Tender Description
Project P516058 — GFPP for Promoting Participation and Enhancing Learning (PROPEL) Botswana · Method: Individual Consultant Selection · Consulting services · The Government of Botswana is undertaking the Promoting Participation and Enhancing Learning (PROPEL) (P513800) project supported by the World Bank. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase participation in preprimary and senior secondary education and improve learning conditions in supported schools, particularly at the junior secondary level. The Project consists of the following four components: Component 1: Increasing participation in education Component 2: Enhancing the learning environment Component 3: Strengthening system capacity for quality education service delivery Component 4: Project management and implementation support The Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education (MCWBE) is the implementing entity for the Project. A Project Delivery Unit (PDU) (or Program Coordinating Unit) is being established within MCWBE to support the effective implementation of project activities, including procurement and contract administration; monitoring, evaluation and reporting of progress under the project; fiduciary management; and environmental and social safeguards management. Specifically, the PDU will be responsible for ensuring that implementation of social risk management activities is conducted in an efficient, transparent, and compliant manner. To strengthen implementation capacity and support timely delivery, the MCWBE seeks to engage an Individual Social Development Consultant as a core member of the PDU. The objective of this assignment is to ensure that project activities comply with relevant national regulatory requirements as well as the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and applicable Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs). This includes identifying and mitigating potential social risks, instrument preparation, monitoring, and reporting, overseeing stakeholder engagement and grievance redress processes, and building the capacity of MCWBE to manage social issues effectively throughout project implementation. The Social Development Consultant will perform duties that include, but are not limited to, the following: Social Risk Management: (i) Support PDU in establishing social risk management systems, screening
- Country
- Botswana
- Published
- 20 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 09 Nov 2026
- Procedure
- Individual Consultant Selection