The project management unit (PMU) is the core unit responsible for the overall implementation of the South Tarawa Water Supply Project (STWSP) including the day-to-day project activities, compliance with the provisions of all grant agreements and government policies and guidelines, project administration, preparation of grant withdrawal applications and maintenance of records. The implementing agency (IA) for STWSP is the Government of Kiribati’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (MISE).
The PMU’s Environmental Safeguard Officer will work under the direct supervision of the PMU’s Safeguards Manager and the overall supervision of the PMU management, and will work closely with the PIAC specialist particularly the international Environmental Safeguard Specialist and the relevant PMU staff (including site engineers, social safeguard and gender officer, community engagement team).There are some tasks that are common to both social and environmental safeguards such as consultations and information disclosure as per the project’s Stakeholder Engagement Management Plan (SEMP) and implementation of the grievance redress mechanism (GRM),