Recruitment of Environment and Social Specialist for the CORB-FIT Project — Botswana

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES)

Botswana

Cubango-Okavango River Basin (CORB): Financing Innovation in Transboundary Waters (CORB-FIT)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: P513349

Assignment Title: Environment and Social Specialist

Reference No. BW-OKACOM-553215-CS-INDV

The Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the CORB-FIT and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include operational support on environmental and social risk management within the PIU, ensuring that, the CORB Fund is established with appropriate E&S governance, systems, and procedures; and the project pipeline is developed, screened, and prioritized in a manner consistent with the ESF, applicable Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs), including those related to stakeholder engagement, labor, land, livelihoods, and cultural heritage, and relevant national and regional regulatory requirements. The contract of the E&S Specialist will be for three (3) years subject to renewal based on performance in satisfying the objective of this position or depending on material changes to project design or budget. The expected date of assignment is 1 July 2026.

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

The OKACOM now invites eligible individuals (“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 (attach curriculum vitae with description of experience in similar assignments, similar conditions, etc.). Firms’ staff may express interest through the employing firm for the assignment and, under such situation, only the experience and qualifications of individuals shall be considered in the selection process. The criteria for selecting the Consultant are:

• Qualifications and competence for the Assignment 30 points
• Specific experience relevant to the assignment- 60 points
• English Language 10 points Following evaluation of the CVs of individual consultants, the candidate who is evaluated as the best qualified for the assignment will be invited to contract negotiations and signing.

The attention of interested Consultants (including firms) is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers [dated September 2025] (“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours

OKACOM Secretariat Office, Plot 25019, Old lobatse Road, Gaborone, P. O. Box 25741, Gaborone, Botswana, Telephone: +267 3161593, Office Hours 0800hrs – 1700hrs, on week days.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below by e-mail to [email protected] and copy to [email protected] and [email protected] by 12 June 2026 by 1700 Hrs local time.

Attn: Joshua J. Moloi – Executive Director

P. O. Box 25741, Gaborone, Botswana

Tel: +267 3161593

E-mail: [email protected]