Recruitment of International Procurement Specialist for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Liberia Investment, Finance and Trade Project (LIFT).

REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (MoCI)

Liberia Investment, Finance & Trade Project (LIFT-P)

INSURANCE BUILDING, 5TH STREET-SINKOR, OPPOSITE CONEX GAS STATION

MONROVIA, LIBERIA

P.O. Box 9041, 1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia

Email: [email protected] /www.moci.gov.lr

ADDENDUM TO REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

Liberia Investment, Finance and Trade Project (LIFT-P)

Project ID: P171997

Credit Number 7037-LR

Grant Number D9690-LR

July 29, 2025

Recruitment of International Procurement Specialist for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Liberia Investment, Finance and Trade Project (LIFT- P) REF. No.: REF. No.: LR-MOCI-502373-CS-INDV

The Republic of Liberia through the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA)/ World Bank towards the cost of implementing the Liberia Investment, Trade & Finance Project (LIFT-P).

Key Objectives of the Assignment

The objectives of the assignment are to provide expert guidance and oversight to all project procurement activities, supervise all procurement tasks under the project in accordance with World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers and other requirements stipulated in the Project Documents, and efficiently and effectively manage all procurement contracts and related instruments with the support of the two procurement specialists.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found below.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry 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 listed as per the Terms of Reference provided below.

Interested individual consultants must have the minimum qualifications and experience as follows:

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• At least a masters’ degree in Procurement, Economics, Law, Engineering, Social Sciences and/or Business Administration or related field.

• 10 years working experience in public procurement, with at least 6 years on donor funded projects financed through the Government of Liberia or any other sub-Saharan African Country, by the World Bank, and international financial organizations; experience in trade or investment project will be an added advantage.

• Working knowledge of World Bank and other international organizations/institutions procurement procedures (AfDB, EU, AU, UN, USAID, etc.) at international level;

• Knowledge of a broad range of specialized activities related to contract, asset and procurement management, including organization and conduct of procurement processes, implementation of contract and sourcing strategies, reporting, control of assets, etc;

• Demonstrates strong IT skills, computer literacy, in particular experience with Microsoft Office products (MS. Words, Excel, Power Point, Internet Explorer, etc.); Ability to communicate, negotiate, analyze, elaborate and present reports.

• Participate in team meetings and support the capturing and completion of next steps and action items

• Ability to work independently and within a team environment and exercise mature judgment.

• Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to coordinate multiple projects/ tasks simultaneously in a high-pressure environment

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, Revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, September 2023 and February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016 as Revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, September 2023 and February 2025).

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e., 0900 to 1600 hours GMT, Monday to Friday.

Note: This is just an Addendum to the Request for Expressions of Interest, extending the Deadline of submission of EoIs as earlier published. The extended deadline of submission of Expressions of Interests is on Wednesday August 13, 2025 at 1700 Hours GMT.

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) on or before Wednesday August 13, 2025, with subject:

“Re: Recruitment of International Procurement Specialist for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Liberia Investment, Finance and Trade Project (LIFT-P)”.

Liberia Investment, Finance and Trade Project (LIFT-P)

Attn: Julius Y. Saye Keh-nel

Acting Project Coordinator

Insurance Building, 5th Street, Sinkor

Monrovia, Liberia

Tel: +231 88 682 2025 /776 654 713

Email: [email protected]

Cc: /[email protected] /[email protected]

Terms of Reference