Kamau Njuguna
Nairobi
Summary
Kamau is an experienced Social Performance Consultant with over eight years of expertise in environmental and social sustainability projects across Africa. He specializes in land acquisition, resettlement and livelihood restoration, grievance redress, conflict management, social due diligence, labour conditions, gender & social inclusion, and stakeholder engagement. Kamau has successfully delivered social impact projects in sectors such as energy, mining, and infrastructure, working with governments and multilateral agencies. He is highly proficient in applying international social standards, including IFC Performance Standards and World Bank Environmental and Social Standards, to infrastructure investments in Africa. His project experience spans Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Zambia, Nigeria, and Ghana.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Social Performance Consultant
ERM Consulting East Africa Limited
06.2021 - Current
- Leading Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Assessments, ensuring compliance with international best practices
- Driving Stakeholder Engagement and Conflict Resolution strategies to foster collaboration and mitigate social risks
- Implementing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) protocols, ensuring ethical and inclusive decision-making
- Conducting Social Baseline Studies to inform project planning and impact assessment
- Overseeing Impact and Risk Assessments, identifying and mitigating potential socio-environmental risks
- Developing and executing Social Management Plans to align projects with sustainability and compliance goals
- Leading Social Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) to assess project effectiveness and long-term benefits
- Performing Social Due Diligence, ensuring adherence to international safeguard policies and ethical project standards
Technical Consultant
Deltares
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Company Overview: Delft, The Netherlands
- Project: Social Justice Appraisal of Water Security Measures in Refugee Settlement
- Mapped policy frameworks linking humanitarian and international development instruments with national priorities for water access and management in refugee settlements
- Developed socio-environmental justice measures for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) master planning in refugee settlements
- Identified potential conflicts between refugee and host communities, addressing legal limitations and settlement-specific conditions
- Designed a new framework to guide the spatial and temporal distribution of water management measures, considering social dynamics in and around refugee settlements
- Delft, The Netherlands
Social Development and Safeguards Officer
Hospitalia Consultaire Limited
05.2016 - 01.2021
- Conducted Social Impact Assessments (SIA), Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMP) in compliance with international safeguard policies
- Developed Resettlement Plans and Policy Frameworks, ensuring alignment with involuntary resettlement policies and recommending risk mitigation measures
- Designed and implemented Stakeholder Engagement Plans, integrating stakeholder concerns into project planning and execution
- Developed livelihood restoration programs, fostering the economic and social empowerment of Project-Affected People (PAPs)
- Prepared Indigenous People Development Plans, ensuring compliance with policies supporting indigenous communities
- Delivered safeguard training and briefings for Project Management Units (PMUs) and executing agencies, enhancing institutional capacity
Education
Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration: Achieving the In-tended Outcomes -
International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
01.2023
The World Bank Environmental and Social Framework -
The Open Learning Campus/World Bank Group
01.2019
Master of Arts - Project Planning and Management
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya01.2016
Bachelor’s Degree - Social Science (Sociology Major)
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda01.2012
Skills
- Environmental and Social Assessments
- Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration
- Social Due Diligence
- Social Management Planning
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Agriculture (Irrigation)
- Energy and Power (Renewables)
- Infrastructure (Transport, OHTL)
- Mining (Extractives)
- Financial Services
Key Industry Sectors
- Agriculture (Irrigation)
- Energy and Power (Renewables)
- Infrastructure (Transport, OHTL)
- Mining (Extractives)
- Financial Services
Languages
- English, Fluent
- Swahili, Native Speaker
Fields Of Competence
- Environmental and Social Assessments
- Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration
- Social Due Diligence
- Social Management Planning
- Stakeholder Engagement
Professional Associations
- NEMA (Kenya), Application in progress
- International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
Timeline
Senior Social Performance Consultant
ERM Consulting East Africa Limited
06.2021 - Current
Technical Consultant
Deltares
01.2021 - 03.2021
Social Development and Safeguards Officer
Hospitalia Consultaire Limited
05.2016 - 01.2021
Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration: Achieving the In-tended Outcomes -
International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
The World Bank Environmental and Social Framework -
The Open Learning Campus/World Bank Group
Master of Arts - Project Planning and Management
University of Nairobi
Bachelor’s Degree - Social Science (Sociology Major)
Makerere University
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