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Social/Gender Specialist

CompanySurbana Jurong Group
LocationPort Moresby
Work ModeOn Site
PostedSeptember 8, 2026
About The Company
Surbana Jurong Group is a global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm, with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery. Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 across Surbana Jurong and our member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, KTP, Prostruct, RBG, SAA, Sino-Sun and SMEC, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to help shape a better future. Our technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as decommissioning and closure. We provide a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors that includes aviation, healthcare, hospitality, transport, energy, water and environment. Surbana Jurong has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans for more than 30 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally. Our tag line “Building Cities, Shaping Lives” expresses how every project or undertaking is, for the Group, an opportunity to fulfil aspirations and enrich lives. By designing and delivering quality housing, work spaces, roads, rail, hydropower, dams, underground and coastal protections and other critical infrastructure needed by our clients, we are redefining cities and transforming them into sustainable and liveable spaces where communities and businesses, present and future, can thrive.
About the Role
Job Description

About SMEC

For 75 years, SMEC has built a reputation as a trusted partner on major transport and energy infrastructure projects around the world. Our design leaders and specialist teams draw on deep expertise and experience delivering projects across a range of diverse environments, from some of the world’s most remote locations to some of the densest urban surroundings.

We understand the value of relationships to ensure that we comprehensively address all requirements at each stage in a project’s development. By closely collaborating with our clients, contractors, subcontractors and asset operators, we deliver commercially informed design thinking through local specialists who understand on-the-ground context and industry expectations.

Along with parent company the SJ Group, 2016-2022 was a period of significant growth and development for SMEC. Spanning 40+ countries and with the specialist expertise of over 5,000 employees, SMEC continued to deliver complex major projects, world-class technical excellence and advanced engineering solutions. As part of the SJ Group, SMEC is able to leverage the capabilities of our parent and sister companies to operate flexibly and effectively in local and global markets. We have access to global network of design and engineering expertise, with 16,000 colleagues across 10 multi-disciplinary brands including architects, designers, planners, engineers and other specialists.

About the Role 

We are seeking an experienced Social / Gender Specialist to support the planning, design, and implementation of major road and highway infrastructure projects in Papua New Guinea. The successful candidate will lead social and gender assessments, stakeholder engagement activities, and gender mainstreaming initiatives to ensure project compliance with international development partner requirements and safeguard standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead social impact assessments and socio-economic baseline studies for road and highway projects.

  • Conduct field surveys, stakeholder interviews, focus group discussions, and community consultations.

  • Develop mitigation measures to address project-related social risks and adverse impacts.

  • Ensure stakeholder engagement activities are culturally appropriate and inclusive.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in social sciences or related field

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in social safeguards assessment, and gender mainstreaming, preferably for transport projects, funded by MDBs. 

  • Male or female

  • Good communication in English Language

Preferred Skills

  • Stakeholder Engagement

  • Social Impact Assessment

  • Cultural Sensitivity

  • Project Coordination

  • Monitoring & Evaluation

  • Technical Report Writing

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

Key Skills
Social impact assessmentGender mainstreamingStakeholder engagementSocio-economic baseline studiesCommunity consultationProject coordinationMonitoring and evaluationTechnical report writingCultural sensitivitySafeguard standardsInfrastructure project management
Categories
EngineeringConstructionEnvironmental & SustainabilitySocial ServicesConsulting
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Social/Gender Specialist will lead social impact assessments and socio-economic baseline studies for major infrastructure projects. They are responsible for conducting stakeholder engagement, focus group discussions, and developing mitigation measures for social risks.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
5-10
💼Company Size
128
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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