Senior Social Impact Leader – MEA ESG & Stakeholder Expert

SLR Sustainable Environmental Consultancy LLC SOC; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

SLR Sustainable Environmental Consultancy LLC SOC in Dubai seeks an experienced Principal Social Consultant to lead and deliver Social Impact Assessments (SIAs), stakeholder engagement, and resettlement planning across the UAE and wider MENA region.

You will steer social performance advisory services in line with IFC, World Bank, and Equator Principles standards, managing multidisciplinary teams and complex infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in social performance, SIA, resettlement, or ES consulting.
• Strong knowledge of international lender standards and ESG frameworks (IFC PS, World Bank ESS, EBRD PRs, Equator Principles).
• Experience delivering SIAs, stakeholder engagement programmes, and resettlement planning for major infrastructure or energy projects.
• Experience across renewable energy, infrastructure, mining, industrial, ports, logistics, water projects.
• Willingness to travel regionally and internationally; valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Social Impact Assessments (SIAs), Human Rights Impact Assessments (HRIAs), stakeholder engagement programmes, and resettlement planning projects across the UAE, KSA, and wider MENA region.
• Act as the primary social specialist and client interface on multidisciplinary ESIA and ESG advisory projects.
• Align projects with international standards including IFC Performance Standards, World Bank ESS, EBRD Performance Requirements, Equator Principles, and international human rights frameworks.
• Lead social baseline studies, socio-economic surveys, stakeholder mapping, and vulnerability assessments.
• Oversee livelihood restoration planning, land access studies, and Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs).
• Manage stakeholder engagement and public consultation activities with regulators, lenders, project-affected communities, NGOs, and project partners.
• Provide strategic social risk and social performance advice during project planning, permitting, financing, and implementation phases.
• Oversee preparation, review, and submission of high-quality technical deliverables and reporting.
• Coordinate social, environmental, and specialist inputs across disciplines.

Skills

Social performance

Stakeholder engagement

ESG frameworks

Project management

Report writing

Budget management

Travel readiness

English fluency

Education

Postgraduate degree in Social Sciences/Development Studies/Anthropology/Sociology/Geography/Economics/Environmental Management

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

SLR Sustainable Environmental Consultancy LLC SOC in Dubai seeks an experienced Principal Social Consultant to lead and deliver Social Impact Assessments (SIAs), stakeholder engagement, and resettlement planning across the UAE and wider MENA region.

You will steer social performance advisory services in line with IFC, World Bank, and Equator Principles standards, managing multidisciplinary teams and complex infrastructure projects.