REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)
Ethiopia

Improving Climate Resilience of Communities and Ecosystems Through Integrated Water Resources Management In the Zlway-Shalla Lakes Sub-Basin

• Integrated Water Resources Management and Climate Change Financing Agreement reference: ML-0025
• Project ID No.: G-ET-COO-SUP-001

The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network, Addis Ababa University (HOA-REC&N, AAU), has received grant financing from the African Development Bank, acting as an Implementing Entity of the Climate Investment Fund, to finance the Improving Climate Resilience of Communities and Ecosystems through Integrated Water Resources Management in the Ziway-Shalla Lakes Sub-Basin Project. Part of the grant proceeds will be used to engage an individual consultant for the preparation of the Project Completion Report (PCR), including an evaluation of field activities, at the project site in Shershera Bido Kebele, Meskan District, East Gurage Zone.

The Project Completion Report (PCR) will be prepared through a combination of document review, field verification, stakeholder consultations and performance assessment. The consultancy will involve reviewing relevant project documentation; undertaking field visits and consultations with key stakeholders; and assessing the project’s performance against its objectives. outputs, outcomes and anticipated impacts.

The consultant will assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of project interventions, including livelihood activities and nature-based solutions, as well as the financial, institutional and technical aspects of project implementation. The assignment will also assess the performance of the Executing Agency, consultants and contractors, as applicable, and identify key achievements, implementation challenges, lessons learned and good practices.

Based on the findings, the consultant will provide practical and actionable recommendations to inform the design and implementation of similar future interventions and enhance the dissemination and uptake of project knowledge and results.

The consultant will prepare the draft and final Project Completion Report (PCR) in the prescribed format, incorporating comments le and recommendations from HOA-REC&N, AAU and relevant reviewers.

The duration of the consultancy assignment will be a total of one month (30 calendar days), with an anticipated start date of 15 November 2026. It is expected that the assignment will be completed by 15th December 2026 (including finalising the PCR).

The Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network, Addis Ababa University (HOA-REC&N, AAU), now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information demonstrating that they possess the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the assignment. Submissions should include an updated curriculum vitae and a description of similar assignments undertaken, including experience in philolo bia comparable conditions. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Bank’s Procurement Policy for Bank Group Financed Operations (14 October 2015), which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org 

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 8:30 am – 5:00pm from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (12:30-1:30 pm).

Expressions of interest must be delivered no later than 4 November 2026 by 5:00 p.m. Addis Ababa time and mention “CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT – ZSSB PROJECT”.

Attn: Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network, Addis Ababa University
College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Postgraduate Building 9th floor
P. O. Box 80773
Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Tel: +251 (0) 111545315
E-mail: info@hoarec.org