Hiring a Social Specialist Consultant for the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP) — Monrovia

LIBERIA WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROJECT (LWEP)

CAPITOL BYE-PASS, MONROVIA-LIBERIA

(P173677)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: P173677

Assignment Title: Social Specialist

Reference No: LR-MOGCSP-503616-CS-INDV

• The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) has received a grant of 44.6 million dollars from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank to implement the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP), intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The LWEP is structured around five key components for which details are available here[1] and Component Four details are available here.

The Detailed Terms of Reference can be accessed through the link below:

https://mogcsp.gov.lr/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TOR-SOCIAL-SPECIALIST-2025-docx-WB-inputs.-FINAL-1.pdf

• The Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection now invites eligible individuals to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested individuals should provide information demonstrating they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

• The shortlisting criteria are

The individual submitting Expression of Interest must fulfill the following requirements:

• Master degree or Post Master degree in Social Science, Development Studies, Law or similar area with other relevant qualification;

• At least 5 years of direct relevant experience in social development and safeguards issues.

• Demonstrated knowledge of World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework and social safeguards policies, on Social Assessment and Involuntary resettlement, grievance redress mechanism, citizen’s engagement as well as the ability to provide technical advice to project teams.

• Good knowledge of Liberia’s social institutions especially in regard to social inclusion, gender, participatory development and their roles in governance at the central, districts and community levels.

• In-depth knowledge of gender inclusion practice (access to natural resources, voice, representation, participation, etc.) especially as it relates to the Liberian rural and cultural context.

• Working knowledge of the operational modalities for donors’ funded projects (World Bank, USAID, and UNDP) is a must.

• Knowledge and/or familiarity with the social legislations of Liberia, particularly social issues in communities that effect women precisely rural women;

• The attention of interested individual is drawn to paragraphs 7.34 to 7.37 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, 2016, revised in September 2023 as per legal agreement] and Paragraphs 3.14 to 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations.

• A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultancy Selection (INDV) method set out in the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers.

• Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 0900 to 1700 hours.

• Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) on or before Wednesday, September 3, 2025 not later than 4:00pm local time. Envelopes or subject of emails must be marked “Ref: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION UNDER THE LIBERIA WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROJECT”.

Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection

EJS Ministerial Complex

Congo Town, Montserrado County

Monrovia, Liberia

Attention: Human Resources Department

Tel: +231(0)886-624-836

Email: [email protected] cc: [email protected],

[email protected]

[1] See details on the LWEP Project Components 1-5 available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zy7otR9YiLobP83c0q2BnABPCOyyWg_e/view?usp=sharing