Recruitment of Disaster Risk Management Specialist — Phase II of the Enhancing Community Resilience and Local Governance Project, Republic of South…

Ministry of Finance and Planning Republic of South Sudan REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) COUNTRY: Republic of South Sudan NAME OF PROJECT: Enhancing Community Resilience and Local Governance Project Phase II PROJECT ID: P177093 Grant No.: IDA-D980-SS Assignment Title: Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Specialist Reference No.: SS-MOFP-306419-CS-INDV Place of assignment: Juba, South Sudan Closing Date: 13th September, 2022 1. Background: The Government of South Sudan has received financing from The World Bank through the Ministry of Finance & Planning (MoFP) toward the cost of Enhancing Community Resilience and Local Governance Project (ECRP) II.

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to services, strengthen flood resilience, and enhance institutional capacity for local service delivery and integrated disaster risk management at national and sub-national levels. The Project has four (4) components namely: (i) Infrastructure and Services for Community Resilience (ii) Institutional Strengthening (iii) Project Management and Learning; and (iv) Contingent Emergency Response. The Ministry of Finance and Planning in partnership with Local Government Board (LGB) and the World Bank have agreed to contract International Organization for Migration (IOM) to lead in the implementation of Components 1 and 2 of the project.

A Project Management Unit (PMU) has been established within the MoFP for ECRP II and the Public Financial Management & Institutional Strengthening Project (PFMIS) with the primary task of project management and overseeing the performance of IOM and other service providers, stakeholder outreach and communications, fiduciary and procurement management, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), community engagement, and risk management related to social and environmental safeguards, fiduciary oversight as well as maintaining infrastructure quality and standards.

The ECRP-II PMU will also coordinate communications and contacts between the LGB and County Coordination Teams (CCTs) established under ECRP to regularize support for constructive county engagement in local resource management, service delivery improvements, and maintenance activity The Ministry of Finance & Planning intends to apply part of the proceeds of the grant to fund the position of a Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Specialist to provide technical guidance, leadership and oversight on matters related to related to flood risk reduction and disaster risk management (DRM) and emergency preparedness and response (EP&R) in the implementation of the ECRP II.

• Scope of Services and Responsibilities: The scope of services for the position include but not limited to the following duties and responsibilities: Provide assistance and coordinate activities on advance physical investment in flood risk reduction; support capacity building and institution strengthening related to DRM and EP&R; and advise on the integration of flood resilience and DRM across the project. The Consultant will be required to undertake all tasks and deliver the outputs detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) that will be provided upon request through the email contact below.

• Selection Criteria: Selection shall be based on qualification and experience of the candidate and followed by an interview. The qualification and experience required for shortlisting will include: (i) Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in civil or hydraulic engineering, flood risk management, environmental science, or other relevant disciplines; (ii) a minimum of 5 years of work experience in flood risk management and/or disaster risk reduction in development projects; (iii) Experience in the following are desirable: relevant work in FCV countries; work with the international aid development sector; management experience; and (v) Fluency in written and oral English.

The shortlisted candidates will be invited for oral interview. Consultant will be required to possess the skills, concepts, knowledge and principles listed in the TOR. Government officials or civil servants will not be considered unless: (i) they are on leave of absence without pay or have resigned or retired six months prior to the date of the advert; and (ii) their employment will not create Conflict of interest.

• Duration: Duration of the assignment is 12 months, renewable based on satisfactory performance and availability of funds. 5. The attention of interested individual 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 2016 revised November 2017, July 2018 and November 2020 [Procurement in investment Project Financing; Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services], setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest 6.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants Selection method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations. 7. The MoF&P now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-mentioned services.

Interested Consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services and furnish the Curriculum Vitae (CV) in the prescribed form that will be provided with the TOR upon request from the e-mail address given below) 8. Submission of Applications and deadline: Interested Applicants may obtain detailed TOR and the format for the CV from the below email. A signed Expressions of interest (EOI) and CV in the prescribed format with 3 reference persons must be sent to procurement by 19th September 2022 at 17 hours (Juba local time).

The packages must be clearly marked as “Application for DRM Specialist” and submitted to: ECRP II Project Manager Project Management Unit, (ECRP II & PFMIS) Ministry of Finance & Planning Juba, Republic of South Sudan Email: procurement.ecrp@gmail.com