Consulting Services for Public Financial Management

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REoI)

(INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT)

PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING:

Arrears and Chart of Accounts

Country : Kingdom of Lesotho

Project : Public Sector Foundations for Services Delivery Project (P174171)

Loan No. : 74920 -LS

Assignment Title: Public Financial Management Training

Activity Reference No.: LS-MOFDP-517684-CS-INDV

Issue Date: November 07, 2025

The Kingdom of Lesotho through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MoFDP) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Public Sector Foundations for Service Delivery Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for procurement of consulting services for Public Financial Management Training.

The consulting services (“the Services “) include:

• Training Needs Assessment

• Design of Training Programs

• Training Materials Development

• Delivery of two weekly Training Sessions

• Final Training Report

The duration of the assignment is 25 days.

The expected commencement date will be February 06, 2025.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be accessed at the following website: https://www.gov.ls/tenders-2/

or

by sending a request to the email addresses below.

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning now invites eligible individuals (“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 (attach curriculum vitae with description of experience in similar assignments, similar conditions, etc.). Firms’ staff may express interest through the employing firm for the assignment and, under such situation, only the experience and qualifications of individuals shall be considered in the selection process.

The criteria for selecting the Consultant are:

Academic Qualification

• Chartered Accountant or master’s degree or higher in, Public Financial Management, Accounting, Economics

Professional Experience

• At least 8–10 years of relevant experience in:

• Public sector financial management

• Budget preparation and execution

• Arrears monitoring and clearance strategies

• CoA design, rollout, or compliance monitoring

• Capacity building or institutional reform

• Proven experience in:

• Delivering training or technical assistance to government entities

• Using or supporting implementation of IFMIS

Technical Skills

• In-depth knowledge of:

• International PFM frameworks (PEFA, IMF's PFM Guidelines, IPSAS)

• Arrears identification, classification, and reporting mechanisms

• Structure, logic, and application of the CoA

• Budgetary control mechanisms and commitment tracking

• Strong ability to:

• Design interactive, results-oriented training modules

• Facilitate workshops for technical audiences

• Draft clear, actionable reports and training manuals

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” Fifth edition, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with Individual Consultant Selection (INDV) method as set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 0900 to 1600 hours.

Expressions of interest must be submitted not later than November 21, 2025, 2:00 pm in a written form as follows:

• Hard copies - 1 Original and three (3) copies

Or

• Submit by e-mail at the email addresses provided below.

Submissions, both in hard copies or by email, must be clearly titled “Expression of Interest, Consulting Services for Public Financial Management Training.

In case of hand delivery, the submissions must be delivered at the address below.

Public Sector Foundations for Service Delivery Project

Attn: Keneng Motjamela, Project Coordinator

Ministry of Finance and Development Planning,

3rd Floor, Room 3047,

Finance House,

Government Complex,

Kingsway

Maseru

Lesotho

Tel: +266 22321357

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]