Recruitment of Communication Specialist — Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (FGS Somalia)

Assignment Title: Communication Specialist

Reference No.: SO-MOLSA-394610-CS-INDV

Place of assignment: Mogadishu, Somalia

• Background

The Federal Government of Somalia, through the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA) is seeking Communication Specialist. The Consultant will provide support to the Federal Government of Somalia and Baxnaano in designing, implementing, and managing the citizen engagement, social accountability, and communications.

This consultancy will provide citizen engagement, social accountability, and communications support to immediately assist Baxnaano identify and profile stakeholder and formulate and disseminate more and better information while strengthening community/beneficiary outreach and mobilization mechanisms. Under the guidance of the and direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Communications Consultant will develop Baxnaano’s communications and mobilization strategy, communication and mobilization products. The Communications Consultant will work to strengthen Baxnaano’s ability to communicate with, and mobilize beneficiaries, communities, government officials, media, donors, civil society and other stakeholders. The consultant will support the development of the type and content of information that need to be provided to and obtained from stakeholders, when and how such information is packaged and communicated, and how the information is to be fed back to and influence Baxnaano.

• Responsibilities of the assignment

The overall responsibilities of Communication Specialist are (i) Identify, profile and map out Baxnaano stakeholders based on their differentiated needs and requirements for engagements and in consideration of local and existing mechanisms for effective engagements, (ii) Develop and implement a comprehensive citizen engagement strategy that aligns with Baxnaano’s goals and objectives. Advise the programme management team on the most effective channels of communication with communities and beneficiaries including on how best to raise awareness of beneficiaries and communities on Baxnaano interventions, (iii) Develop a citizen engagement communication plan to effectively convey the objectives and benefits of participating in Baxnaano interventions to the community members, (v) Carry out other activities detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment that can be found at the following website: www.molsa.gov.so.

• Selection Criteria:

Selection shall be based on qualification and experience of the candidate and followed by an interview. The minimum qualification, experience and skills should include:

• Bachelor of education in social sciences, Communication, Mass Media or related field,
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in working with public sector or NGO/INGOs specially in the field of community/citizen engagement, social and community mobilization,
• Experience in managing communication and mobilization campaigns,
• Fluency in written Somali and English, with the ability to produce high quality written products, evidence through a strong track record.
• Duration: The duration for the assignment is 12 months, renewable based on satisfactory performance and availability of budget.

• The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs now invites eligible Individual to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested Individual Consultants must submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and cover letter indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.

• The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

• A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants Selection method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations.

• Mode of submission of Applications and deadline: Interested Consultants may obtain further information including a detailed Terms of Reference at the address given below from 8:30 to 3.30pm Mogadishu time (Excluding public holidays).

Expressions of interest (EOI) and CV must be delivered (in person or by e-mail) in a written form in three (3) hard copies (if not by e-mail) to the address below by February 25, 2024 3.30 PM (Mogadishu Time) – marked clearly as – communication Specialist.