Recruitment of TA for the Strengthening, Updating and Preparation of ESIA Guidelines and procedures for Screening

Request for Expressions of Interest for Consulting Service Country: The Republic of the Gambia Project Title: The Gambia Public Administration Modernization for Citizen Centric Service Delivery (PAMP) Project Assignment Title: Recruitment of TA for the Strengthening, Updating and Preparation of ESIA Guidelines and procedures for Screening Grant Number: IDA-E3820 Project ID NO: P176924 Procurement Method: Individual Consultant Selection Method (IC) Reference No . GM-CPCU-MOFEA-516921-CS-INDV Background: The Gambia Public Administration Modernization for Citizen Centric Service Delivery Project (PAMP) supports the implementation of the Government program, the Recovery Focused National Development Plan (RF-NDP) 2023-2027. In January 2024, the GoTG approved and adopted the RF-NDP 2023-2027, i.e., program implementation is currently in its infancy. The RF-NDP aims to consolidate gains in democratic governance, accelerate green economic and social transformation, and build resilience to shocks and crises. It has three major strategic objectives: (1) building household and community resilience to address shocks and crises arising from climate change and economic volatility and to counter the effects of pandemics like COVID-19; (2) consolidating gains and addressing critical development gaps in governance and economic and social transformation; and (3) strengthening accountability, building partnerships and setting up robust and sustainable resource mobilization strategies for effective delivery of development actions and expected outcomes. The RF-NDP is organized across seven pillars. The proposed PforR focuses on a subset of RF-NDP priority actions related to enhancing domestic resource mobilization and financial reporting, human resources management, and citizen engagement in the education sector. These include the second pillar on Governance Reforms priority actions to “enhance governance and management of civil society organizations” and “professionalize and instill me