Recruitment of Environmental and Social Safeguard Specialist — NAGAAD PROJECT (SURP-II)

NAGAAD PROJECT (SURP-II)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

Country: Federal Republic of Somalia

Project: NAGAAD PROJECT (SURP-II) Project Implementation Unit

Individual Selection of Consultant

Position: PIU- Environmental and Social Specialist

Application Submission Deadline: 15.05.2024

Email Contact: [email protected]

Ref: SO-KM-418600-CS-CDS

• Project Background

The Government of Federal Republic of Somalia received a Grant from the International Development Association (IDA) and Multi-Partner Trust Fund of World Bank to finance NAGAAD Project (SURP-II) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant towards payments for procuring Individual consultants services in Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at Kismayo Municipality.

NAGAAD Project (SURP-II) is currently operational in Mogadishu, Garowe, Kismayo, Baidoa, Dhusamareeb and Beledweyne. There are Five components: (i) Urban Infrastructure and Services; (ii) Institutional Strengthening and Analytics; (iii) Project Management and Capacity Building; iv) Urban Forced Displacement and (v) Contingent Emergency Response.

• Objective of the Assignment

As part of the NAGAAD (SURP II) implmentation, the project seeks to recruit an Environmental and Social Specialist, who will perform all Environmental and Social activities of the project by preparing, updating and implementing environmental and social risk for the Project in order to meet all applicable requirements of the Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework, under which the project was processed. Specific tasks detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) that can be found at www.Hiraanonline.jobs

The Kismayo Municipality now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (CV’s, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions and availability of appropriate skills). The selection shall be based on qualifications, experience and skills of the candidate and followed by an interview. The qualifications, experience and competencies include:

• Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferably in Environmental and Social Sciences, Engineering, or related field

• 5 years’professional expereience working in development projects in Somalia or similar environment. Experience in working on the World Bank’s ESF aspects in significant project development work on municipal services, transport and investment in infrastructure services.

• Proven ability to advise and support project safeguard assessment and preparation, contractual and financial elements of development project delivery, and experience of all stages of investment program identification, specific technical sector program design and documentation, and implementation experience,

• Experience to develop and maintain effective interaction with relevant stakeholders

• Good knowledge and working experience of the full range of World Bank Group's Safeguards Policies and/or ESF, FGS legal and safeguards systems, and Operational Procedures;

• Excellent interpersonal, writing skills, ability to work in English and Somali lanugages is essential.

The PIU Environmtal and Social Specialist (ESS) initial contract period will be 12 months with possible extension depending on satisfctory performance and availability of budget.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to section III, para 3.14,3.16 & 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Projects Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and updated 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 Consultant method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.

Interested consultants may obtain further information including detailed Terms of Reference at the following website www.Hiraanonline.jobs and email address [email protected] during office hours, Saturday to Thursday between 8:00am and 15:00pm; Expressions of Interest must be delivered electronically to the above email address by May 15, 2024 at 16:00hrs and indicate “Expression of Interest for the position of PIU Environmental and Social Specialist”

Attention: Ahmed Hussein, Project Coordinator, Kismayo, Jubaland, Somalia.