Assistant Sociologist at Corporate Staffing

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out Social Impact Assessments/Social Surveys and audits on projects
• Assist with conducting Environmental Impact Assessments on projects where required.
• Assist with carrying out Environmental Audits on projects where required.
• Assist with carrying out Health & Safety Audits and assessments on projects where required.
• Perform project management and coordination roles on projects where required.
• Coordinate the activities of the office-based and field teams including multi-disciplinary project inputs to ensure quality of work and timely delivery of projects.
• Liaise with external project team members including the Client and attend meetings.
• Carry out Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC), implement and ensure Quality Management System (QMS) is adhered to on projects.
• Prepare bids and proposals for projects in the areas of Environmental and Socio-Impact Assessments and studies, Safety and Healthy campaigns
• Assist in marketing and business development activities in the areas of environmental and sociological studies relevant to the company’s core business areas
• Perform the role of a Project Manager, Project Coordinator, or Socio Economist on projects as assigned by the management.
• Any other duties assigned.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology or related discipline.
• Registration with National Environment Management Authority as an Associate Expert or Lead Expert is necessary though not mandatory.
• Membership in Professional Societies is necessary though not mandatory
• Experience in project implementation processes i.e Work plans, Logframes, Action Plans Reporting, and simple budgeting
• Experience in carrying out Social Impact Assessments and Social Surveys on development projects
• Use of computers and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Possess knowledge on the use of relevant socio-economic analysis software and applications.
• Public Consultation skills.
• People skills including interpersonal, communication and presentation skills