Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase II
Project Management Unit
Vacancy: Deputy Environmental Specialist
(including Environmental and Field Liaison responsibilities)
Project Management Unit
Vacancy: Deputy Environmental Specialist
(including Environmental and Field Liaison responsibilities)
The Project Management Unit (PMU) for Phase II of the Lesotho Highland Development
Project requires the services of an experienced professional to strengthen its environmental
capacity for the Phase II environmental management programme. The duties of the
Deputy Environmental Specialist will include:
• Assisting the PMU’s Environmental Specialist with all aspects of the Phase II environmental
management programme. This will include oversight of consultants appointed to plan
and implement Phase II Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), Cultural
Heritage Plan and Integrated Catchment Management Plan initiatives, liaison with LHDA
staff and government officials, and other environmental planning/oversight activities.
• Assisting the PMU’s Environmental Specialist with environmental planning, auditing
and oversight activities of Consultants and Contractors in the field as required.
To be considered for the position applicants need to have the following qualifications,
experience and skills:
• A post-graduate qualification in the Environmental Sciences or a related field;
• At least five years’ experience in EIA processes in Lesotho, including preparation of EIAs
and Environmental Management Plans (EMPs);
• Community consultation experience;
• Demonstrated experience in Environmental Auditing and Monitoring;
• Demonstrated understanding of the Integrated Catchment Management process in the
southern African context;
• Demonstrated understanding of Cultural Heritage Management in southern Africa;
• Experience in working with rural communities, local/national government institutions
and NGOs in Lesotho;
• Experience in supervising environmental consultants and contractors;
• To be fluent in English and in Sesotho;
• Excellent report-writing skills; and
• To be fully computer literate (MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc).
Certification as an Environmental Assessment Practitioner or other relevant professional
registration will be an added advantage.
Interested persons who meet the above criteria are requested to submit their applications
to the Executive Manager, c/o: info@lhwp2pmu.co.ls by no later than 15 May 2015.
Applications must include a covering letter, a current CV and the full contact details
(full name, organisation and designation, postal address, telephone number and email
address) of three referees.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
Project requires the services of an experienced professional to strengthen its environmental
capacity for the Phase II environmental management programme. The duties of the
Deputy Environmental Specialist will include:
• Assisting the PMU’s Environmental Specialist with all aspects of the Phase II environmental
management programme. This will include oversight of consultants appointed to plan
and implement Phase II Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs), Cultural
Heritage Plan and Integrated Catchment Management Plan initiatives, liaison with LHDA
staff and government officials, and other environmental planning/oversight activities.
• Assisting the PMU’s Environmental Specialist with environmental planning, auditing
and oversight activities of Consultants and Contractors in the field as required.
To be considered for the position applicants need to have the following qualifications,
experience and skills:
• A post-graduate qualification in the Environmental Sciences or a related field;
• At least five years’ experience in EIA processes in Lesotho, including preparation of EIAs
and Environmental Management Plans (EMPs);
• Community consultation experience;
• Demonstrated experience in Environmental Auditing and Monitoring;
• Demonstrated understanding of the Integrated Catchment Management process in the
southern African context;
• Demonstrated understanding of Cultural Heritage Management in southern Africa;
• Experience in working with rural communities, local/national government institutions
and NGOs in Lesotho;
• Experience in supervising environmental consultants and contractors;
• To be fluent in English and in Sesotho;
• Excellent report-writing skills; and
• To be fully computer literate (MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc).
Certification as an Environmental Assessment Practitioner or other relevant professional
registration will be an added advantage.
Interested persons who meet the above criteria are requested to submit their applications
to the Executive Manager, c/o: info@lhwp2pmu.co.ls by no later than 15 May 2015.
Applications must include a covering letter, a current CV and the full contact details
(full name, organisation and designation, postal address, telephone number and email
address) of three referees.
Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
