| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Youth & Sports |
| Agency |
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Department of Youth Development |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN) Project |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Individual Consultant (National) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
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Selection of Gender and Social Specialist |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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34.01.0000.046.11.062.24.1117 |
| Date |
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30/12/2025 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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The World Bank |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN) Project |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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18/01/2026 5.00 pm
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| Publication Date |
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30/12/2025
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The consulting services (“the Services”) will include but not limited to:
a. Organize and deliver training on Gender, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), Gender-Based Violence (GBV), safety, and grievance systems.
b. Act as the main liaison between service providers and the Project Management Unit (PMU) for Gender, GESI, and GBV matters.
c. Apply the GESI/GBV Health Response Protocol, including psychosocial support.
d. Support Behavioral Change Communication (BCC) strategies and lead community workshops on Gender and GBV.
e. Advise stakeholders on Gender and GBV issues, engaging with government, United Nations (UN), and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), while building capacity.
f. Guide the setting up of inclusive childcare facilities.
g. Support SP and SNSA to design and assess parent and community engagement strategies for child development.
h. Support SP and SNSA to ensure strong protocols for health, safety, and zero tolerance for abuse or discrimination.
i. Submit timely, regulatory-compliant reports to the PMU.
j. Perform additional duties related to Gender, GBV, GESI, and youth development as assigned. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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Required Educational Qualifications:
1. Candidates must have a Master’s degree in any subject. Masters in Social Science, Development Studies, Sociology, Gender Studies will be given preference.
2. Candidates having PhD in any of the above-mentioned subjects will have added advantages.
Required Professional Experiences and Adequacy for the Assignment:
General Experience:
1. Must have 15 (Fifteen) years of overall working experience under any government/semi-government/ autonomous organizations/NGOs/Development Partners or any other reputed international donor organizations. Anything less than that will be ineligible.
Relevant Experience:
1. At least 10 (Ten) years of related professional experience in gender equality, social development, GESI mainstreaming, and GBV/ Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH) risk management under Government/Semi-Government/Autonomous Organization/Development Partner/NGOs or any other reputed international donor organizations. Candidates below that years of experience will not be considered.
2. Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, and monitoring Gender Action Plans, GESI frameworks, and GBV mitigation measures, particularly in skills development, employment, entrepreneurship, or youth-focused programs.
3. Proven hands-on experience in:
a. GBV/SEA/SH risk assessment, survivor-centered response, and case management, including familiarity with GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS) or similar confidential systems;
b. Gender- and GBV-sensitive Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRM), including complaint handling and referral pathways;
c. Stakeholder engagement, community consultation, and behavioral change communication (BCC) related to gender norms and women’s empowerment.
4. Experience in capacity building and training delivery on gender, GESI, GBV, Codes of Conduct, workplace safety, and safeguarding for service providers, government staff, and field-level actors.
Adequacy of the Assignment
1. Candidates having demonstrated experience of designing and implementing gender-responsive programs, including direct engagement with women and adolescent female beneficiaries in skills development, livelihoods, or social protection initiatives are highly preferable.
2. Experience of facilitating women-only consultations, focus group discussions, or community mobilization activities in culturally sensitive setting to ensure gender equality will have added advantages.
Suitability of the Assignment:
1. Must have excellent oral and written expertise in English and Bengali languages.
2. Specialized training or certification in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), GBV/SEA/SH prevention and response, safeguarding, or child protection will be considered a strong advantage.
3. Formal training on the World Bank Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) is highly desirable.
4. Relevant trainings on Gender Based Violence (GBV), Gender in Social Development, Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM), Social Accountability etc.
5. Should have proficiency of using MS Word, Excel, Power Point etc.
6. Ability to frequently visit and connect with the beneficiaries specially women of hard-to-reach area. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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| Association with foreign firms is |
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Not Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 34.01.0000.046.11.062.24.1117 |
1 |
Dhaka |
February 01, 2026 |
January 31, 2028 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Kazi Moklesur Rahman |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director (Joint Secretary) |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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National Sports Council Tower (Lift-19), 62/3, Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000. |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 02-55101121, Fax : , Email : pd.earn@dyd.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
