Recruitment of Project Accountant — ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT’S SELECTION) Name of Project: ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project (ECOWAS-REAP)- P164044 Grant No.: D4070 Assignment Title: Project Accountant for the Project Implementation Unit Reference No. GM-NAWEC-155108-CS-INDV The ECOWAS Regional Electricity Access Project (ECOWAS-REAP) funded by the World Bank aims to increase people's access to reliable energy services, which is one of the major challenges in the ECOWAS region.

It builds on the ECOWAS Rural and Peri-Urban Electrification Master Plan, designed to meet the short- and medium-term needs of the Member States in terms of access to electricity as well the regional interconnection projects funded by the World Bank under the ECOWAS Power Generation and Transmission Master Plan implemented by WAPP. The proposed project which is the first phase in a series of projects (SOP) will provide access to 1.1 million people in Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and The Gambia. The project will finance the expansion of medium- and low-voltage networks from the high-voltage substations of the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Gambie, OMVG) and Senegal River Basin Development Organization (Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Sénégal, OMVS) to transform their power sectors and enable them to achieve their common objective of delivering more power to more consumers.

The project includes 3 components: • Component 1: Component 1: Design, supply, and installation (DSI) of electricity distribution infrastructure • Component 2: Supervision of the construction and technical advisory services under component 1 of the Project • Component 3: Program Management and Technical Assistance In line with the Above, Gambia Project Implementation Unit (PIU) plan to recruit a Project Accountant to work on relevant project activities. The Project Accountant Position will be embedded in the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the NAWEC and working under the direct supervision of the Financial Management Specialist of PMU.

The Project Accountant is charged with assisting with all financial and accounting processes of the Project, notably the timely payment of all invoices and preparation of SOEs for timely replenishment of the Special Account and General Ledger Financial accounts. The assignment duration is envisaged to be four (4) years starting from the contract agreement but reviewed yearly. The performance of the Project Accountant shall be assessed after the first 6 months.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below. The Government of the Republic of The Gambia, through the Project Implementation Unit in The Gambia (PIU-Gambia), now invites eligible individual consultants (“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: • An acceptable accounting/finance qualification (BSC, AAT level 4 and CAT Technician), with a minimum of five years post qualification experience in a relevant public institution, private sector or international organization, with proven skills in financial management of internationally financed development programmes. • Proven experience and/or good knowledge of project accounting in the area of Electricity sponsored project from International Agencies and Donors will be an added advantage. • The candidate would be expected to have a thorough understanding of accounting practices and finance.

Familiarity and experience in use of accounting software is required and knowledge in FinExPP accounting software will be an added advantage. • A good command of written and spoken English is a requirement. Experience in procurement to support the operation activities of the project would be an advantage 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 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 26th March 2020.

PIU-GAMBIA Attn: Haddy Njie, Project Coordinator 53 Mamadi Maniyang Highway Kanifing, K.M.C. P.O. Box 609, Banjul The Gambia Tel: (+220) 4376607 / 4376608 Fax: (+220) 4375990 E-mail: hnjie@nawec.gm & mfsanyang@nawec.gm