Hiring of Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)

COUNTRY: Republic of South Sudan

NAME OF THE PROJECTS: Strengthening South Sudan’s Financial Sector (3SF) Project

CONSULTING SERVICES: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist

DUTY STATION: BoSS Headquarters, Juba-South Sudan

GRANT No: IDA E2390

PROJECT ID: P179278

REFERENCE No: SS-BOSS-461053-CS-INDV

The Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Strengthening the South Sudan’s Financial Sector (3SF) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the payment for consulting services for the preparatory activities for establishment of South Sudan Institute of Banking & Finance.

The Project is primarily aimed at supporting the institutional strengthening of the Central Bank. The project is premised on the notion that a strengthened central bank is key for transforming the banking sector and spurring private sector led growth. In addition to supporting capacity building within BoSS, the project will also support the development of a holistic approach towards addressing existing financial sector challenges. The objective of the project is to strengthen the institutional and supervisory capacity of the central bank and improve the efficiency of core financial sector infrastructure. The project will have four (4) components: (i) formulating Financial Sector Policies; (ii) institutional strengthening of the central bank; (iii) development and modernization of key infrastructure; and (iv) project management and coordination.

Responsibilities: The Individual Consultant is expected to design and implement the monitoring and evaluation system for the project. The objectives of the M&E system are; to enable BoSS to track progress in implementation of the project, in terms of the activities that have been prioritized for implementation, to provide a basis for evaluating the effectiveness of the project implementation in terms of achieving the envisioned component outcomes, and to guide reflection on lessons learned from the project implementation to inform adaptive management and future iterations of the project. He/she provide technical guidance to ensure compliance and adhering to the general procedures and guidelines of the World Bank (WB) to ensure quality output and all other tasks detailed in the Terms of Reference (TOR) that will be provided upon submission of application (in person or by E-mail).

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: The assignment will be for a period of four (4) years with a probation period of three (3) months, subject to renewal after satisfactory performance, and/or availability of project funds

Selection Criteria: The selection shall be based on qualification, experience and skills of the candidate and followed by an interview. The qualification, experience and skills should include: A master degree in monitoring and evaluation, public administration or business management or sciences or financial management or Social science or statistics or economics; Eight years of relevant work experience in M&E, five of which must have been at a managerial level within an internationally funded project or NGO. Experience working in areas directly related to public financial sector reform would be a plus; Experience in the design and/or implementation of an M & E system, preferably in the public sector; Experience in conducting training and facilitation of M+E activities; The M&E Specialist should possess excellent technical skills in socio-economic research and program and project performance assessment; Excellent data analytical skills and interpretation. S/he must have ability to write clearly and concisely, and have sound quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data); Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation of development project activities; Strong communication and facilitation skills and ability to establish good working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders in a sensitive environment. S/he must be able to respond quickly to requests for information; S/he must demonstrate strong interpersonal and motivational skills and sensitivity to the local environment as well as the ability to work with minimal supervision; Fully proficient in the following software applications: Word, Excel and Power Point; High level computer skills in any statistical program such as SPSS, STATA, SAS, R programming and python. Experience in training and facilitation of M&E activities; Broad knowledge and understanding of public sector reform, public financial management performance assessments would be a plus; Very strong planning, system development and organizational skills including results-based management; Excellent oral and written communication skills to engage with different stakeholders at all levels.

The BoSS 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 submission of application (in person or by e-mail at the address given below).

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’ July 2016 revised November 2017, August 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.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s ‘Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers’ July 2016 revised November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 for selection of individual consultant.

Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address given below from 9:00 to 16:00 Hrs. on working days (Monday through Friday.)

Project Coordinator: Joseph Atem Bul

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: +211 922 821 502

Deadline for submission: The Expression of interest (EOI) and the CV completed in the prescribed form must be delivered to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by April 18, 2025, at 17:00 Hours (Central African Time CAT)

Further details of this REOI are provided in the Terms of Reference (TOR), which may be obtained upon request in person or by mail or by e-mail to the address given below. Application through e-mail is highly encouraged.

Attention: Project Coordinator

Bank of South Sudan,

New Head Quarter Building, Jondoru Area,

Juba, South Sudan.

E-mail: [email protected]

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