REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)
(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL (ENVIRONMENTAL) CONSULTANT SELECTION)
TURKIYE
Municipal Services Project I
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: AFD CTR 1075 01 K / AFD CTR 1075 06 R
Reference No.: AFD2-IND03
İLBANK ("the Beneficiary") has received a grant from the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement – “AFD”), for the purpose of financing the costs of the “Municipal Services Project I” (the content of which is further described in the Annex 1 below). İLBANK intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of individual consultant services ("the Services") for Environmental Consultant position (AFD2-IND03). One consultant will be hired as a full-time basis.
Environmental Consultant will join İLBANK’s Project Management Unit (PMU), within its Department of International relations in Ankara, to participate in the daily tasks and activities associated with the management of the Project’s implementation, in close collaboration with İLBANK’s General Directorates and involved SKIs and Municipalities. The Service is expected to start in September, 2023. The Implementation Period of the Project will be 66 months, starting from 1st January 2020. One-year renewable contract with a 2 (two) months probation period, will be signed with the Environmental Consultant.
İLBANK invites eligible applicants to indicate their interests for the Services mentioned above. For Environmental Consultant positions, at least 3 (three) applicants will be shortlisted for each position. Those applicants will then receive a Request for Proposal including detailed Terms of Reference.
Interested applicants shall submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English in the format given in the Appendix II below, before 04/ 08 / 2023, 17.00 (local hour). In their CV, interested applicants must provide information evidencing that they are qualified and experienced to perform the expected Services; only recent and similar services shall be considered when ranking the applications. Determination of the similarity of the experiences will be based on: (i) the nature of the services performed; (ii) the technical area of expertise; (iii) implementation of international donors’ procedures; (iv) experince in environmental compliance monitoring and reporting.
Furthermore, the applicants are expected to fulfil all shortlisting criteria detailed below:
• At least bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering or any other related field with advanced degree in environmental sciences.
• Minimum 8 (eight) years of work experience in the preparation or implementation of EIA/ESIAs and/or the implementation of ESCPs/ESMPs in cooperation with international donors/agencies such as the World Bank/IFC, the EU, AFD ,United Nations EBRD, JICA and etc.
• Proven track record of environmental assessment, documentation and/or implementation or monitoring in at least 1 (one) project financed by international financial and development organizations (such as the World Bank/IFC, the European Union, AFD, the United Nations, EBRD, JICA and etc.), amounting to at least two years of full time employment in the last five years.
• Practical knowledge of national environmental legislation, norms and procedures; as well as internationally recognized and widely referenced E&S benchmarks, standards and best practices (WB ESF, IFC PS, EBRD PR, Equator Principles etc.) is required.
• Experience in infrastructure projects such as water or wastewater sector and solid waste management would be a plus.
• Knowledge in national occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation and experience in OHS practices in infrastructure projects would be a plus.
• Proficiency in key computer applications (eg., MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Project).
• Fluency in written and oral English and Turkish.
Eligibility criteria to AFD financing are specified in sub-clause 1.3 of the "Procurement Guidelines for AFD Financed Contracts in Foreign Countries", available online on AFD’s website: http://www.afd.fr
Interested applicants may obtain further information at the e-mail address below during office hours (09.30 to 18.00).
The CV shall be sent in PDF format. Reference Number of the position you apply for shall be mentioned on the CV.
Attn: Mr. Özkan ÇÜÇEN, Manager of Contract Management Unit
İLBANK International Relations Department
Contract Management Unit

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Yenimahalle/ANKARA, TÜRKİYE

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