Request for Proposals: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)

## Request for Proposals (RfP)

### Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)

#### WASH Infrastructure Projects — Ethiopia, Somali Region

**Contracting Authority:** arche nova – Initiative für Menschen in Not e.V. **Country of Implementation:** Ethiopia, Somali Region **Sector:** Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) **Assignment Type:** Consultancy Services **Submission Deadline:** 5 July 2026 **Contact:** Anna Richter | anna.richter@arche-nova.org | +49 351 271832-53

### Introduction

arche nova – Initiative für Menschen in Not e.V. is a German non-governmental organisation founded in 1992 and headquartered in Dresden, Germany. Our core mandate is to support people affected by natural disasters, crises, and poverty by ensuring access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), improving living conditions, and promoting education and sustainable development.

In the Somali Region of Ethiopia, arche nova in partnership with the local NGO OWDA is implementing a set of WASH infrastructure projects across several locations in the Woredas Denan, Gode and Adadle. In total, the interventions are expected to benefit approximately 11,496 people across 1,662 households.

For these infrastructure activities, arche nova seeks to conduct a comprehensive Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and develop an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP).

### Purpose of this Request for Proposals

arche nova hereby invites qualified and experienced consulting firms or consortia to submit proposals for the conduct of an **ex-post ESIA and the development of an ESMP** for the above-mentioned WASH infrastructure projects.

The full Terms of Reference (TOR), detailing the scope of work, required qualifications, deliverables, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements, can be found here: https://cloud.arche-nova.org/s/DQRrsa5aS9C7aJ6

### Who Should Apply

We are looking for consulting firms or consortia with demonstrated experience in conducting ESIAs and developing ESMPs for WASH or comparable infrastructure projects in Ethiopia or the broader East Africa region. Applicants should have proven familiarity with KfW, World Bank, and/or IFC safeguard standards, and ideally prior experience working with NGOs or development organisations in humanitarian and development contexts.

The proposed team should collectively cover expertise in environmental science, social sciences, WASH engineering, biodiversity/natural resources, gender and social inclusion, and local knowledge of the Ethiopian Somali Region context.