Select a Chief Architect for the Integrated Tax Administration System

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Employer: Ministry of Revenue (MOR)

Project: Governance Modernization for Efficient Service Delivery Project

Credit No.: 7619 ET

Assignment Title: Selection of Technical Lead / Chief Architect for the Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS)

Reference No. ET-MOR-480843-CS-INDV

Issued on: June 26, 2026

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Governance Modernization for Efficient Service Delivery Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) aim to engage a highly qualified Technical Lead / Chief Architect to provide independent technical leadership for the Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS). The role will focus on strengthening enterprise architecture, governing system design, ensuring compliance with approved standards, and overseeing vendor performance in alignment with program objectives and governance frameworks.

The Technical Project Manager will ensure that outsourced development activities comply with the Ministry of Revenue’s requirements, timelines, and security standards. Given the scale, complexity, and national significance of the ITAS initiative, the Ministry seeks to engage a Project Manager with demonstrated expertise in managing large-scale outsourced IT system implementations within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

The Ministry of Revenue 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. The shortlisting criteria are: qualification and experience as a Technical Project Manager or Team Leader in software development projects and professional certification in PMP, PRINCE2 or related project management framework is required. Further details on the qualification requirements are provided in the TOR which can be obtained from the address below in person or by requesting the TOR to be sent by e-mail.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.13 and 3.14 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers, Seventh Edition, September 2025 (“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 World Bank’s Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers, Seventh Edition, September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”).

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 12:30 hours and 13:30 to 17:00 hours Ethiopian Time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) on or before 17:00 hours Ethiopian Time on July 16, 2026.

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Revenue, Head Office

Street Address: Megenagna 24 (40/60 Condominium), near Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority

Floor/ Room number: Building Block-B, 2nd Floor, Room number 201

Governance Modernization to Enable Efficient Service Delivery Project

Attn: Mr. Bruck Sewnet, Project Coordinator (World Bank - Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Revenues) ([email protected]) Tel. No. +251 956210021, or

Mr. Dawit Tesfaye – Procurement Expert (World Bank - Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Revenues) ([email protected]) Tel. No. +251956201120

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia