Social Development Manager

Major Activities

• Develop and maintain good relationships with social NGOs in Sabah;
• Develop and plan community engagement and social development strategy as part of the Sabah Landscape Programme strategies.
• Develop database on socio-economic and community information from secondary and primary data, including community mapping;
• Conduct community stakeholder analysis and mapping;
• Lead the implementation of community engagement and social development strategy and plans.
• Provide guidance to field team on FPIC exercise;
• Provide input into any Social and Environmental Impact Assessments (SEIA) for projects in Sabah;
• Monitor and implement the Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF) and Environmental and Social Mitigation Framework (ESMF) for the programme;
• Supervise the Community Engagement and Social Development Officers, and support WWFMY community engagement on the ground.
• Conduct local and landscape level community stakeholder analysis, in collaboration with the Sabah Policy Team, contributing to the overall stakeholder analysis and other objectives.
• Conduct general awareness & communication outreach beyond the SLP core conservation work (Sabah general communication), supporting the Associate Director Sabah;
• Conduct and coordinate periodic meetings to report work progress, identify gaps and resolve issues among peer-groups.
• Evaluate staff performance and training needs objectively, discuss and recommend appropriate course of actions to be undertaken.
• Provide regular updates of work progress and inputs to the Associate Director into preparation of working papers and reporting for Senior Management, Executive Committee and Board meetings. Participate wholeheartedly in the general activities of WWF-Malaysia, particularly events and activities that require the full support and participation of all staff members, whether or not the focus of any particular event or activity has any bearing on the job description and assigned project objectives and activities. In the course of performing the duties as set out in this Job Description, the incumbent may be exposed to challenging working conditions, especially for field-based staff members. WWF-Malaysia does not provide any form of allowance (s) to staff for working in tough field conditions as stated in section 2.3 Bonus & any form of Allowance (s) for tough field conditions, WWF-Malaysia Staff Guidebook on Terms and Conditions of Service, as your salary will commensurate with the duties and responsibilities that the job demands.