Regional Senior Specialist, Nbs Social

South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.

Our Project Development team is at the forefront of developing and managing climate mitigation activities. By working closely with project owners and developers as well as their local communities, we manage the complete registration, verification and evaluation of carbon projects to enable the issuance of emission-reduction certificates, in line with official carbon standards. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic sustainability professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you

**Job summary**:
As a Regional Senior Specialist, NBS Social Sustainability, LATAM, you will support the social engagement components of Nature Based Solutions (NBS) projects throughout their lifecylce across the Latam region, focusing on risk minimization and value maximization through integrated team management.

In this role, you will contribute to project management and quality assurance, assisting in the execution of actions that foster high-quality, cost-effective, and sustainable projects. Working closely with the Regional Manager for Stakeholder Engagement and the Social Sustainability team, you will engage with stakeholders to ensure effective governance and enhance the positive impacts of our investments. You will uphold environmental and social safeguard principles to promote transparency, equity, and integrity throughout each project's lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will also include supporting the NBS Regional team on social sustainability issues and risks identification and management,, aiding Project Partners in the implementation of projects for medium to long-term benefits, managing relationships with local contractors, and enhancing stakeholder engagement according to our methodologies.

Additionally, you will help develop and implement efficient processes for managing socially sustainable projects, enhance transparency with improved technical reporting, and regularly evaluate and refine project workflows to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.

**Main tasks & responsibilities**:
Reporting to the Regional Manager, NBS Social Sustainability, LATAM, your primary responsibility will be to support the implementation of quality assurance, and risk mitigation of social sustainability strategies across our NBS projects. This involves assisting with project planning and execution, supervising project partners, and ensuring compliance with our environmental and social safeguard principles, transparency, equity, and integrity throughout the project lifecycle. Additionally, you will be responsible for evaluating opportunities and managing risks throughout the project cycle, including continuous monitoring and evaluation processes.

**Project Management and Quality Assurance (35%)**
- Support the Regional Manager for Social Sustainability in providing technical expertise and assistance to ensure the successful implementation of NBS and biodiversity project activities, focusing on addressing social challenges and opportunities as they arise.
- Monitor and assess the progress of NBS and biodiversity projects' implementation progress through a social sustainability lens, ensuring alignment with organizational quality and risk standards and evaluating advancements towards social impact goals using defined metrics and milestones.
- Coordinate with local focal points and community representatives for NBS and biodiversity projects, serving as a liaison between the South Pole project team and local communities to facilitate clear communication, collaboration, and community engagement.
- Assist in the identification and engagement of local contractors with expertise in social sustainability to monitor, evaluate, and implementation NBS and biodiversity project activities.
- Support the efficient management of local subcontractors to ensure the achievement of social sustainability project milestones and deliverables within set timelines and quality standards.
- Participate in regular site visits to NBS and biodiversity project sites to monitor progress from a social sustainability perspective, engage with local teams and communities, and provide on-the-ground support.
- Assist Project Managers in stakeholder engagement efforts, ensuring the active and informed participation of local communities and other stakeholders according to the organization's social sustainability and FPIC methodological route.
- Contribute to the continuous monitoring and addressing of potential social risks to the project, assisting in adjusting the risk management plan a