Evodia-Glory Mrengo

Results-driven Social Performance Specialist with a strong track record in delivering transparent, lender-compliant programmes for high-profile infrastructure projects. Expertise in managing resettlement, stakeholder relations, and social risk, contributing to successful outcomes for thousands of affected communities and reinforcing governance systems.

• Social Consultant, RTI USAID Tuhifadhi Maliasili Project, 11/01/24- 11/30/24, Prepared a Social Impact Assessment for the Amani–Nilo Nature Reserve corridor to support project review and decision-making for the USAID-funded programme.
• Social Lead, Besix Ballast Nedam, East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Jetty Project, 04/01/23- 06/30/23, Developed social management systems aligned with IFC requirements and Equator Principles IV, secured licence to operate from regional to community level, established the social team, and oversaw initial implementation and monitoring during pre-construction and construction.
• Social Consultant, RSK Africa, 03/01/23- 03/31/23, Reviewed the ESIA for SGR Lot 5 (Mwanza–Isaka) to strengthen alignment with international financing standards, including IFC requirements, and supported stakeholder consultation inputs for a bankable ESIA.
• Environmental and Social Expert (Independent), 08/01/21 - 10/31/21, Prepared environmental management systems, social safeguards systems, and community engagement plans for SGR Lot 5 (Mwanza–Isaka), aligned with international good practice and IFC requirements for pre-construction and construction phases.
• Freelance Researcher, Trainer and Facilitator, 10/01/16 - 07/31/17, Delivered research design, surveys, data collection, training, and facilitation assignments across rural development, food security and livelihoods, environment and climate change, good governance, women’s entrepreneurship, and youth reproductive health.
• Stakeholder Engagement Expert, 10/01/16 - 07/31/17, Led stakeholder mapping and consultation processes across multiple levels and prepared stakeholder engagement plans to support effective project implementation.
• Socio-Economic Expert, 06/01/16 - 09/30/16, Subcontracted by Equinox and State Oil to support preparation of the Resettlement Action Plan for the Lindi LNG project in southern Tanzania through socio-economic data collection, community consultation, and stakeholder engagement in compliance with national and international standards.
• Researcher, Longido Community Development Organization, 07/01/13 - 07/31/13, Conducted research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture in dryland Tanzania, with a focus on Longido District.
• Co-Researcher, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), UK, 03/01/10 - 07/31/10, Consulted on research assessing how climate change influenced the mobility of young girls in arid and semi-arid areas of Tanzania and the related impacts on livelihoods.
• Consultant, 01/01/10 - 02/28/10, Conducted a midterm review of children and youth life skills interventions and sexual and reproductive health programmes in urban and rural Mtwara.
• Co-Consultant, 02/01/09 - 10/31/09, Contributed to the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the EFATHA Ministry project in Kibaha, supporting compliance with national environmental and social requirements.
• Research Assistant, 07/01/08 - 09/30/08, Supported a midterm review of a Marie Stopes Tanzania project focused on improving sexual and reproductive health for low-income communities.
• International Lead Facilitator, 11/01/07 - 12/31/07, Served as lead facilitator for UNICEF Liberia, supporting collection of children’s and youth perspectives for the Liberia Poverty Reduction Strategy and livelihood restoration programmes.
• Project Design Team Member (Consultant), 10/01/06 - 04/30/07, Contributed to a multinational African youth team designing the ILO Co-Op Africa entrepreneurship programme to advance employment, employability, and entrepreneurship for young people in Africa.

• Semanga Ngosingosi, National Programme Officer, UNWFP, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, +255 767 420519, +255 783 420519, semanga.ngosingosi@wfp.org
• Tahir Tumer, HSE Manager, Yapi Merkezi Insaat, Istanbul, Turkey, +90 530 157 1714
• Ayoub Mdachi, Director of Projects, TRC, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, +255 717 484568, ayoub.mdachi@trc.co.tz

• Led development and lender approval of the Resettlement Action Plan for SGR Lot 6 (Tabora–Kigoma), securing compliance with IFC Performance Standards and Equator Principles and enabling African Development Bank financing.
• Led environmental and social due diligence for SGR Lots 3 and 4, supporting financial close through compliance with international lender safeguards and ESG requirements.
• Provided programme-level leadership for environmental and social performance across more than 2,000 km of railway infrastructure, supporting delivery of one of East Africa's largest transport investment programmes.
• Assisted in leading and coordinating a multidisciplinary team of 73 environmental and social professionals across seven construction lots, strengthening governance, accountability, and operational performance.
• Directed complex resettlement, livelihood restoration, stakeholder engagement, and social risk management programmes affecting more than 35,000 project-affected persons across multiple regions of Tanzania.
• Served as a strategic liaison between government ministries, lenders, independent consultants, contractors, and project leadership, aligning regulatory, financing, and operational requirements across the project lifecycle.
• Strengthened programme-wide governance by establishing integrated compliance, risk management, monitoring, and reporting systems aligned with IFC Performance Standards, World Bank ESF, AfDB safeguards, and Equator Principles IV.
• Maintained lender confidence and project bankability through successful coordination of audits, lender supervision missions, due diligence reviews, and corrective action programmes.
• Spearheaded the preparation and disclosure of the organisation’s first ESG Sustainability Report, establishing a foundation for enhanced sustainability governance, stakeholder transparency, ESG performance monitoring, and alignment with international reporting expectations.
• Led implementation of Environmental and Social Management Plans for the EACOP Jetty Project, securing regulatory approvals and strengthening stakeholder acceptance across community, district, regional, and national levels.
• Recognised with the SGR Lot 5 Best Employee Award for exceptional leadership in environmental and social performance, stakeholder engagement, and compliance management.
• Led stakeholder consultations and socio-economic assessments for the World Food Programme Social Protection Programme, influencing adoption of a participatory planning framework that strengthened programme effectiveness and community ownership.
• Directed the mid-term evaluation of WFP’s Food for Work Programme, contributing to transition toward Food for Assets, Cash Transfer mechanisms, and TASAF III integration to enhance sustainability and development outcomes.

• ESG Reporting Training, Ernst & Young, in partnership with NBAA, 03/01/26
• Risk Assessment and IFC Lender Requirements, International Council of Swedish Industry, 10/01/24
• Risk Assessment and ISO 14001 Compliance, International Occupational Safety and Health, in partnership with Besix Ballast, 06/01/23
• Risk Assessment Course, Occupational Safety and Health Authority, in partnership with OSHA Mwanza Branch, 06/01/22
• Resettlement Action Plan Preparation and Implementation, online course organised by SGR’s International Environmental and Social Consultant for Lenders (ARUP) and Groningen University, 06/01/19
• International Finance Corporation Performance Standards Implementation for Projects, IFC, 11/01/19
• Strategic Planning, Resource Mobilisation, Networking, and Performance Management, Tanzania Youth Coalition and MS Danish Cooperation, 11/01/07
• Training on Poverty Reduction Strategy and Millennium Development Goals, World Bank and British Council Ghana, 06/01/07
• Basic Facilitation Skills, Tanzania Youth Coalition and MS Danish, 01/01/06
• Youth Leadership Training Programme (YLTP V), German Development Institute and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 01/01/06
• Leadership Course, East Africa Uongozi Institute, Tanzania and Kenya, 01/01/05