Recruitment of an Environmental & Social Officer — Kenya GRIHD Facility Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

Country: Kenya

Project: Africa Green, Resilient and Inclusive Housing De-Risking (GRIHD) Facility

Project ID: P 178986

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA -7727-3E

Assignment Title: Environmental & Social (E&S) Officer

Reference No.: KE-TDB-536491-CS-INDV

• The Eastern and Southern Africa Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Africa Green , Resilient and Inclusive Housing De-Risking ( GRIHD) Facility and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

• The consulting services (“the Services”) include the Environmental & Social ( E&S ) Officer (Individual Consultant) assignment for a period of Five (5) calendar years from contract commencement date. The objective of the assignment for the Environmental and Social (E&S) Officer is to ensure that all GHVC Fund-financed projects identify, assess, and effectively manage environmental and social risks in compliance with national laws, the Fund’s exclusion list and ESMS, and international standards, including IFC Performance Standards. The E&S Officer will support TDB’s operational departments in the implementation of other projects in accordance with the applicable institutional and policy frameworks.

• The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://www.tdbgroup.org/consulting-procurement/

• TDB now invites eligible individual consultants (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services (cover/application letter summarizing the relevant experience and indicating its relevance to the assignment, detailed curriculum vitae (CV), copies of documentary evidence of academic qualifications, experience, professional qualifications, and registration/licensing with professional bodies). The shortlisting criteria are:

a). A Minimum master’s degree in environmental sciences, Natural Resource Management, or related field, or alternatively a bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences, Natural Resource Management, or related field combined with significant practical relevant experience.

b). Professional registration with valid membership in a relevant professional body.

c). A minimum of eight (8) years of combined general experience in environmental and social management work.

d). A minimum of five (5) years specific experience in handling environmental and social matters and/or programmes for World Bank and/or other internationally funded projects / programs and preparing associated E&S reports in compliance with applicable standards.

e). Fluency in English.

• The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” First Published July 2016 and Revised Fifth Edition September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

• A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection of Individual Consultants method set out in the Procurement Regulations:

• Further information can be obtained at the address below from 0900 to 1700 hours East African Time (EAT) from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1230 to 1400hours EAT) and public holidays. All inquiries should be sent to the following email address: [email protected]

• Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the e-mail address: [email protected] by 17th March 2026, 1700, hours (EAT) and quoting the reference “KE-TDB-53691-CS-INDV– Environmental & Social ( E&S) Officer (Individual Consultant)” in the e-mail subject line

Dawit Amare

Associate Group Executive, POD/ CSA Departments

The Eastern & Southern African Trade & Development Bank (TDB),

TDB Tower, 184, Lenana Road,

Nairobi, Kenya

Email address: [email protected]