Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives
Agency : Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE)
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director
Procuring Entity Code : -
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Individual Consultant (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Social Development Expert (SDE)
EOI Ref. No. : 46.03.2600.546.14.93.2026-21/3
Date : 25/01/2026

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Selection of Individual Consultants (SIC)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : Asian Development Bank

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Integrated Services and Livelihood for Displaced People from Myanmar and Host Communities Improvement Project (ISLIP)
EOI Closing Date and Time : 08/02/2026 11:55 (Manila.L.T)
Publication Date : 27/01/2026

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : "The Social Development Expert will be responsible to- • Conduct capacity-building training for DPHE personnel, LGI officials, and key stakeholders on hygiene promotion, gender equity, and inclusive WASH and waste management practices. • Develop training materials, modules, and facilitation guides tailored to the needs of DPHE and LGIs, ensuring alignment with project objectives and ADB guidelines. • Lead community and stakeholder engagement activities to raise hygiene awareness, with a special focus on women, adolescent girls, and other vulnerable groups. • Support the integration of Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) principles into project design, implementation, and monitoring tools. • Coordinate advocacy events, campaigns, and knowledge-sharing workshops to promote integrated waste management approaches in partnership with development agencies and local actors. • Prepare periodic social development reports, progress summaries, and documentation following ADB’s reporting format and project requirements. • Provide social inputs to procurement and contract documents, including gender-responsive clauses, community participation requirements, and safeguards considerations. • Monitor field-level social development activities, assess gaps, and propose corrective actions to ensure equitable and sustainable outcomes. • Maintain regular communication and coordination with development partners, LGIs, community groups, and the Project Director to ensure effective implementation of social development components. • Support knowledge management, including case studies, good practices, and lessons learned on hygiene behavior change and waste management initiatives."
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : "• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, Sociology, Development Studies, Gender Studies, or a related field. Master's degree in relevant field will be advantageous. • Advanced training or certification in Inclusive sanitation, gender, social inclusion, participatory development, or WASH-related disciplines will be an added advantage. • Twenty (20) years of general working experience with twelve (12) years of specific progressive experience in Social Development, Community Engagement, Hygiene Promotion, Gender mainstreaming, or WASH/solid waste management programs. • Candidates with strong track record of working with international NGOs or managing foreign-funded development projects/ programs and/or working within the Government supported by bilateral or multilateral donor agencies will be given preference. • Demonstrated experience working on capacity building in promoting CWIS approach to enhance awareness about Integrated waste management with government agencies, particularly LGIs and DPHE, and stakeholder coordination. • Leading skill of WASH Sector Coordination in promoting CWIS Approach in collaboration with ITN-BUET, WASH Networks and WASH sector Actors • Experience in Hygiene promotion, GESI integration, and Behavior Change Communication strategy development. • Experience on advocacy initiatives related to City-wide inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) that includes integrated waste management (both Faecal Sludge and Solid Wase). • Familiarity with ADB-funded or other development partner–supported projects, including compliance with social safeguard requirements and reporting formats. • Experience in community mobilization, consultation, and engagement with women and vulnerable groups. • Strong understanding of gender equality, social inclusion, and community development principles. • Knowledge of national WASH policies, LGI structures and LGI Act-2009, National IRF-FSM & NAP-2020 and waste management systems in Bangladesh. • Proven record on publishing relevant documentation/report-writing/proceedings."
Other Details (if applicable) : 1.     The interested consultants are hereby advised to access REOI detailed information from ADB’s Consulting Services Recruitment Notice (CSRN) or CMS (CMS Reference No: 58075-001) through weblinks: csrn.adb.org or cms.adb.org. If there is any discrepancy of information in this advertisement notice with those provided in ADB’s CSRN / CMS website, the information in CMS shall prevail. 2. The interested individual consultant should submit expression of interest (EOI) for his/ her preferred position only through ADB’s Consultant Management System (cms.adb.org) through the above-mentioned reference numbers providing requisite information and documentation demonstrating that he/she has necessary qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services which are detailed in Terms of Reference (TOR) in the CMS. The consultants shall have to submit their EOIs electronically through the ADB CMS by 11:59 PM (Manila local time) on 12 November 2025. For technical inquiries/assistance on access to CMS, the interested consultants may seek advice by emailing to the following email address: cmshelp@adb.org. 3. Offline submission of EOIs is NOT allowed.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
01 As per TOR Dhaka/Cox`s Bazar 15/02/2026 31/12/2027

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Mohammad Golam Muktadir
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : 14, Shaheed Captain Mansur Ali Sarani, Dhaka 1000, 6th Floor
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : -, Fax : , Email : miltonbuet@yahoo.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders