Legal and Grievance Mechanism Specialist Services — Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT’S SELECTION)

Name of Project: The Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project (P166695)

Grant No.: V2740-GM

Assignment Title: Legal & Grievance Redress Mechanism Specialist for the Project Management Unit

Reference No. GM-PPPPE-158965-CS-INDV

The World Bank (WB) - International Development Association and The Republic of The Gambia has agreed on the preparation of The Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project. The Directorate of Public Private Partnerships (DPPP) anchored within the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) is the lead implementing agency of the project.

The Project Development Objective to increase fiscal space and improve effectiveness of public resources management. The component 1 aims at strengthening revenue collection and public procurement processes. It will Support DRM by (i) enhancing GRA’s compliance management, revenue risk analysis, and enforcement capacity, for improved taxpayer compliance, (ii) revenue mobilization management in Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs (MOFEA) and GRA and (iii) introduction of electronic public procurement. The component 2: Supporting fiscal management of the SOEs and restructuring plans of Telecoms SOEs.

To manage implementation of the above Project, DPPP has set up a Project Management unit (PMU) with staff fully dedicated to the day to day management of the project.

Reporting to Project Manager under the overall oversight of the Director of the DPPP

Role: Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Legal Specialist assumes full responsibility over legal, institutional and regulatory activities of the Project. S/he has an obligation of results in the execution of the sub-components related to the legal and institutional framework of SOEs. S/He is also responsible for monitoring and reporting the implementation of the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).

The Legal & Grievance Redress Mechanism Specialist shall be engaged on a full - time basis. The initial appointment will be for a period of six (6) months. Subject to performance evaluation, the L&G Specialist will be appointed for a period of two years renewable.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) now invites eligible individual consultant (“Consultants”) 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. Consultant’s Letter of Expression of Interest and CV shall be submitted to the address below.

Required qualifications:

• A Master’s Degree in law, or Barrister at Law
• Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in institutional and legal reforms
• Good interpersonal relationship skills, human and professional qualities.
• Ability to work in a team,
• High levels of persuasive, articulation and communication and negotiation skills;
• Ability to facilitate communication between various levels of management and different stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and in a challenging environment even under pressure to meet deadlines and
• Willingness and capacity to perform fieldwork, and in-country travel when required
• Have a perfect ability to supervise and manage a team to achieve goals The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July dated July 2016 and revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 09:00 to 16:00.

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) by close of business March 6, 2020.

Director DPPP

c/o Lamin Fatty

Telephone: (+220) 9290066

E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]