Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Local Government Engineering Department

Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar

Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Memo. No. LGED/PD/CRDP/C-03/2011/ 1247 Dated: 30/03/2013

Invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI)

For Social and Gender Specialist – (National Individual Consultant)

for City Region Development Project

Package no. CRDP/LGED/S-06

1. The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received a Loan from Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of City Region Development Project (CRDP) ADB Loan no. 2695 BAN (SF), and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this Loan to eligible payments under the consultancy services for which this invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI) is issued. The terms and conditions of the contract and payments by ADB will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. Except as ADB may specifically otherwise agree, no party other than GOB shall derive any rights from the Loan or have any claim to the proceeds of the Loan.

2. The Project aims at enhancing growth potential and improving environmental sustainability of the target city regions in Bangladesh through effective regional urban planning. A city region is an organic agglomeration of a large metropolitan city (City Corporation), secondary towns (Pourashavas) clustered nearby and adjacent peri-urban areas. The Project will target city regions centered at Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) and Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and support development of key urban infrastructures, focusing on urban environment and local economic development. The project will also support the government to improve regional urban planning and municipal management for effective and sustainable urban development.

3. Being selected as the Executive Agency (EA) for the Project, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) under Local Government Division (LGD) of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD&C) now invites eligible Individual Consultant who has adequate experience in urban development sector to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for Social and Gender Specialist (National Individual Consultant) Services for City Region Development Project.

4. The Social and Gender Specialist will develop detailed plan of activities in accordance with the Gender Action Plan (GAP) and the Summary Poverty Reduction and Social Strategy (SPRSS) to support the Project Management and Coordination Unit (PMCU) and Project Implementation Units (PIUs) in strengthening social and gender considerations in the City Region Development Project (CRDP).

5. The consultancy package will involve anticipated 18 (eighteen) person-months and expected to commence in July 2013. The Specialist must have a Masters Degree in social science or other relevant fields with at least 12 years of relevant experiences in social and gender development, preferably in development projects and have understanding of the policies and strategies Government of Bangladesh in relation to gender.

6. The Specialist will assist the PMCU and PIUs in implementing the detailed plan of activities mentioned at Para 4 above. In addition, the activities of the expert will include, but not limited to: (i) Reviewing gender aspects of project activities with field reality and suggesting adjustments, where deemed necessary, for better management of gender aspects of the Project; (ii) Supporting the Project in implementing its Gender Action Plan; (iii) Identification of the orientation and training needs of the PMCU, PIUs and other relevant stakeholders, integrating in annual work plans proposals for imparting effective training to various categories of trainees, incorporation of gender aspect in different training modules, and impart training in a planned manner with respect to gender aspects of CRDP; (iv) Supporting the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist in developing monitoring indicators disaggregated into gender and income groups to capture the project benefits for different groups of beneficiaries; (v) Assessing the adequacy of Urban Governance Improvement Action Plan (UGIAP) and relevant monitoring formats in capturing the social and gender aspects of CRDP and making recommendations to address any gaps or need for improvement; (vi) Establishing a comprehensive monitoring system built on sex disaggregated data and indicators of the GAP as well as internalizing it into the overall monitoring system of the Project ;

7. The Consultant will be responsible and report to the Project Director, CRDP. Reporting obligations include: i) Inception Report within 15 days from commencement, ii) Monthly Activity Report within 7 days at the end each calendar month, iii) Final Report within 15 days from completion of assignment, iv) Any other report / document / analysis as requested by PD, CRDP.

8. Detailed Qualification Criteria and Terms of Reference (TOR) may be obtained from the office of the undersigned during regular office hours (Sunday to Thursday 9am to 5pm local time except government holidays). The Consultant will be engaged through competitive selection method in accordance with ADB’s Guidelines on the Use of Consultants.

9. Interested individuals must submit EOI in standard template for individual consultants (available for download from ADB website) along with photocopy of necessary / relevant documents in support of the educational qualification(s) and experience(s) in sealed envelope addressed to “Project Director, City Region Development Project, Local Government Engineering Department, RDEC Bhaban, Level-4, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh” not later than 3:00pm local time on 15 May 2013. The envelope must be externally marked Individual Consultant for “Social and Gender Specialist (National Individual Consultant) for CRDP”.

10. Further information including outline Terms of Reference will be available at the office of the undersigned during regular office hours.

(Md. Ahsan Habib)

Project Director

City Region Development Project

Local Government Engineering Department

RDEC Bhaban, Level-4, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207

Telephone: +8802-9110359

Fax: +8802-9110280

E-mail: pd.crdp@yahoo.com

Terms of Reference of Social and Gender Specialist (National Individual Consultant) under the City Region Development Project

Background and Experience: The Specialist must have a Masters degree in social science or other relevant fields with at least 12 years of relevant experiences in social and gender development, preferably in development projects and have understanding of the policies and strategies Government of Bangladesh in relation to gender.

Duration: 18 person months

Major Tasks:

The Specialist will develop detailed plan of activities in accordance with the Gender Action Plan (GAP) and the Summary Poverty Reduction and Social Strategy (SPRSS) to support the Project Management and Coordination Unit (PMCU) and Project Implementation Units (PIUs) in strengthening social and gender considerations in the City Region Development Project (CRDP). The Specialist will assist the PMCU and PIUs in implementing the detailed plan of activities. In addition, the activities of the expert will include, but not limited to, the following:

h Reviewing gender aspects of project activities with field reality and suggesting adjustments, where deemed necessary, for better management of gender aspects of the Project;

h Supporting the Project in implementing its Gender Action Plan;

h Identification of the orientation and training needs of the PMCU, PIUs and other relevant stakeholders, integrating in annual workplans proposals for imparting effective training to various categories of trainees, incorporation of gender aspect in different training modules, and impart training in a planned manner with respect to gender aspects of CRDP;

h Supporting the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist in developing monitoring indicators disaggregated into gender and income groups to capture the project benefits for different groups of beneficiaries;

h Assessing the adequacy of Urban Governance Improvement Action Plan (UGIAP) and relevant monitoring formats in capturing the social and gender aspects of CRDP and making recommendations to address any gaps or need for improvement;

h Establishing a comprehensive monitoring system built on sex disaggregated data and indicators of the GAP as well as internalizing it into the overall monitoring system of the Project ;