Call for Consultancy: ESG-Aligned WASH Curriculum Development and Metrics Definition
Deadline for
Submission: 16th October 2025,
5:00 PM (EAT)
Email for Submission: uganda@waterforpeople.org
Background
Uganda faces significant challenges in achieving universal access to safely managed sanitation, with only 17.8% of the population accessing such facilities (JMP, 2022). The launch of the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) ESG Framework in June 2024 presents an opportunity to integrate climate-resilient water supply and sanitation (WASH) into Uganda’s sustainable finance agenda. However, financial institutions need tailored training and sector-relevant metrics to embed WASH into their ESG strategies.
This consultancy will support the development of a WASH–ESG training curriculum for financial institutions and define sector-relevant ESG–WASH metrics aligned with UBA’s ESG framework and SDG 6.
Objectives
- Overall Objective: Strengthen integration of WASH within Uganda’s financial sector ESG agenda by developing a WASH–ESG training curriculum and defining ESG–WASH metrics.
- Specific Objectives:
- Conduct a desk review of existing ESG resources and identify WASH-relevant capacity gaps.
- Co-develop a WASH–ESG training curriculum for banks, MFIs, and SACCOs.
- Agree on a set of sector-relevant ESG–WASH metrics aligned with UBA’s ESG framework and SDG 6.
- Facilitate stakeholder consultations and validation workshops.
- Assess existing ESG learning methods and recommend improvements.
Scope of Work
The consultant will:
- Review UBA ESG framework and identify WASH integration gaps.
- Develop curriculum content, facilitator notes, case studies, and evaluation tools.
- Propose and validate ESG–WASH metrics.
- Assess and recommend improvements to ESG learning channels in financial institutions.
Deliverables
- Desk Review Report
- Draft and Final WASH–ESG Curriculum
- ESG–WASH Metrics Framework
- Validation Workshop Reports
- Report on ESG learning methods and recommendations
- Inception and Final Assignment Reports
Duration
4 months (November
2025 – February 2026)
Estimated 80 working days.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in sustainable finance, ESG curriculum development, or impact investing.
- Expertise in curriculum development and ESG/impact metrics.
- Familiarity with Uganda’s financial and/or WASH sector is an advantage.
Submission Guidelines
- Proposals must include technical and financial components (max 30 pages).
- Evaluation: Technical (70%), Financial (30%).
- Submit proposals to uganda@waterforpeople.org by 16th October 2025, 5:00 PM EAT.
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