These Terms of Reference (ToR) are issued by ICLEI Africa on behalf of the implementation organisations for the Accelerating the Deployment of E-Motos in Rwanda Project (Rwanda E-Moto Project), funded by the Mitigation Action Facility and implemented by the Rwanda Green Fund (RGF) and the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD), with technical support from ICLEI Africa and the Global Clearinghouse for Development Finance (GlobalDF).
The E-Moto Project aims to significantly increase the supply and demand of electric motorcycles (e-motos) in Rwanda and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while delivering development co-benefits. A cornerstone of the project is ensuring that the accelerated phase-out of internal combustion engine motorcycles (ICE-motos) and the uptake of e-motos is matched by a safe, responsible, and well-governed waste management ecosystem.
**Key project waste targets**
The E-Moto Project's binding performance indicators require:
? 9,000 ICE-motos responsibly disposed of through sustainable waste processes by June 2030, using the E-Moto Rebate Scheme, and
? 450 e-moto batteries and/or components of e-motos responsibly disposed of through waste processes by June 2030.
**3 Scope of work (SoW)**
**3.1 Inception workplan**
The Service Provider will refine the workplan for the delivery of activities of this appointment aligned with the specific needs and objectives of the Rwanda E-Moto Project, with the aim of supporting the achievement of the project's waste management targets.
**3.2 Weekly progress reports**
Given the urgency of achieving the project's waste management targets, the Service Provider will provide weekly progress updates outlining activities completed, key findings, challenges met, proposed solutions, outstanding questions, and recommended next steps to support prompt decision-making and implementation.
**3.3 Establish functioning operational, legal and partnership agreements for all three waste streams**
This is the main task and the primary route to achieving the project's binding waste targets. The Service Provider will engage and work with identified waste companies, e-moto companies, and other stakeholders as needed to design and establish functioning operational, legal and partnership agreements to operationalise the collection, disposal, and recycling for all three waste streams.
This will involve the following activities:
• Define and formalise the legal, commercial, and operational agreements required to implement the collection, handling, second-life screening, storage, reuse, recycling, and final disposal of ICE-motos, ICE-moto components, e-moto batteries, e-moto components, and related retrofit and end-of-life waste streams, including any necessary financial arrangements and cost-sharing mechanisms.
• In close coordination with the Rwanda E-Moto Project Team, relevant government institutions, e-moto companies, motorcycle cooperatives, and waste management companies, design and operationalise the end-to-end waste management flow for ICE-motos and e-motos, including ICE-moto engine surrender during retrofits, disposal of complete ICE-motos where applicable, and the collection, dismantling, recycling, and disposal of e-moto batteries and associated components.
• Support the Rwanda Green Fund (RGF) to integrate waste compliance, verification, traceability, and reporting requirements into rebate evaluation, approval, and disbursement processes.
• Support the Development Bank of Rwanda to integrate waste management considerations into relevant financial advisory, financing, and credit enhancement mechanisms linked to the e-mobility sector.
• Support the identification of centralised collection and disposal nodes in collaboration with qualifying waste management companies and in alignment with the Waste Management Plan (WMP), while also exploring opportunities for decentralised collection and disposal systems where workable.
• Develop and finalise a detailed operational implementation plan for the duration of the project, including milestones, responsibilities, monitoring mechanisms, and reporting requirements, to support achievement of the project targets relating to the responsible management of 9,000 ICE-motos/engines and 450 e-motos components/batteries.
**5.1 Mandatory requirements**
**Country knowledge and embeddedness**
• Strong demonstrated and relevant knowledge of Rwanda, with strong networks and active relationships across the waste and recycling sector.
• Proposals from non-Rwandan-based Service Providers must demonstrate in-country operational capacity, including details of past relevant experience and achievements in Rwanda.
• At least one expert would need to be based in Rwanda during the contract duration to ensure effective team coordination and the ability to develop and operationalise the waste legal and operational agreements.
**Demonstrated experience in the waste sector**
• Minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience operating within the waste management, recycling, and environmental sector, with direct working relationships with key recyclers, waste handlers, and/or government regulatory authorities in Rwanda.
• Demonstrated achievements in designing and implementing business and legal agreements between companies working in the waste sector.
**Technical and professional qualifications**
• Demonstrated success in developing operational processes, including legal and operational agreements and partnerships for the waste sector.
• Demonstrated experience in waste management plan implementation.
• Demonstrated expertise in drafting and reviewing legal and partnership agreements across the waste management sector, across waste streams, and with multiple institutional actors.
For complete job description and to apply, visit:
https://africa.iclei.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/FIN-Deadline-ext_ICLEI-Africa-Terms-of-Reference-IP2-Waste-Expert.pdf
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit applications to Janvier Twagirimana (janvier.twagirimana@iclei.org) and Kennedy Kanyiha (kennedy.kanyiha@iclei.org), with Tony Shyaka (t.shyaka@greenfund.rw) and Grace Stead (grace.stead@iclei.org) in copy.
Subject line: 'Service Provider: Rwanda E-Moto Project - Waste Implementation Plan.'
For further information on the Rwanda E-Moto Project, see:
Rwanda – Accelerating the Deployment of E-Motos: Mitigation Action Facility website (https://mitigation-action.org/projects/rwanda-accelerating-the-deployment-of-electric-motorcycle-taxis-e-motos-and-e-buses/)
For further information on the E-Moto Project, visit the project pages:
ICLEI Africa (https://africa.iclei.org/project/rwanda-emoto/)
Mitigation Action Facility (https://mitigation-action.org/projects/rwanda-accelerating-the-deployment-of-electric-motorcycle-taxis-e-motos-and-e-buses/)
Terms of Reference issued: 25 May 2026
Submission of bids deadline: 10 July 2026