Environmental and Social Planning and Management
NGO Development Center (NDC)
Palestine
Environmental and Social Planning and Management
AJIR + (Appui à Jérusalem-Est pour son Identité et sa Résilience – Phase additionnelle)
“East Jerusalem Identity and Resilience Support Program AJIR+”
CONSULTING SERVICES
Expressions of Interest
The NGO Development Center (NDC) has received a financing toward the cost of the East Jerusalem Identity and Resilience Support Program AJIR+ project and intends to use part of the funds thereof to payments for the Environmental and Social Planning and Management consulting services to be procured under the project.
The Services of the consultant shall consist of design, monitor and report on the Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) for moderate-risk subprojects (category b) to guarantee the successful implementation of the subproject in alignment with the strategic objective of the AJIR+ Programme.
The assignment will commence on the date of signing the contract with the Consultant and will extend over the AJIR+ implementation period, until December 1, 2027, which is the Technical Completion Date. The total level of efforts is estimated at 50 days.
The NDC hereby invites Applicants to show their interest in delivering the Services described above. This Request for Expressions of Interest is open to Individual consultants.
Required Qualifications:
In order to accomplish the objective of the assignment and the scope of work, a consultant is required with the following qualifications and competences:
- Easy access to Jerusalem with a Jerusalem driving license;
- MSc degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Social Science or any related field.
- Previous experience with World Bank or AFD’s Environmental and Social Safeguard policies and procedures;
- At least 5 years relevant experience working on assignments of similar nature.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of national and local (Jerusalem Municipality) legislations, including laws, regulations, and standards governing environmental and social policies.
- Relevant experience in the CSOs sector.
Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the "Procurement Guidelines for AFD‑Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries", available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr.
Interested individual consultants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform those Services. For that purpose, documented evidence of recent and similar services shall be submitted. The Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the following email address [email protected] no later than Monday, January 15, 2024
To review the full Terms of Reference, please visit the following link:
https://www.ndc.ps/sites/default/files/TOR-ENVR-Social-Impact-Consultant.pdf
