Career Opportunities

Social Development Specialist / Senior Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to AIIB’s knowledge base on social aspects, particularly related to AIIB's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) requirements and emerging environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks.
• Develop and conduct training on ES sustainability of infrastructure Projects and requirements of AIIB's ESP for AIIB staff and clients.
• Participate in the identification, appraisal, design and implementation of investment programs and projects to evaluate and manage social risks and impacts. Appraise the social risks and impacts associated with investment projects, both Sovereign-backed Financing (SBF) and Nonsovereign-backed Financing (NSBF), including projects involving financial intermediaries (FI), against the requirements of AIIB's ESP. More specifically, this responsibility includes:
• Screening projects for potential social risks and impacts and proposing the ES category for the project.
• Conducting AIIB’s due diligence assessment on the social aspects of the project, including field visits if needed.
• Participating in the identification, appraisal, design and implementation of investment programs and projects.
• Supporting clients in preparation and implementation of social impact assessments (SIA), resettlement planning frameworks (RPF), resettlement plans (RP), Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP), Indigenous Peoples planning frameworks (IPPF) and other relevant instruments for managing social risks and impacts in projects across priority sectors such as water, energy or transport.
• Conducting social due diligence reviews, advisory work, and compliance studies, including field-based reviews as needed.
• Monitoring implementation of the relevant social risk management instruments of the project and addressing any issues that arise during project implementation, including any changes in the project design or scope.
• Assisting clients to address any noncompliance with its obligations by providing support to develop, recommend, and monitor courses of action/corrective measures required of the client to bring the project back to compliance with the AIIB’s ES Policy.
• Conducting reviews of a country’s relevant laws and regulations and corporate management systems and institutional capacities to implement, in order to determine their potential for selective partial or full use in AIIB-financed projects.

Requirements:

• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in social science, planning, law, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5-8 years (for Specialist, 8-10 years for Senior Specialist) of relevant experience in environmental planning and management either working for, or as a government counterpart or consultant to, a multilateral development bank (MDB), bilateral donor or a private sector organization. Candidates with 8+ years is preferred.
• Proven application of professional expertise in planning, management and monitoring of social aspects, including risks and impacts of infrastructure projects in sectors such as energy, transport, water and urban development.
• Demonstrated experience with the planning, preparation and implementation of project-level social assessments and related types of studies, including relevant social risk management plans and frameworks.
• Effective ability to participate in project development and supervision, including project design, feasibility studies, consultations with key stakeholders and management of ES risks. Demonstrated experience in monitoring social aspects for projects under implementation.
• Ability to effectively work with public and private sector clients and financial intermediaries, and development partners (MDBs, bilateral development organizations and development finance institutions) of AIIB in an effective, timely and professional manner in both formal and informal settings.
• Experience with the development and implementation of social strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Experience in working with civil society organizations, nongovernmental organizations and/or Indigenous Peoples.
• Fluent in oral and written English.

AIIB is committed to diversity, transparency, and inclusion. We believe our strength comes from having a team with the right diverse skills, experiences, and abilities selected through a merit-based competitive process. We actively encourage applications from people from both within and outside AIIB members, regardless of nationality, religion, gender, race, disability, or sexual orientation.

Join in AIIB’s mission to promote sustainable infrastructure investments and to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.

Previous experience and qualifications will determine the grade and job title at which successful applicants will enter AIIB.