Recruitment of a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist — IFPA-CD Project, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION) UGANDA INVESTING IN FORESTS AND PROTECTED AREAS FOR CLIMATE -SMART DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PROJECT ID NO.: 170466 ASSIGNMENT TITLE: RECRUITMENT OF A MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST UNDER THE INVESTING IN FORESTS AND PROTECTED AREAS FOR CLIMATE SMART DEVELOPMENT ( IFPA-CD) PROJECT The Government of Uganda (GOU) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Investing in Forests and Protected Areas for Climate Smart Development (IFPA-CD) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The project is being implemented by the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE -Lead Agency), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and National Forest Authority (NFA) with the involvement of the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) in tourism-related activities. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve sustainable management of forests and protected areas and increase benefits to communities from forests in target landscapes. The consulting services (“the Services”) include execution of tasks linked to specific positions detailed below under the project for an initial duration of two years renewable subject to satisfactory performance.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for each position can be found at the following website: https://www.mwe.go.ug/library/tendersprocurement. Eligible candidates are also encouraged to physically pick the TOR from the Procurement and Disposal Unit, Ground Floor, Ministry of Water and Environment (Headquaters) at plot 3-7 Kabalega Cresent, Luzira The MWE now invites eligible individual consultants to apply for the consulting assignments. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services as required in the TORs.

The submissions should include a cover letter summarizing the relevant experience and indicating its relevance to the assignment at hand. The expressions of interest should be accompanied with a CV with phone contact, postal and email addresses, copies of relevant academic documents/ qualifications and copies of the appointment letter (s)/ Contract (s) of the current or most recent employment. 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” dated November 2020 (“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 i.e., 0900 to 1700 hours Monday to Friday. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by email by 1400 hours on 19th April, 2024.

Address: The Assistant Commissioner, Procurement and Disposal Unit Ministry of Water and Environment Headquarters Plot 3-7, Kabalega Crescent, Luzira Kampala, Uganda Tel: 0417 889481 Email: pdu@mwe.go.ug and copy to: mwesigwacatherine62@yahoo.com RECRUITMENT OF A MONITORING AND EVALUATION SPECIALIST UNDER THE INVESTING IN FORESTS AND PROTECTED AREAS FOR CLIMATE SMART DEVELOPMENT ( IFPA-CD) PROJECT • Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Reporting: Project Technical Coordinator Job Purpose The main objective of this assignment is to develop and strengthen M&E processes, agree on data collection and reporting formats for use by UWA, NFA, District Local Governments, User Departments of MWE and TSPs.

NB: Only short-listed candidates shall be contacted for oral interviews