The FDRE Ministry of Agriculture has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Livestock and Fishery Sector Development Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Individual Consulting Service for Social Safeguards Audit.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES-INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Livestock and Fishery Sector Development Project

Assignment Title: Procurement of Social Safeguard Specialist; Individual

 Consulting Service for Social Safeguards Audit

Reference No.: ET-MOLF-479958-CS-INDV

The FDRE Ministry of Agriculture has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Livestock and Fishery Sector Development Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Individual Consulting Service for Social Safeguards Audit.

The objective of this individual consultancy service is to review the implementation of social safeguard instruments under LFSDP, and based on this to i) identify cases of non or partial compliance;

ii) to recommend appropriate corrective actions if cases of non or partial compliance are identified; and

iii) to make recommendations for strengthening the institutional systems for the preparation, implementation and monitoring of safeguard instruments. Thus, purpose of the social audit is to improve decision making and ensure that the project is socially sound and sustainable.

iv) verify the implementation status of the recommendations made during the previous social audit.

The following specific tasks are expected from the individual consultant; specifically:

• Document whether the safeguard instruments are certified or not and the voluntary land acquisition and determine whether it was done freely or not.
• Review and document the consultation process used by the project in researching the PAPS and evaluate its effectiveness.
• Review and document the grievance redress mechanism and evaluate its functionality and effectiveness.
• Review and document the support provided for vulnerable groups including women and youth.
• Review and document the livelihood restoration mechanisms designed to restore the livelihood of PAPs.

Duration of the Service

The individual consultant will be required to complete the services within 30 days from the date of the effectiveness of the contract.

Qualification and Experience

An individual consultant which has prior experience on a similar exercise on the World Bank financed projects and its safeguard polices is required to present the CV to carry out this assignment.

The consultant undertaking this assignment shall have a minimum of Master's Degree or equivalent in Sociology, Social Work, Social Anthropology or similar.

Experience

• Solid professional background in the areas of social performance audit and familiarity with the World Bank safeguards policies is required.
• The specialist shall have at least 10 years of relevance that include practical experience on methodologies and techniques of social auditing, very strong interpersonal, analytic, writing and communication skills and able to work independently.
• Experience of carrying out similar assignment is an asset;

Language requirement

• Excellent proficiency in English is required
• Strong writing abilities is required

The Consultant will be hired as individual local consultant with relevant qualification and experience for the assignment, including:

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the clients’ address depicted here under or can be accessed on request from asa07gna@gmail.com or/ degayehu@gmail.com 

The attention of interested individual 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 and August 2018, November 2020 and or Procurement in Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services July 2016 ("Procurement Regulations"), setting forth the World Bank's policy on conflict of interest.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: from 09:00 A.M to 12:30 A.M hours and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM hours, Mondays to Thursdays and 09:00 A.M to 11:30 A.M and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM hours on Fridays.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person or by mail, or by e-mail degayehu@gmail.com asa07gna@gmail.com by April 17, 2025 on or before 4:00PM.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture

Executives for Procurement of MoA

Street Address: CMC Road, behind Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration, Bole 12/13 Floor/ Room number: Block A; 2nd Floor, Room number 201

Addis Ababa

Ministry of Agriculture