Driving Social Performance
HEC manages social performance in the extractive, power, transport, chemical and forestry sectors
Our Team
HEC’s experts have extensive field experience, building the foundation for its services. HEC has worked across Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America, balancing corporate mandates and on-site resources to achieve client objectives and improve social outcomes for external stakeholders.
Sara Sultan
Chief Executive Officer
Allison Fedorkiw
Chief Operations Officer
Daniel Amamoo Otchere
GIS and Database Specialist
Greg Borroughs
Technical Writer
Herman Chick
Resettlement and Social Performance Specialist
Martin Denis
Resettlement and Social Performance Specialist
Adou Djané
Urban Resettlement Specialist
Eric Gagnon
Resettlement and Social Performance Specialist
Jean-Yves Landry
GIS and Database Lead
Yenifer Orobio
GIS Specialist
Vincent Roger
Livelihood Restoration Specialist
Valentin Soro
GIS and Database Specialist
Financing, Risk Due Diligence and Compliance
Social Compliance Planning
Projects need representation in negotiations with lenders and regulators, demonstrating that they understand international best practice and have a clear roadmap to compliance.
Management Documents
HEC develops the management documents required for compliance across all service areas.
Resettlement, RAPs and Livelihood Restoration
Resettlement and RAP
Projects need to plan their resettlement early enough so that regulatory and lending standards are met before construction starts.
Livelihood Restoration
Projects need to restore livelihoods to pre-project levels. Livelihood restoration is almost always a required component of resettlement.
Community Health, Safety and Human Rights
Gender
Projects need to integrate protections for women and sexual minorities into social policies and practice.
Artisanal Mining
Projects need to have a clear policy on artisanal mining if artisanal miners have historically operated within or near Project footprints.
Health
Projects need community health baseline data and impact assessments to demonstrate that potential risks and impacts to community health are being identified and mitigated.
Human Rights
Projects increasingly need to integrate human rights into their social practice.
Stakeholder Engagement
Grievance Mechanisms
Projects need to track grievance resolution and manage stakeholder feedback over time.
Stakeholder Engagement Planning
Projects need to manage ongoing relationships with their external stakeholders, maintaining consistency and meeting commitments through staffing changes and different Project phases.
Technical Services
Data Management and GIS
Projects need to measure and document their social performance. HEC supports every aspect of data management, including for spatial data.
Governance and Internal Capacity Building
Governance
Projects, as they evolve, often need to expand the governance components in their environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks.
Training
Projects need to keep their staff current on evolving best practices. In some contexts, site-based staff need training to report on their activities in line with corporate requirements.
Community Development and Local Content
Projects need to invest in local communities. Investments need to be relevant to stakeholders, avoid infringing on government mandates and be sustainable. This can fall within a Company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) requirement or described
in Sustainability Reporting.
Social Impact Assessment
Impact assessments and associated disclosure processes are key tools through which a Project sets expectations with regulators and other national stakeholders.
Work with Us
HEC is looking for people with strong technical expertise in social performance and human rights. This includes people with experience implementing resettlement, livelihoods, community development, conflict resolution and gender programming in the field. HEC often has openings for longer-term rotational work as well as work on shorter studies or policy development. Potential candidates can apply to be on HEC’s roster for future opportunities or apply directly to one of our job openings. To do so, complete the Consultant Application Details form and we will contact you for further information within one business day.