Environmental and Social Specialist - Sub-Component 1.2

Tender summary

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) (CONSULTING SERVICES - INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT) Country: Lebanon Name of Project: Green Agri-Food Transformation for Economic Recovery (GATE Project) Loan No.: IBRD 95760-LB Assignment Title: Environmental and Social Specialist - Sub-Component 1.2 Reference No.: LB-KAFALAT-545262-CS-INDV 1. The Republic of Lebanon The Green Agri-Food Transformation for Economic Recovery Project (GATE Project - P180334), financed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), is implemented by the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR). Under Sub-Component 1.2, Kafalat S.A.L. has been designated as the implementing agency responsible for SME lending activities, pursuant to a Subsidiary Agreement with CDR. Sub-Component 1.2 aims to provide direct lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the agri-food and agri-tourism sectors in Lebanon, thereby contributing to the overall objective of the GATE Project to improve the resilience of farmers and SMEs in the agri-food sector through enhanced access to finance. Kafalat S.A.L. intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to engage an individual consultant to serve as Environmental and Social (E&S) Specialist for Sub-component 1.2 of the GATE Project Management Unit (PMU). 2. Objective of the Assignment The objective of this assignment is to ensure that the SME Lending Window under Sub-Component 1.2 is implemented in full compliance with the GATE Project Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP), the World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework (ESF), applicable Lebanese environmental and social regulations, the approved Lending Manual, and the Project Operations Manual (POM). The E&S Specialist will be the day-to-day lead for all environmental and social safeguards matters under Sub-Component 1.2, supporting Kafalat in integrating E&S requirements into the full SME lending cycle and fulfilling Kafalat's obligations under the ESCP, including ESCP action 9.1 which requires the recruitment and maintenance of an E&S Specialist throughout project implementation. 3. Scope of Services The E&S Specialist will be responsible for, inter alia: Review, update, and ensure alignment of Kafalat’s existing Environmental and Social (E&S) instruments and ESMS with the GATE Project Environmental and Social instruments, including the ESCP, ESMS, Labor Management Procedures (LMP), Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), grievance mechanisms, and other applicable GATE Project requirements, as well as with the POM, PAD, Legal Agreement, Lebanese laws and regulations and the Lending Manual. Provide overall environmental & social risk management oversight during the implementation of sub-component 1.2, ensuring that E&S considerations are systematically integrated into Kafalat’s SME lending cycle, from application and eligibility screening through credit assessment, approval, disbursement, monitoring, and loan closure. Conduct and oversee the use of E&S screening, exclusion list checks, and risk categorization tools for all SME loan applications prior to financing, in accordance with ESS9, the ESMS, the GATE Project Environmental and Social instruments, and applicable Lebanese environmental and social laws and regulations. Advise credit officers and the Credit Committee by providing E&S inputs to credit appraisal files, including identification of E&S risks, required mitigation measures to be included in the E&S Action Plan (ESAP), borrower undertakings, and E&S conditions to be reflected in loan agreements. Ensure that proportionate E&S instruments (such as E&S checklists, action plans, and contractual commitments) are implemented and monitored for financed SMEs, and that site-specific instruments (e.g. ESMPs, ESIAs, ESAs) are required only where justified by the risk level, applicable national E&S laws and regulations, and ESCP provisions. Prepare and update guidelines, tools and notes for Credit Officers use in the pr

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• Source notice P180334 on worldbank.
• Notice published 11 May 2026; Tenqual indexed it 25 Oct 2025.
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