Recruitment of a Biodiversity Expert, member of the panel of environmental and social experts

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Agency for the Development and Promotion of the Grand Inga Project (ADPI-DRC) Inga 3 Project Development Program “PDI3 » NOTICE OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT) RECRUITMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT EXPERT IN BIODIVERSITY, MEMBER OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL EXPERT PANEL Credit number / Donation number: 7816-ZR (A) & 7815-ZR (B) Notice reference number: ZR-ADEPI-574135-CS-INDV Closing date: November 5, 2026 1. As part of the implementation of its strategy to reduce the energy deficit at the national level, the Government of the DRC requested and obtained from the International Development Association (IDA) two lines of credit (A and B) to finance the “INGA 3 Project Development Program (PDI 3)”, and intends to use part of this credit to make payments under a contract for the provision of the services of a “Expert consultant in biodiversity, member of the Environmental and Social Panel of Experts”. 2. In terms of services, the main mission of the Biodiversity Expert will be to provide the ADPI-DRC and the E&S Panel with high-level independent opinions, reviews and recommendations on aspects related to biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of the preparation of the Inga-3 Project under Phase 1 of the Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach (MPA/MPA). Specifically, the Consultant will be responsible, among other things, for: review and evaluate relevant environmental and social terms of reference, studies and instruments (biodiversity baseline studies, ESIA/ESIA, critical habitat assessments, biodiversity management plans, cumulative impact assessments etc.); assess the adequacy, quality, scientific rigor and completeness of studies relating to terrestrial, aquatic and riparian biodiversity as well as ecosystem services