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Vacancy: Spanish speaking SEA Advisor

18 October 2024

The NCEA is looking for a: 

Strategic Environmental Assessment Advisor (Spanish speaking)

32 – 40 hours per week/between €4500,- and €6800,- /Utrecht/Traveling for work

You provide strategic support to governments and stakeholders in organising Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as well as the processes that are needed for successful implementation of these tools. 

Are you a professional, fluent in English and Spanish, with experience or strong affinity with ESIA and SEA and with a desire to make real impact for a more sustainable world? Then this job might be for you. The NCEA supports environment and sectoral ministries, environmental assessment professionals and non-governmental organisations, to improve their environmental and social assessment practice. The NCEA advises on the quality of the process and content of these assessments, both at project level (environmental and social impact assessment or ESIA) and strategic level (strategic environmental assessment or SEA). With a small team (20 people) we work, demand driven, on the improvement of policy coherence and decision making and on good governance. If this sparks your interest then contact us at sollicitaties eia.nl.

What you will do:

  • You will select and coordinate teams of experts who will deliver independent advise to governments on the design and quality of their environmental processes and reports.
  • You will support capacity development for ESIA and SEA through analysing strengths and weaknesses of ESIA and SEA systems and, where necessary, work on strengthening these systems. For example, by advising government authorities, training NGOs or other stakeholders on the improvement of regulations or strengthening local knowledge institutes.

  • You will provide coaching and support capacity development in processes leading to SEA and ESIA to government organisations, thereby improving their autonomous capacity for sustainable and equitable decision making.

What we offer ....
In addition to excellent employment conditions, we will offer you a challenging role, with the Netherlands as your base and the world as your working area. You will regularly travel to the countries where your programmes run. You will join a close-knit team of 21 people, sharing knowledge intensively and continually seeking innovative ways to make an impact. Learning and improving is part of the NCEA’s DNA. So be prepared for a steep learning curve! Due to the multidisciplinary nature of our work, this position offers opportunities for broad personal development.

What we are looking for:

  • A relevant academic degree.
  • Experience in ESIA and SEA implementation or related fields.
  • Fluency in Spanish and English (both written and spoken).
    In addition, fluency in Portuguese is considered a plus.
  • Conversational level of Dutch or willingness to become proficient.
  • A work and residence permit for EU/EEA Member States or Switzerland.
  • Experience in working in or with low and middle-income countries is a plus.
  • Ability to travel internationally for 15-20% of contract hours.

This position requires the following competencies:

Collaboration skills
The ability to work in a team and to collaborate closely with other colleagues.

Political sensitivity
Ability to read, understand and deal with political sensitivities. Diplomatic skills to reconcile different interests

Social-emotional skills 
A strong ability to listen and bring people together, recognise different interests and relationships and the skills to reconcile these. 

Logical reasoning skills
Excellent reasoning skills and ability to handle complex and abstract information and situations, taking an analytical approach. 

Agility and adaptability
Your curiosity and flexibility are needed to navigate towards a concise and clear advice. You are able to adapt to unexpected or abrupt changes. You are able to navigate complex political-economic environments and different cultures.

Achievement orientation
In order to meet your deliverables, you are able to create overview, work efficiently and have an eye for detail. You show grit and persistence to meet your goals. 

Sociability
You have to be able to connect with others and are capable of showing empathy and coaching skills. You are able to adapt to work with people from different cultures. 

Integrity
The highest level of integrity is a key part of your personal values. You work with sensitive information and you realise that it is all about the greater cause, better and more informed decision making for a more sustainable and equitable world. 

Benefits
You are able to work 4 or 5 days a week. Depending on your knowledge and experience, your gross salary will be between €4500 and €6800 per calendar month based on a 40-hour working week, including a non-contributory pension scheme. After a trial period of one month, you will be offered a one-year contract. If you do well, we will offer you a permanent contract, as well as a professional education and development budget, a generous holiday allowance and the possibility to work from home up to 40% of your time. 

The application procedure
If you are interested and meet our requirements, please email sollicitaties eia.nl You will then receive a number of specific questions from us, which we would like you to reply to in writing. Based on your answers, we will determine next steps, which may include one or more interviews, followed by (presentation) assignments. For more information about the position, please contact Derk Spronk (HR). 

Interviews for this position will be conducted at our office in Utrecht:

NCEA | Arthur van Schendelstraat 760 | 3511 MK Utrecht | +3130-2347660 

Acquisition based on this advertisement is not appreciated.