Social Development Specialist at The World Bank

WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA (AFW) REGION:

GHANA COUNTRY CONTEXT

Social Sustainability and Inclusion Development Context

POSITION

The Social Development Specialist will be based in Accra, Ghana and will support the Ghana portfolio’s work on social risk management including managing issues related to the old Bank safeguards policies and the new Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). In addition, the specialist may provide support to some projects in other CMU countries, such as Liberia and Sierra Leone. The specialist will also provide technical support on broad social development themes including gender, social accountability and youth centered activities. The specialist will report to the SAWS1 SSI Practice Manager and in close collaboration with the Regional Safeguards Coordinator and the CMU Social Risk Management Coordinator.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Social Development Specialist w...