ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) FOR MIKUMI-SELOUS-NYERERE SUB-LANDSCAPE WITHIN THE RUVUMA TRANSBOUNDARY LANDSCAPE
Backgroun
WWF’s Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework (ESSF) provides an institutional mechanism to manage the environmental and social risks of WWF’s work, helps deliver better conservation outcomes, and aims to enhance the social wellbeing of local communities in the places where WWF operates. The ESSF seeks to improve the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of WWF activities to secure better conservation by identifying and addressing environmental and social risks, mindful of the different challenges and needs in other parts of the world. It supports the systematization of good governance practices to achieve the respect of human rights, transparency, non-discrimination, public participation and accountability in conservation work implemented or supported by WWF, among other goals. WWF’s ESSF has been designed to meet the specific needs of WWF, which is a global network of independent NGOs that operates under a standard licensing agreement and brand and which pools funds to advance common conservation objectives.
Objective of the Consultancy
The main objective of this assignment is the preparation of a targeted Environmental and Social Impact
Assessment (ESIA/SIA) and subsequent Environmental and Social Mitigation Framework (ESMF) that maps how WWF-supported activities in the Ruvuma landscape can meet the requirements of applicable Safeguard Standards. The consultancy includes development of a stakeholder engagement plan (SEP) and a gender mainstreaming plan, including giving attention to the stakeholders most vulnerable to rights violations such as women and children and people living with disabilities. The consultancy will develop a landscape mitigation framework and monitoring plan to assess and mitigate potential environmental and social impacts of WWF activities, including measures to promote gender equality and human-wildlife conflict management
Application procedure & Submission of Applications
All interested applicants may get the detailed ToR on WWF website at https://www.wwf.or.tz/jobs_and_opportunities/consultancies_and_tenders/ and should submit; The technical and financial proposals detailing how this consultancy will be delivered. Indicating clearly the approach and methodology including the timeline.
Evidence of previous experience of similar work and outputs with references.
Summarized CVs for the lead consultant and team covering all technical specialties required.
The proposals (technical and financial) should be delivered electronically to WWF Tanzania procurement committee via email [email protected] addressed to;
Secretary, Procurement Committee
WWF Tanzania
Kiko Street, Off Mwai Kibaki Road Plot 252, Mikocheni
P. QO. Box 63117, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255 22 277 5346/277 2455/270 0077 Fax: +255 22 277 5535;
All applications should reach us by or before 17HO0 Tanzania local time on Wednesday, 28″ Sept 2022.
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