CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Design Study for the Establishment of the Lilongwe Water Fund (LWF)
TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)
Title: Design study for the Creation of a Water Fund for Lilongwe River Catchment
Entity & Project Name: Palladium Internationally LLC; Growth Poles Project
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi
Type of engagement: Consultancy
Estimated Duration: 7 months
Provisional Start Date: Within 2 weeks of award of bid, Provisional Start Date on or around 25 May 2026
Reporting to: Team Leader
Deadline to Apply: 26th April, 2026, by 17:00hrs CAT
How to Apply: email proposals to ProcurementGPMW@thepalladiumgroup.com
Required Qualifications and Experience: see “Required Qualifications and Experience” below
Proposal Requirements: Interested individuals and/or firms should submit:
- A brief technical proposal describing their approach, examples of relevant past works, including staffing plan if not a single consultant applying
- Financial proposal
- Proposed timeline
- Portfolio or links to previous relevant work
Company Overview:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. With a global team and network of experts, we help improve economies, societies and, most importantly, people’s lives.
Project Overview:
The Growth Poles Project 2.0 (GPP 2.0) is a five-year initiative (Oct 2023–Sept 2028) led by Palladium International and funded by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. It aims to accelerate inclusive, sustainable, and resilient wealth creation in Malawi by mobilizing private sector investments in agriculture and natural resource management. Its development objective is to advance a more inclusive, diversified, and resilient private sector that drives sustainable wealth creation while enhancing environmental and ecological diversity.
Consultancy Purpose:
The purpose of this consultancy is to support the Lilongwe Water Board and its partners to design the Lilongwe Water Fund (LWF) as a sustainable financing and governance mechanism to implement, scale, and sustain priority actions identified in the Lilongwe River Catchment Management Strategy (CMS).
Specifically, the consultancy will generate a robust, Malawi‑contextualised design package—encompassing technical, economic, institutional, and financial analyses—that enables stakeholders to make an informed decision on the establishment of the Lilongwe Water Fund and to move confidently toward its operationalisation.
The Consultancy will position the Water Fund as a locally governed platform that:
- Mobilises long‑term and blended finance for catchment protection and restoration;
- Aligns upstream land management incentives with downstream water security benefits;
- Strengthens climate resilience and reduces water supply risks for Lilongwe City and its diverse stakeholders; and
- Delivers measurable economic, social, and environmental returns on investment.
The assignment will build on existing studies, data, and institutional arrangements, ensuring that the proposed Water Fund complements rather than duplicates current initiatives, and that it is firmly anchored in Malawi’s policy, institutional, and socio‑economic context.
For more details on download the TORs using: TOR (final) Consultancy for design study for creation of a Water Fund Lilongwe City
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