Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Consultant — Zimbabwe
National individual consultancy for environmental and social impact assessment in Zimbabwe. Remote work with travel; advertised contract duration is 4.5 months. EMA registration is required. Confirm applicant eligibility and the delivery schedule with UNICEF.
About the opportunity
Individual national consultancy to assess environmental and social impacts and prepare management plans for a sustainable energy and waste project in Zimbabwe. Work is remote with required travel and site activities. Deliverables include an inception report, three ESIA reports, management plans, a draft final report and a validation workshop report. The attached annexes provide ESIA, ESMP, stakeholder engagement and hazardous-waste plan formats. The advertised contract is 4.5 months. The notice also states completion within three months of signature. The TOR gives milestones on 22 October, 12 November and 22 December 2026, and 15 January 2027. Confirm the schedule with UNICEF. The financial template specifies 3 × 3-day trips to Bulawayo and 3 × 1-day trips to Ruwa and Epworth. Applicants quote an all-inclusive fee in USD; the amount is not advertised. Travel and pocket expenses are included in deliverable fees. Payment follows accepted outputs and the template states net 30 days. The consultant supplies their own computer and office resources. The TOR labels this a national consultancy and requires EMA registration. Exact nationality, residence or work-authorization rules are not stated in the reviewed materials. Confirm applicant eligibility with UNICEF; this listing does not establish worldwide remote eligibility. Weekly hours and total person-days are not stated. Application materials: updated UNICEF TMS profile and CV, cover letter, separate financial proposal using the linked template, a technical proposal of no more than 10 pages, and a relevant writing sample authored or coauthored by the applicant of no more than 10 pages. Use the original UNICEF application portal.
Qualifications
Education: MSc in environmental studies/science or social development and safeguards. The notice also specifies an MSc in environmental science, engineering or natural resources management; confirm acceptable degree fields with UNICEF. Experience: at least 7 years in complex ESIA and stakeholder engagement plans; at least 10 years of professional environmental/social project assessment experience with management and coordination; at least 7 years of water and sanitation ESIA for donor-funded projects. Expertise: large infrastructure in Africa, donor-funded projects, sustainable energy/waste and stakeholder engagement. Registration: Zimbabwe Environmental Management Agency (EMA). Language: fluent English; assignment documents in English. Eligibility: individual national consultancy. Exact nationality, residence and work-authorization criteria need confirmation with UNICEF. Contract conditions: valid health insurance and any applicable visa throughout the contract. Relevant UNICEF vaccination conditions apply to travel and site interaction. Preferred: AfDB project experience, similar-project EIA and UNICEF/UN experience.
Additional notes
Source checked 1 October 2026 (UTC+8). Original deadline: 2 October 2026 21:55 UTC / 23:55 SAST / 3 October 05:55 UTC+8. National consultancy, EMA registration and travel requirements apply. Contract length, completion target and dated milestones require clarification. Full TOR annexes and financial template reviewed; listed USD is the proposal currency, not an advertised salary.
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