Senior Social Development Specialist Recruitment for Bangladesh Sustainable Recovery Project

Memo No.46.02.0000.573.07.009.25-11 Date: 24-09-2025 Country: Bangladesh Name of the Project: Bangladesh Sustainable Recovery, Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (B-STRONG) Loan No: IDA Credit 7786-BD Project ID No: P508058 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) For Selection of Senior Social Development Specialist (Individual) Package Number: BSTRONG/LGED/S-09

• The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Bangladesh Sustainable Recovery, Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (B-STRONG). The LGED, an implementing agency of the Project intends to apply a part of the proceeds of this credit to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Expression of Interest is invited.
• Scope of Services: The Scope of Services of the Consultant includes, but not limited to the following: to complete all activities/tasks, its quality control and overall coordination associated with social with field based Social Consultant, officials, PD and other stakeholders; review and endorse the social portion of the Environmental and Social (ES) assessments/instruments/documents, prepared by the social team/personnel from design and supervision firm and any of the above which was prepared by the contractor, and subsequently reviewed by the environmental team/ personnel from design and supervision firm; consult with the social team of D&S regularly and as necessary regarding the issues on ESMP implementation; review and endorse all monitoring reports, prepared by the social team/ personnel of D&S, ensure the social obligation of the Project will be duly reflected into the legal agreement with contractor. The role further requires the ability to lead the trainings related to social to raise the capacity of contractor, field level staff and other relevant stakeholders to implement and monitor the ESMPs and any other application site-specific documents/instruments.
• Duration: The duration of the consultancy services is tentatively 30 months; assignment expected to start from November 1, 2025.
• Selection Procedures: The Project Director, B-STRONG, now invites the eligible Applicants to submit the Expressions of Interests (EoI) for providing the services. The interested Applicants need to provide information demonstrating that s/he has the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The selection criteria are –

Educational Qualification: Master’s degree in Social Sciences or a related field. Experience: Minimum 12 years of professional experience as a Social Scientist, Social Planner, or in a related field, including at least 8 years’ experience as a Social Consultant conducting social assessments in the road, water, wastewater, or other infrastructure sectors of similar nature and complexity. Prior experience in at least one project funded by the World Bank, ADB, or another recognized development partner is required. Applicants are required to submit their Expressions of Interest (EOI), comprising of a CV (including employment history with duties and responsibilities) and a forwarding letter describing briefly the reasons that the applicant considers him/her-self best suited to perform the assignment.

• The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Sixth Edition, February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
• Detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) and other information will be available upon request from the address provided below either through email or in person. ToR is also available in LGED’s website: www.lged.gov.bd.
• The consultant will be selected following the Selection of Individual Consultant method as set forth in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.
• Expression of Interest needs to be submitted (either through e-mail or in person or by mail) to the Project Director’s Office by 14:00 local time (GMT+6:00 hours) on October 15, 2025. Please clearly mention “Expression of Interest (EoI) for Selection of Senior Social Development Specialist (Individual) under B-STRONG (LGED) in the e-mail’s subject line or on the top of the envelope.
• The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of EOIs.

(Md. Abu Hanif Mredha) Focal Person B-STRONG Project, LGED. e-mail: pdlged.bstrong@gmail.com Agency: Local Government Engineering Department Procurement method: Individual Consultant Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 73770.0 USD