Terms of Reference (ToR)
Engagement of ESG Consultant
Project: Inclusive Climate Finance for Vulnerable Communities in Asia and Pacific (ICCAP)
Implementing Partner/Financial Service Provider (FSP): TMSS
Location: Dhaka with field visits
Duration: 6 months
Contract Type: Consultancy Contract

1.0 About the organization
TMSS is a leading female headed non-government organization in Bangladesh and South Asia. It was initially founded in 1964 and reformed by Prof. Dr. Hosne-Ara Begum, Ashoka Fellow, in 1980 in Bogura, Bangladesh. Bogura district is also known as the historical and cultural capital of South Asia stemming from the ancient civilization of the Pundra Kingdom (Sanskrit: Pundravardhana).

TMSS is a women focused Bangladeshi organization working for alleviation of poverty, Women Empowerment through Skill Training and Micro Credit Support, human rights and social justice, advocacy and campaign, climate change and environment, Disaster Preparedness activities, health and hygiene including total WASH system improvement, improvement of socio-economic status and overall livelihood improvement of Bangladesh to address and contribute towards the achievement of the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs).

TMSS is registered with 11 regulatory authorities of Government of Bangladesh, including NGO Affairs Bureau, Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Health Family Welfare, Department of Narcotics Control, Micro-credit Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Register of Joint Stock Companies etc.

TMSS has a mission to provide a better life with dignity in the family and society through their capacity building, adaptability, responsiveness, optimum use of their own/available resource, participation in development activities, good governance, and establishment of their legitimate rights on a sustainable footing and promotes the novel slogan ‘Let Family be the Focal Point of Women Development’.

2.0 Project Context:
To support the mobilization of climate finance for vulnerable communities, the Inclusive Climate Finance for Vulnerable Communities in Asia Pacific (ICCAP) project has selected TMSS as one of its partner financial service providers (FSP) in Bangladesh. ICCAP is a five-year regional program funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI), implemented by a consortium of three organizations: the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Appui au Developpement Autonome (ADA) and the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (APRACA), operating across six countries: Bangladesh Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal and Fiji.

Under ICCAP, ADA, a Luxembourgish non-governmental organization with over three decades of expertise in inclusive finance is leading the development of inclusive climate adaptation financial products and providing technical assistance to partner institutions. As part of this support, ADA is facilitating TMSS’s development of a comprehensive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework. TMSS intends to integrate ESG frameworks into its institutional and operational systems to enhance climate resilience, responsible financing, and organizational credibility. To achieve this, TMSS requires a qualified ESG Consultant to guide ESG standard selection, conduct gap assessments, develop policy frameworks, integrate ESG performance metrics within the organization.

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Deadline for Submission: 24/05/2026 Time: 11.59 pm