Experience

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  Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company)

  • Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

  • Senior Expert, Resettlement/Social Risk Management

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

    Masdar is one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies and a green hydrogen leader, placing the UAE at the forefront of the energy transition. As a pioneer in advancing the clean energy sector and a key enabler of the UAE’s vision as a global leader in sustainability and climate action, Masdar is active in more than 40 countries across six continents and has invested, or committed to invest, in worldwide projects with a combined value of more than US$30 billion.Masdar unites the UAE’s three energy champions – Mubadala, ADNOC and TAQA – and will utilize their combined expertise to become a global clean energy powerhouse across renewables and green hydrogen.Promoting innovation in solar, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy, and geothermal energy, Masdar has a proven record of advancing the commercialization and deployment of renewable energy and clean technologies to address the world’s sustainability challenges.

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  World Bank Group

  • Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

  • Senior Consultant

    • Mar 2023 - Present
    • Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

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  World Bank Group

  • United States
  • International Trade and Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Social Development Specialist

    • Sep 2020 - Dec 2022

    Provided support to task team members and clients in identifying, mainstreaming and monitoring social development and safeguard aspects in Bank-funded operations from identification, preparation, appraisal, implementation, and completion stages (throughout project lifecycle) for 14 projects● Spearheaded mainstreaming of environment and social aspects in operations, including safeguards, gender and social inclusion in 25 projects ● Ensured Policy and compliance with Environmental and Social Requirements for 35 projects ● Reviewed over 30 Environment and Social Assessment (ESA) documents and provided Environmental and Social support to the Bank-funded projects and programs, for both private and public sectors● Addressed social issues in 25 Bank operations during identification, preparation, appraisal, supervision and project completion stages, to ensure project compliance, through formulation, review, and revision of the Bank environmental and social safeguard policies, procedures and guidelines,● Conducted capacity building, knowledge management, and trained 350 Bank and clients Project implementation on bank regulation ● Assisted clients finalize Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the preparation of safeguards ESA documents (ESA, ESIA, ESMF, ESMS, RAP, ES Audit, Hazard and Risk Assessment), to ensure compliance with bank policies and regulation to over 12 project management units working in a multicultural environment● Drafted technical inputs for Environmental and Social sections of the Project Concept Notes (PCNs), Project Appraisal Reports (PARs), Project Completion Reports (PCRs) for 25 projects

  • Social Development Specialist

    • Apr 2016 - Aug 2020

    ● Provided support to task team members and clients in identifying, mainstreaming and monitoring social development and safeguard aspects in Bank-funded operations from identification, preparation, appraisal, implementation, and completion stages (throughout project lifecycle) for 14 projects● Spearheaded mainstreaming of environment and social aspects in operations, including safeguards, gender and social inclusion in 25 projects ● Ensured Policy and compliance with Environmental and Social Requirements for 35 projects ● Reviewed over 30 Environment and Social Assessment (ESA) documents and provided Environmental and Social support to the Bank-funded projects and programs, for both private and public sectors● Addressed social issues in 25 Bank operations during identification, preparation, appraisal, supervision and project completion stages, to ensure project compliance, through formulation, review, and revision of the Bank environmental and social safeguard policies, procedures and guidelines,● Conducted capacity building, knowledge management, and trained 350 Bank and clients Project implementation on bank regulation ● Assisted clients finalize Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the preparation of safeguards ESA documents (ESA, ESIA, ESMF, ESMS, RAP, ES Audit, Hazard and Risk Assessment), to ensure compliance with bank policies and regulation to over 12 project management units working in a multicultural environment● Drafted technical inputs for Environmental and Social sections of the Project Concept Notes (PCNs), Project Appraisal Reports (PARs), Project Completion Reports (PCRs) for 25 projects

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  Green World Consultancy

  • Kigali, Rwanda

  • Lead Environmental & Social Safeguards Compliance Specialist

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015
    • Kigali, Rwanda

    • Conducted institutional capacity assessment and capacity building for team of 18 company staff, including hiring, training, employee engagement and communication strategies and team-building sessions which increased safeguard contracts from 2 to 12 by the second year● Prepared 15 Resettlement Action Plan (RAPs) and conducted ESA for 30+ studies● Coordinated the preparation of 38 safeguards instruments, such as Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA's), ESA, ESMFs, RPF, RAPs● Partnered with the company Director to resolve technical and administrative problems, improved operations, listening to clients and provided exceptional customer service● Assisted clients to finalize the Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the preparation of Safeguards instruments (ESA, ESIA, ESMF, RPF, ESMS, RAP), to ensure compliance

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  Canadian International Development Agency

  • Kigali, Rwanda

  • Principal Environment and Social Safeguards Specialist

    • Jan 2009 - Dec 2012
    • Kigali, Rwanda

    ● Reviewed project appraisal documents and implementation progress reports for an inherited portfolio lacking safeguard documentation; identified gaps, establishing a gap-filling plan, timeline and budget to address issues, improved gender inclusion, stakeholder engagement and reporting quality for the portfolio● Participated in over 28 project implementation supervision missions and prepared social and environmental assessments for over 18 projects● Provided policy and operational guidance to eight project implementation agencies and task teams● Reviewed 15 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment reports and design review technical reports for projects co-funded with World Bank in Rwanda such as land husbandry, water harvesting and hillside irrigation (LWH) project● Mainstreamed social, safeguards, gender and social inclusion aspects in over 25 project lifecycle operations, innovation and ensured consistency

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  UNDP

  • Kigali, Rwanda

  • Environment & Social Safeguards Specialist

    • Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
    • Kigali, Rwanda

    ● Drafted reporting templates for use in implementing and monitoring social aspects and components of projects, and as a team member and a persuasive communicator engaged 3 Districts in policymaking.● Spearheaded 12 projects preparation through multi-criteria assessments, stakeholder engagement, consultation, community participation, and analytical work assessing the institutional capacity design and review practical arrangements for implementing complex projects’ Environmental and Social aspects,● Trained a group of 27 social sciences and sociology students on community engagement, environmental management, and natural resource management in the field