (Sociology / Anthropology)

China · Work style not stated · Full time

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  • EmployerERM
  • LocationChina
  • Work styleWork style not stated
  • Employment typeFull time
  • Employer posted

ERM’s Social Impact Voyager seeks to incubate social impact (across social performance, land acquisition and resettlement, stakeholder engagement, labor and working conditions, etc.) as a key offering across our service lines. Our vision is to become the social impact consulting partner of choice, known for high-quality advisory and technical services that are well integrated to the business and sustainability strategies.

The Asia Region has 50+ pureplay social impact practitioners, primarily based in China mainland, Hong Kong and South-east Asia, India, Vietnam.

ERM China office is currently hiring professionals with a passion and some experience in resettlement and social sustainability to join the team.

Role responsibility:

Join the team, and you will work closely with service line leaders and senior project managers who will coach you and help you develop subject matter expertise.

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Deliver and coordinate medium to large projects that involve social impact assessment, resettlement advisory, labor and working conditions assessment, stakeholder engagement and social due diligence

Conduct socio-economic surveys, social screening for the projects and Social Impact Assessments (SIA) including Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) or Livelihood Restoration Plan (LRP)

Prepare Indigenous Peoples Development Plans (IPDPs), Community Development Social Welfare Programs for Project Affected Persons (PAPs) and obtain clearances for Land Acquisition

Monitor, evaluate and supervise the implementation of the resettlement plan and social mitigating measures

Undertake social and human rights due diligence assessments and prepare corrective action plans as per established international standards (UNGPs, EP, IFC, ADB etc.)

Direct and monitor project management activities related to social performance projects, including task delegation and direction, subcontractor management, health & safety protocol management, monitoring of commercial performance, deliverable quality review, and interaction with clients

Requirements:

Master’s degree or PhD in social sciences, sociology, Anthropology or related discipline

At least 7+ years and more of social/socio-economic impact assessment experience, including successfully managing projects and teams on social impact assessments

Practical knowledge and understanding of quantitative analysis tools and techniques and their application for social data management

Demonstrated project management skills

Excellent report writing skills. Fluency in both written and spoken English and Mandarin is a fundamental requirement. Second foreign language skills will be a plus (e.g. French, Russian)

Willingness to do domestic or international travel

Who We Are:

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job's alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.

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