Institutional Assessment for Fiscal and Financial Allocation — Institutional Development and Capacity Building Project, South Sudan

Request for Expression of Interest (REOI)

COUNTRY: Republic of South Sudan

NAME OF PROJECT: Institutional Development and Capacity Building Project

CONSULTING SERVICE: Consultancy Services for Institutional Assessment of Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission

CREDIT No.: Q 9090-SS

PROJECT ID No.: P143975

Ref No: IDCBP/FFAMC/CS/B.3.2/14

The Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GoRSS) through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP)/Ministry of Public Service and Human Resource Development (MoPSHRD) has requested the World Bank to support preparation and implementation of the Institutional Development and Capacity Building Project (IDCBP) and has received a Project PreparationAdvance towards the project. The Project Preparation Advance will continue until the IDCBP becomes operational.

The Project Development Objective is to introduce a results orientation and to enhance core human resource management and public finance management capacities in targeted ministries. The project will comprise of four components as follows:

(i) Result-oriented Management and Leadership; (ii) Strengthening Institutions for Human ResourceManagement and Human Resource Development; (iii) Strengtheningselected aspects of Public Financial Management and Accountability incentral agencies and sector ministries; and (iv) Project Management Support.

MoFEP/MoPSHRD intends to apply part of the proceeds of the Project Preparatory Advance for consulting services to conduct an Institutional Assessmentof the Fiscal and Financial Allocation and Monitoring Commission (FFAMC).

The consulting services ("Services") for the conduct of the institutional assessment of the FFAMC is to guide future capacity building and reform of the Commission to perform its constitutional duties and responsibilities which include (i) recommendation of criteria for allocation of national revenue to states and localgovernment; (ii) ensure and monitor that grants from the National Revenue Funds are promptly transferred; (iii) guarantee appropriate sharing and utilization of financial resources at the state and local government levels; (iv) safeguard transparency and fairness in allocation of funds; (v) monitor allocation and utilization of grants.

The consultant will be expected to: review the existingpolicy and legal framework guiding the intergovernmental fiscal relations; provide a synthesis overview of relevant international experiences for institutional management of intergovernmental fiscal relationships; review the organizational structure of the FFAMC; review the Human Resources of theFFAMC; perform gap analysis; review budget allocations and budget execution over the last five years; and recommend how to strengthen the FFAMC and the wider system for intergovernmental fiscal relations in South Sudan.

The consulting service will be required for a period of about two (2) calendar months.

MoFEP/MoPSHRD now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultant") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short listing criteria are as follows:

a. General experience and capability in providing services for institutional capacity assessment;

b. Specific experience in successfully implementing similar assignments;

c. Experience of relevant services in an environment similar to that of South Sudan; and

d. The technical and managerial organization of the firm. (Provide only the structure ofthe organization, general qualifications and number of key staff. Do not provide CV of staff.)

Attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the WorldBank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011 ("Consultant Guidelines"), setting forth the World Bank's Policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The nature of association, whether it is a joint venture or a sub consultancy, should clearly be stated. In case of joint venture the firm leading the joint venture should be mentioned.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection method (CQS) set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Interested Consultant may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 10:00 to 16:00 hours East African Time (GMT + 3) on all working days.

Expressions of interest should be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 15 October, 2014.

Project Coordinator

Institutional Development and Capacity Building Project,

Location: Ministry of Public Service & Human Resource Development

Ministries Complex

Juba, South Sudan

Telephone: +211 955 634 663

E-mail: [email protected] and copy: [email protected] and [email protected]